After All the Hurt, She Chose Herself novel Chapter 131

Aria's eyes were red-rimmed, looking utterly heartbroken and wronged.

Gideon turned his head, licking the inside of his cheek where she'd slapped him. A thunderstorm seemed to be brewing in the depths of his dark eyes.

"You hit me over a dog? Aria, you're carrying my child. I'm your husband!"

Aria wanted to scream at him that the child was already gone, and that she had been planning their divorce for a long time.

But she couldn't.

The old man was watching her like a hawk. If she said anything now, all her money would be gone.

Besides, was Gideon really her husband?

He was just a man who treated her like an incubator.

What right did he have to question her like this?

The tension between them was palpable, thick enough to cut with a knife.

Charles arrived with his men. "Take the dog."

His gaze fell on Aria's reddened eyes, and he raised an eyebrow. "Aria, taking things that don't belong to you is considered stealing."

"He's my dog! You can't take him!"

Aria tried to block the men from taking Rufus, but Gideon intercepted her first.

"Aria, the house or the dog. You choose."

He had previously promised Aria that he would help her get back the house that belonged to her.

But now, he had changed his mind.

The house or the dog. Aria could only have one.

As if worried she didn't believe him, Gideon made a call.

The phone was answered almost immediately.

It was Henry's voice.

"What's the status of that old, run-down property?"

Henry's reply was professional. "Mr. Evernight, we've already acquired the land. Demolition can begin soon."

Aria's hands clenched into fists.

Gideon's Evercrest Prosperity Holdings was in the pharmaceutical industry, but in recent years, he had shown interest in expanding into other sectors.

This development project was likely his first step toward diversification.

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