Billionaire’s Regret After Losing Her (Aurelia) novel Chapter 126

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Grant looked at Aurelia. His gaze was dark and unreadable.

That intangible air of dominance didn’t just impose pressure. It carried a strange, unspoken sense of security as well.

As though no matter what the problem was, once he stepped in, there was nothing he couldn’t handle.

Aurelia felt a slight tightening at her scalp under that look. In the end, she nodded. “Alright, you handle it.”

Grant glanced at her plate and asked casually, “Want more?”

Aurelia waved it off. “No, I’m full.”

When lunch was over, and Grant was about to leave, he paused, looked at Aurelia, and said, “Lauren doesn’t have depression.”

Aurelia paused.

So it is an act?

To be fair, Aurelia had always believed that was the case.

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hesitate to do.

Grant left, and Miles was waiting outside.

As soon as Grant got into the car, Miles said, “Mr. Hawthorne’s been trying to track where our car went.”

At that moment, Grant’s mind was still occupied with Aurelia’s clumsy apologies.

Hearing that Dominic was investigating his movements, Grant smiled faintly.

“Ignore him.”

Miles continued, “Mr. Hawthorne has also had Jason step into several of our projects. If nothing unexpected happens, he’s probably trying to take them from us.”

Taking my projects?

In New York, the Hawthorne family and the Fletcher family had always been two equally powerful forces.

Business overlap was inevitable, but when it came to specific projects, both sides had long respected unspoken boundaries and never crossed lines.

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projects.

It didn’t take much to figure out his motivation.

It was about Aurelia.

What had started as personal hostility had now escalated into corporate confrontation.

Grant asked, “Which projects?”

“The Lydon Holdings project. Jason met with Lydon Holdings’ CEO this morning. And the Payera Solutions one. That’s likely retaliation related to Ms. Sterling.”

The moment the word “retaliation” was spoken, a sharp chill filled Grant’s eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses.

He lit a cigarette and took a drag.

Then he let out a cold chuckle. “Ignore him. He won’t have the time for this much longer.”

Miles had expected Grant to talk about countermeasures.

After all, over the years, anyone who crossed him had been met with swift and ruthless retaliation.

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“But Mr. Hawthorne looks like he’s fully committed to taking us down. Do we really not need to respond?”

If Dominic succeeded in inserting himself, the losses on those projects wouldn’t be insignificant.

Grant said calmly, “Very soon, his attention will be forced elsewhere.”

There was something almost anticipatory in Grant’s voice at that moment.

Miles didn’t fully understand.

Grant took another drag from his cigarette and then said, “He’s stubbornly refusing to divorce Aurelia. That alone is going to become a major problem for him.”

Because of everything the Hawthorne family had done, Sebastian had already been deeply dissatisfied.

Before, Aurelia had been holding things back.

That was why Sebastian had not acted directly against Dominic.

But now Dominic had completely exhausted Sebastian’s

patience.

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The moment Miles heard this, he understood,

He nodded. “Mr. Smith likely wants Ms. Sterling back in Germany before Mr. Johann Smith’s birthday.”

Johann Smith was Aurelia’s biological father. Ever since her identity had been confirmed, he had wanted her to return to Germany as soon as possible.

And his birthday banquet was less than three months away,

With Dominic still refusing to agree to a divorce, the situation had clearly become complicated.

Miles lowered his voice. “Mr. Hawthorne still doesn’t know Ms. Sterling’s true identity. If Smith Group formally intervenes and she continues applying pressure on her end, this marriage probably won’t last much longer.”

The Hawthorne family had always looked down on Aurelia.

Who could have imagined that she was the true heir of the Smith Group in Germany? A family that practically controlled the backbone of the German economy,

And her father, Johann, came from an old European

aristocratic lineage, holding enormous influence within high society across Europe.

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If the Hawthorne family ever learned the truth, it was hard to imagine how deeply they would regret everything.

“She is smart,” Grant said evenly. “She’s probably already worked out with Sebastian exactly how to squeeze Dominic from both sides.”

Miles fell silent.

This is going to be interesting.

Dominic had never believed that Aurelia would truly leave him. He was far too confident, far too self-assured.

Just as Grant expected, Aurelia had already made her preparations.

Not long after Grant left, Aurelia received a call from Sebastian, telling her that he had already begun moving

against Hawthorne Group.

After ending the call, Aurelia said to Gareth, “Have the lawyers prepare to file the lawsuit.”

So he refused to divorce?

Then he could find out what it felt like to fight on too

fronts at once.

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Gareth nodded. “Understood.”

As if remembering something, Gareth added, “We’ve finished investigating that doctor. Taking money to do favors has been routine for years. As long as the price is right, she has no

bottom line.”

He was referring to Katherine Halbrook.

She was the one who had acted under Marilyn’s instructions and handled Aurelia’s case back then.

In the hospital room, she maintained a cautious, professional front, instructing Aurelia to rest after the miscarriage. But the moment she faced Dominic, her story changed. She claimed Aurelia had never been pregnant at all.

That contradiction alone explained everything.

That flip-flop had clearly been a result of Marilyn’s bribe.

Aurelia said, “Then report it to the police.”

For someone like her, one police report would be enough to destroy her career completely.

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