After All the Hurt, She Chose Herself novel Chapter 269

Aria's eyes widened in sheer shock. Gideon had actually dropped to his knees in a room full of people just to beg his grandfather. He had always been an incredibly arrogant man. He had the untouchable Evernight empire backing him, and he had been groomed from birth to be an apex predator in the corporate world. He had even broken away from the family just to prove his worth, building Evercrest Prosperity Holdings into an industry titan in under five years.

But after the initial shock faded, Aria felt absolutely nothing. Not a single trace of sympathy. She didn't believe he loved her for a second, not even with him kneeling on the floor.

When you truly love someone, it shows. He had pampered and enabled Lilith at every turn, claiming he was just fulfilling a promise to Ivy. If he had supposedly fallen in love with Aria three years ago... then she had never felt a single drop of that love. Claiming the drugs made him act that way was just a pathetic, self-deluding excuse. She wasn't buying a word of it.

Aldous and Eveline were equally paralyzed by shock. Eveline simply couldn't comprehend it. She had finally compromised and offered to set him up with Ivy—who was highly successful abroad—so why was he being so aggressively stubborn about staying in this miserable marriage?

"Grandpa, I love her! I know I made a million mistakes, and I just want the chance to make it right!"

Aldous finally snapped out of his daze and glanced at Aria, noting her stone-cold expression. He knew instantly that this desperate display wasn't going to move her. Gideon's grand realization had come far too late.

"It isn't me forcing you to sign," Aldous sighed heavily. "It's simply over between you two."

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