Urging Him to Get a Divorce (Aveline and Xavier) novel Chapter 449

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Collin said, “Alright then. If you’ll feel better that way, then go get them.”

“Also, I was talking to Rupert last night. He mentioned that Xavier had told him you wanted to buy back the paintings your mom sold years ago to fund Jacob’s business.”

“Rupert said that Xavier could buy them back if he ever found them.”

“But, Aveline, no matter how rich Xavier is, it’s impossible to buy them all back.”

“It’s a good thing that these paintings are in the hands of people who know how to appreciate your mother’s talent.”

Aveline replied to him, “Collin, I know. I only said that because I was angry about how Jacob wronged Mom. I was just talking, I couldn’t actually do it, and it’s impossible anyway.”

She hesitated for a moment, and didn’t mention that Xavier had traded a villa worth millions to Alfred for a painting.

If she told them, her maternal grandparents would think even more highly of Xavier, and might even feel she shouldn’t divorce him.

After breakfast, Aveline drove her blue Porsche to Parkview Estates.

As soon as she entered the villa, she saw the black Bentley. It looked like Xavier had come back here last night.

Hearing the noise, Helena came out. “Ma’am, you’re back.

Have you had breakfast?”

Aveline walked up the steps and replied, “I’ve eaten.”

Entering the house, she saw Amy coming out of the dining room. “Ma’am.”

Aveline nodded. “Good morning.”

Then she went straight upstairs.

Halfway up, she thought of something and asked Helena, “The Property Deed is in the safe, right?”

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Helena nodded.

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Aveline nodded and went upstairs to her bedroom to get the painting and the Property Deed.

As she opened the master bedroom door and walked in, she saw Xavier lying asleep on the bed The room smelled of alcohol.

Obviously, Xavier had been drinking here last night, and then he’d gotten into her bed to sleep without even changing his clothes.

It seemed her movements disturbed Xavier. His previously peaceful, handsome face creased into a slight frown as he turned over and went back to sleep.

Aveline stared at him with a cold expression, really wanting to kick him.

But if she kicked him awake, he’d just find new ways to annoy her. It was better to just grab her things and leave.

So Aveline tiptoed into the walk–in closet and opened the safe.

After taking the Property Deed, she walked out of the closet to get the painting.

The painting was hanging on the wall, too high for Aveline to reach. She had to move a chair over and stand on it to get it.

While moving the chair, she was terrified of waking Xavier up, acting cautiously and glancing at

him from time to time.

Xavier was sound asleep, not moving a muscle.

Aveline slowly got on the chair, stood up straight, and raised her hands to take the painting.

She didn’t notice that the moment she stepped on the chair, Xavier woke up. He sat up, watching her every move, and then frowned slightly.

The moment Aveline took the painting off the wall, she felt a pair of large hands grab her waist.

She was startled and let out an instinctive “Ah!”

Xavier said in a deep voice, “What are you ‘ah‘–ing about? Don’t you know how dangerous this is? What if you fall?”

“Why didn’t you wake me up to help you get it?”

Aveline said irritably, “Let go. I want to get down.”

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Xavier took the painting from her hand with one arm and wrapped the other around her waist, lifting her down from the chair.

Aveline’s expression was cold. She didn’t look at him and reached for the painting.

Xavier let her take it back and asked, “Why are you taking the painting down?”

Aveline said coldly, “Taking it away, so it doesn’t get stolen.”

Xavier: “…”

Then he chuckled and said, “What’s going on in that little head of yours?”

“If you hadn’t actually taken the painting, I would’ve thought you were joking.”

Aveline ignored him, holding the painting in one hand and picking up the Property Deed from the sofa with the other, then walked out.

At the same time, she said in a very unpleasant tone, “Please, try to figure out which bedroom is yours. Don’t sleep in my bedroom and make it stink.”

Xavier followed behind her and said calmly, “My eyesight is perfectly fine. I came into this bedroom to sleep on purpose.”

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