After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back (Aveline and Lucas) novel Chapter 779

“Aveline?”

Russell glanced down at her face and saw that her awareness was fading once more. The effects of the drug were kicking in again.

He quickly scooped her up and headed toward the bathroom.

Just then, there was a noise at the door!

Russell’s expression darkened.

They were here already?

Before he could react, the door burst open, revealing a crowd of people from the Skyler, Johnson, and Tudor families.

“Oh my God, what are you doing?”

At the front was Rina, her eyes instantly reddening as she saw the scene.

She pointed at them, her voice trembling with emotion.

“Russ, how could you do this to me? Today is our wedding—our wedding!”

The faces of the Skyler and Johnson family members were filled with anger and disbelief.

Lucas strode into the room, his eyes narrowing as he took in Aveline's condition.

His voice was cold and controlled, “She’s been drugged.”

“That's right,” Russell confirmed, quickly recounting everything that had happened. He finished with, “Lucas, nothing happened between us. She’s innocent.”

The state of their clothes alone was proof enough. Russell was still in his suit, and Aveline's dress was only slightly wrinkled—hardly the appearance of two people caught in an illicit affair.

Lucas took Aveline from him, his voice sharp, “Lock down the entire hotel. Don’t let so much as a fly get out!”

Most people there weren’t fools; they could clearly see that something was wrong with Aveline.

"Lock down the entire hotel. No one leaves!" Russell commanded, turning to his own men.

Rina was pulled back by her family, while Lucas carried Aveline out of the room, needing to get her to a hospital as soon as possible—something was clearly very wrong.

As they drove away, Aveline had lost all sense of herself, moving purely on instinct. Her hand slipped onto Lucas' chest, sliding under his shirt, her fingers tracing his muscles as she continued to twist and turn restlessly.

Lucas' breathing grew heavier as he grabbed her hand. "Aveline, you're harassing me."

"So hot… so uncomfortable…" Aveline murmured softly, pressing herself closer to him.

Lucas closed his eyes, giving a quick command to the driver to head to the nearest residence.

When he finally carried Aveline into a room, she moved even more urgently, like a fish thrashing on dry land.