My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back (Mia and Kyle) novel Chapter 529

A few days later.

In the middle of the forest, far from the nearby town, Lucas Donovan sets his camping chair by the cold river and starts fishing, as he usually does daily.

He enjoys the stunning scenery as far as his eyes can see, with a mountain in the distance. The once-green leaves now turn yellow and crimson. Snow covers the tip of the mountain, indicating that winter is coming. And this year, it seems to come sooner.

Lucas Donovan no longer remembers how many days he has stayed in this place.

His life in this place seems so slow. In the morning, he walks around the property, enjoying the sun and the sounds of birds. After his late breakfast, he spends his morning in the garden behind the cabin, watering his crops and harvesting the ripe ones. In the afternoon, he spends all day sitting on his deck chair by the river’s bank, fishing, and often falling asleep.

Since he left everything behind, he has been surviving in this place, relying solely on the food the rich forest around him provides.

Only two times a month does he make the long journey to the nearest village, a 45-minute drive, to buy the essentials to keep him going.

But today, for some reason, he feels homesick. Utterly homesick to see his family. But, again, his promise to his daughter and wife buries his longing.

"This is your punishment, old man! Don’t try it! Don’t break what you have said. Or Bella will never trust you again," Lucas Donovan reminded himself.

This wasn’t the first time he felt this way, but almost every day, when the darkness surrounded the place, and that time he remembered Natalie, his wife.

He smiled bitterly before taking a sip of his warm coffee. He continued waiting for the fish to bite, but after several minutes, there was no movement from his fishing rod.

Instead, he heard a faint car engine from afar; it seemed to be moving in his direction.

Lucas frowned while looking back toward his cabin, trying to hear clearly, but he still doubted his hearing. However, the sound became even more apparent.

"Who’s coming!?"

He stood from his chair and walked toward his cabin. His heart raced as he waited for someone who was now approaching.

This place was secluded, private property, and hidden from everywhere. It was too far from any other place, and the only sounds he could hear were from the river a few meters from the cabin, the wind, and the animals around.

He couldn’t even hear a car engine in the distance because this place was located three and a half miles from the road.

Sitting in the chair on the deck, he looked at the stone street ahead, waiting for the car to arrive.

Lucas believes that no one besides his father knows this place.

Now, he wonders if the person who has appeared might be someone his father sent or someone who got lost around this place.

"Why did my father send someone? Did something happen in the house?"

He feels alert because this is the first time something like this has happened.

A black jeep soon appeared, stopping not far from his car. Lucas squinted to try to identify the person. However, when he saw a young man emerge from the car, he didn’t recall ever meeting him. He immediately stood from his seat, feeling alert with this man.

"Are you lost?" he calmly asked.

Even though the man looked harmless, the tattoo across his neck seemed slightly strange, making him uneasy. He subtly rubbed his chest to make sure his pistol was still under his jacket, ready in case this man tried to harm him.

"No, sir," the man stopped a few meters before Lucas. He smiled at him politely before continuing, "I’m here to meet you, Mr. Donovan."

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