After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back (Aveline and Lucas) novel Chapter 1126

Jolie’s feet slipped into the perfectly fitting slippers, and she slowly stepped further into the apartment.

This time, she took a moment to glance around. Though she didn’t inspect it thoroughly, she quickly noticed that the color scheme matched the master bedroom she’d been in before.

The entire apartment, like Gavin himself, felt cold and uninviting.

Standing behind her, Gavin watched her nervous and uncertain demeanor. A sudden thought crossed his mind—confessions were something he should handle.

She was still a young woman, and she’d already rejected him once. It made sense that she’d find it hard to gather the courage to bring it up again.

Jolie was in the middle of mentally preparing herself, trying to work up the nerve, when a shadow appeared in front of her.

“Jolie.”

His deep, resonant voice sounded from above her, drawing her gaze upward.

Caught off guard, she found herself locking eyes with him.

Gavin’s handsome, chiseled face held a serious, almost solemn expression, as though he was about to deliver the evening news.

“It’s been a long time,” he began, his tone steady but earnest. “I thought I wouldn’t feel this way about you anymore, but I was wrong. Those feelings haven’t faded—they’ve only grown stronger. So, I want to ask you again: will you be with me?”

Jolie froze.

Her eyes widened with disbelief.

He… was confessing again?

After how firmly she’d turned him down last time, he was confessing again?

A wave of emotions surged through her chest—complicated and unfamiliar, like a faint flutter she couldn’t quite identify.

But one thing was clear: he was serious. There wasn’t the slightest hint of a joke in his expression.

Jolie opened her mouth, hesitated, and carefully considered her response before finally saying, “I’ve given it some thought. We do get along pretty well, and I think we could give it a try. But…”

She turned as if to leave.

Gavin’s eyes narrowed dangerously, and he grabbed her wrist tightly, pulling her back. “Jolie, you haven’t explained why you suddenly want to be with me. Does he know about this?”

The he in question was clearly Ian.

Seeing the growing intensity on his face, Jolie couldn’t hold back her laughter any longer. She patted his chest lightly and said with a grin, “Relax. You’re overthinking this.”

As she spoke, her hand moved from his chest to his stomach, patting again. Predictably, her palm landed on firm muscles—chest and abs.

“Ian and I were never real,” she said finally.

Gavin froze for a brief moment before the realization dawned.

She had gone to such lengths, even faking a boyfriend, just to rebel against her family.

And for the sake of this fake relationship, she had endured so much, leaving herself scarred, both physically and emotionally.