After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back (Aveline and Lucas) novel Chapter 1140

Gavin suddenly recalled Wilfried's words, "That girl doesn’t even like you."

Lowering his gaze slightly, Gavin pushed the thought aside without explanation, his expression remaining cool and indifferent as he watched her.

After Jolie finished looking through the photos, she turned to him and asked, "Why do you have pictures of all these women?"

"My father brought them over," Gavin replied.

"Oh."

Jolie nodded knowingly and didn’t press further. It was easy enough to figure out—the Cooper family obviously wanted him to consider an arranged marriage, so they sent over these photos for him to choose from.

She could understand that.

In fact, she even helped him look through them, just in case one of these women turned out to be a good match for him. After all, their relationship wasn’t meant to last forever.

When he grew tired of her and she had her fun, they’d part ways, and everything would return to normal.

As she neatly organized the photos and placed them back on the table, Gavin’s gaze darkened, growing even more inscrutable.

True to her word, Jolie didn’t disturb him further, instead silencing her phone and immersing herself in a game.

When it was finally time to clock out, she glanced at him and saw he had finished his work. Only then did she put her phone away.

"I’m treating you to dinner," she said with a grin.

Gavin looked at her. "What’s on the menu?"

She blinked and asked, "What do you feel like eating?"

"Anything I want?" he replied, his eyes fixed on her.

Under his steady gaze, Jolie’s mind instantly flashed back to last night’s wild moments. Her cheeks flushed as she quickly retorted, "A proper dinner! Don’t even think about anything else!"

Ever since their relationship had taken that turn, it seemed all he could think about was making love!

Gavin walked over to her and said, "Did I say anything? Sounds like you’re the one overthinking."

"You..."

Jolie hadn’t expected him to turn it back on her. She glared at him, annoyed, before grabbing her cap and mask to hide her face.

"Let’s go! Time for dinner!"

Panicking, Jolie quickly averted her gaze, worried that Rosalie might recognize her. If that happened, everything would fall apart.

Luckily, the elevator arrived.

Jolie hurried inside, only relaxing once the doors closed. She exhaled a sigh of relief.

"Do you know her?" Gavin asked, breaking the silence.

"She’s my cousin," Jolie replied, her tone stiff. "The daughter of my uncle."

So that was why she was worried about being recognized.

Gavin glanced at her and said, "You’re going to have to come back eventually. What’s the point of being afraid now? Especially when you’ve got me to back you up."

Jolie’s eyes flickered, and she replied, "It’s not the same."

Gavin’s gaze lingered on her. "What’s different about it?"

He found himself increasingly unable to figure her out.

She used to be so simple, like a blank slate, her thoughts easy for him to read. But now, it was as though she’d become a puzzle he couldn’t solve.