Lucas tilted his head, watching her carefully.
"You saw a trader who didn't recognize me." His smirk sharpened. "I saw a trader who was expecting someone else."
Ava's stomach tightened. "Explain."
Lucas exhaled, twirling his fork between his fingers.
"He wasn't just surprised to see me. He was surprised to see you with me."
Ava's stomach tightened.
Lucas wasn't wrong.
Liam hadn't just seen her. He had reacted—not to Lucas, but to the fact that she was with Lucas.
That wasn't normal.
Ava's mind raced, piecing it together, but Lucas beat her to it.
"Let's go over what happened, shall we?" His tone was smooth, too casual.
Ava narrowed her eyes."Go ahead, Bai. Enlighten me."
Lucas grinned, but there was no humor in it.
"I took you to the doc." His voice was measured, deliberate. "We made a scene. A body went in, but you were supposed to disappear."
Ava exhaled sharply. "And yet, somehow, someone managed to spot me alive."
Lucas nodded. "Exactly."
His golden eyes gleamed.
