Aurora didn’t linger in Westbridge for long.
She only stayed in the city for Joseph, but now that she had graduated and he had someone else, there was no reason for her to remain.
That night, she booked a flight home to Ravenshore.
When she stepped off the plane, Megan Quinn was already waiting for her.
“This time, are you staying for good?”
“I am.”
For years, Aurora spent most of her time chasing after Joseph, rarely returning to Ravenshore.
Her time with Megan had been scarce.
But now that the bet was lost, she had no reason to leave again.
Megan heard about what happened with Joseph and couldn’t help but sigh.
Still, she only smiled and looped her arm through Aurora’s.
“Forget the bad luck. Tonight, we celebrate.”
Aurora returned her smile and didn’t refuse.
Megan took her to the most exclusive club in Ravenshore, ordered the finest drinks, and threw her a single-life party.
One drink in, and the frustration Aurora had been carrying for years finally started to fade.
“Honestly, breaking up with Joseph was the best thing that could’ve happened,” Megan teased.
“Back then, you turned yourself into this sweet, quiet little thing just to please him. No drinking, no racing—you practically lived in the library. I was in shock.”
Aurora was nothing like the kind of girl Joseph preferred.
The Waltons were one of the most powerful families in Ravenshore, and the Aurora of the past loved fast cars, wild nights, horseback riding, mountain climbing, and skydiving.
She was bold, vibrant, and fearless.
Love was never something she took too seriously.
Yet for Joseph, she gave it all up.
She reinvented herself, playing the part of the soft and obedient girl he wanted.
“I must’ve lost my mind,” Aurora said lazily, swirling her drink as she looked back on it all with detached amusement.
She had always been stunning.
Back then, she had tried to play the part, but it never quite fit—her beauty always felt out of place.
Now, though, she wore it effortlessly.
Even the man pouring drinks beside them turned red just watching her.
Megan chuckled. “Aurora, now that you and Joseph are over, are you really going back to the Waltons to take over the family business?”
“A bet’s a bet.”
Aurora took a slow sip of her drink, her tone indifferent.
Grace was a formidable woman.
After her father’s passing, internal struggles within the Walton Corporation were ruthless, and Grace held everything together on her own.
Her older sister, Tessa Walton, had always been frail.
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