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“Lucien, is she really the cook you hired?” Lisa turned to him for confirmation.“Who else would she be?” Lucien replied with clear irritation. “Who would be stupid enough to pretend to be a hired cook?”Avery was speechless.Thanks. That felt pointed.“Why are you standing there? Get back to cooking,” Lucien said impatiently.Since she was so keen on playing the role of a hired cook, he might as well let her play it to the end.“Yes, Mr. Holmes.”Avery returned to the kitchen island and started chopping vegetables.In the living room, Lisa still seemed unconvinced. She tried to probe casually, but Lucien quickly grew annoyed. “She’s irrelevant. Why are you asking so many questions?”“Alright, alright, I won’t ask anymore,” Lisa said, apparently placated. Her tone softened again. “I brought you a gift from overseas. Take a look, see if you like it.”The sounds of a suitcase opening and gifts being unwrapped drifted in from outside.Avery’s knife rose and fell against the cutting boar

The moment Henry used Ivy to threaten her, a chill spread through Avery’s entire body.“What exactly do you want? She’s innocent. Whatever grudges we have are between us. Why drag her into this?”“Innocent?” Henry sneered. “She carries the Hunt name, yet another man’s blood runs through her veins. From the day she was born, she stopped being innocent.”“You were the one who forced me to give birth! You were the one who insisted she take your last name!”“True. But that doesn’t mean I have to like her.”“What do you want before you’ll let her go?”“I want you to withdraw the domestic violence complaint. Withdraw the divorce filing. Come back here and be my wife again just like before.”To return to that suffocating cage, to live as she once had, was that any different from killing her outright?“Why would you do this? Henry, don’t you find this disgusting?”“Don’t push your luck. Think about your daughter. While I’m still willing to talk nicely, you’d better do as I say. Otherwise, deal

“Lucien, have you lost your mind?” Avery panicked and whispered urgently. “Get out. Now!”“Who’s the one who lost their mind?” Lucien stared at her, his voice low and hoarse, violence breaking free from its restraints. “A man who abused you, drugged you, and sent you into another man’s bed to frame you for cheating and you still chose not to divorce him? You could still forgive a beast like that?”“This has nothing to do with you. Get out!”Avery raised her hand to shove Lucien, but he did not move an inch. His back pressed against the heavy velvet curtain, as if blocking the only exit.“What is it about Henry that makes him worth all this? Do you really love him that much—enough to forgive the harm he did to you, enough to let him cross every boundary your marriage was supposed to have?”Avery was both anxious and furious. “Lucien, what right do you have to question me? We’ve had nothing to do with each other for a long time!”“What right?” He took a step closer, his tall figure c

The doctor came to clean Avery’s “wound” and applied an anti-inflammatory ointment.After all the commotion, Avery was completely drained and had no interest left in choosing a gown. She casually tried on a floral embroidered dress, thought it was acceptable, and had the staff arrange for it to be delivered to Fulham Gardens.When Avery left, Lucien was still downstairs, accompanying Lisa as she picked out gowns.She could not understand it—he already had a girlfriend, so why did he still insist on meddling in her life?At least, today had passed without disaster.Three days later would be Margaret’s birthday banquet.Over those three days, Avery made Henry send her daily videos of Ivy. One reason was that she missed her daughter, but more than that, Avery hoped to catch clues in the backgrounds of the videos and figure out where Henry had hidden Ivy.Unfortunately, Henry was careful. None of the videos revealed anything useful.Avery found herself at a dead end, growing more worried

“Lucien, fancy seeing you again!”Henry spotted Lucien and immediately put on a broad smile, stepping forward to greet him.Lucien gave a lukewarm nod, which did nothing to dampen Henry’s enthusiasm.“Lucien, I really have your firm to thank for that call the other day. If your lawyer hadn’t tipped me off, that port deal in Harbor City would’ve landed me in serious trouble.”A call a few days ago?Avery thought of the fitting room that day—right after Lucien sent a message, Henry’s phone had rung. Could it have been then?“Mr. Hunt, a few friends of mine and I also have some business interests around the Harbor City port,” Lucien said calmly, his tone even yet carrying an unspoken pressure.“You’ve been moving a bit too boldly lately.” He paused. “There’s nothing wrong with making money, but some lines are better left uncrossed. Otherwise, the consequences can be… unpleasant.”Henry’s expression shifted instantly.Over the years, with a mayor for a father backing him, Henry had cros