Dumping My Ex to Flash Marry the Untouchable CEO novel Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Joseph clenched his jaw, his eyes locked onto Aurora with barely contained rage.

Beside him, Judy had gone pale.

As more people gathered, Joseph finally gritted his teeth and spat out, “Bank transfer.”

Aurora remained unfazed, her expression calm as she pulled out her phone and opened her banking app, holding it up for him.

The moment the transfer notification appeared, she glanced at the screen, then let out a soft chuckle, amusement flickering in

her eyes.

“Much appreciated, ex–boyfriend.”

It was not so bad.

After wasting three years of her life, she still walked away with $22,700.

Joseph’s face was as dark as a storm cloud as he stormed off.

Judy, sensing the weight of the stares around them, hurried after him, flustered.

In the bright, upscale restaurant, Lucas‘ gaze landed on Aurora from a short distance away.

Beside him, his business partner followed his line of sight, curiosity flashing in his eyes.

Then, with growing interest, the man’s gaze naturally settled on Aurora.

“Lucas, is that your girlfriend?”

“No.”

Lucas‘ lips curved slightly as he answered in a deep, smooth voice–this time in flawless French.

“Elle est mon épouse. (She is my wife.)”

His blond, blue–eyed associate stared at him in surprise.

But the warmth in Lucas‘ eyes disappeared just as quickly as it came.

He withdrew his gaze, his expression turning cool and composed once more.

“Mr. Smith, the proposal I just presented is my final offer. If you can’t agree to it, I’m afraid we won’t be able to move forward with this partnership.”

Aurora had no idea that Lucas had been watching her.

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After Joseph left, she was about to hail a cab back to the office when a man in a suit approached her. 1

“Miss Walton,” he said politely. “I’m Mr. Carter’s secretary. He’s in a meeting right now, but he’ll be done soon. He asked if you

could wait for him in the car.”

Lucas was here too?

Aurora snapped out of her thoughts and smiled. “Alright.”

She followed the secretary to Lucas‘ car.

The temperature inside was just right, and before she knew it, she dozed off.

When she woke up, she instinctively sensed a gaze that was both fiercely possessive yet impossibly gentle.

She opened her eyes and met Lucas‘ deep, steady stare.

“Awake?”

Aurora nodded.

Lucas studied her for a moment before asking in a warm tone, “Are you tired? If not, would you like to go somewhere with me?”

She hesitated for a second before shaking her head. “I’m not tired.”

A faint smile seemed to flicker across his lips.

Leaning down, he reached over and fastened her seatbelt for her.

The car drove for over half an hour before finally stopping in front of an old loft.

The building had a weathered charm, as if it had stood for many years, yet something about it felt oddly familiar to Aurora.

“Let’s go inside,” Lucas said as he pushed the door open.

His voice was calm, but his gaze carried something she couldn’t quite decipher.

Aurora hesitated before stepping forward and pushing the door open.

But the moment Aurora stepped inside, she froze.

The loft had three levels.

The first floor was like something out of a fairy tale.

There was a candy treehouse, a warm oven, and seven little dwarves crafted entirely out of sugar.

The air was thick with the scent of caramel and vanilla, sweet enough to make her head spin.

The second floor was a completely different world.

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Shelves lined the walls, filled with figurines and porcelain dolls of every kind.

The entire space looked like a miniature dwarf kingdom brought to life.

At the very top, the skylight was pulled open, allowing the starlight to spill into the secret attic.

Aurora’s breath hitched.

And then, in a single instant, she remembered.

She drew this.

When she was fourteen, she sketched this exact dream loft–a whimsical world she had imagined for herself.

“If a prince ever wants to marry me, he has to build me a place like this first. That’s the only way I’d be willing to leave my mom.

Shock flooded her, rendering her speechless.

How did Lucas know?

“You…”

Standing beneath the vast night sky, Aurora lifted her gaze to him.

The lingering sweetness of candy in the air softened the last traces of bitterness Joseph had left behind.

A childhood fantasy had come to life before her eyes.

“Did you build this just to comfort me after watching me get humiliated?”

Aurora had always been sharp and could see through people’s intentions.

She knew Lucas had seen everything unfold in the restaurant–how she confronted Joseph, airing old grievances and settling new debts in front of an eager crowd.

To outsiders, it had been satisfying, a dramatic reckoning.

But she knew the truth.

She had wasted three years of her life on a man who was never worth it.

It had been utterly humiliating.