Billionaire’s Regret After Losing Her (Aurelia) novel Chapter 14

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Hearing his voice, she mumbled, “What do you want? It’s like midnight.”

“Dominic’s with us.”

At those words, Aurelia’s grip on the phone tightened, her voice turning cold.

“So?”

“He’s completely wasted. Want to come get him?”

“Call Lauren,” Aurelia said flatly.

She hung up without waiting for Lucas to respond.

On the other end, the guys were standing outside the bar, Lucas’s phone still on speaker.

When they heard Aurelia tell him to call Lauren, Dominic’s

face went ice–cold.

A black Maybach pulled up. Grant checked his watch and got ih.12

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The window rolled halfway down, showing off his sharp features under the streetlights.

Grant, who’d been quiet all night, now stared straight at Dominic with those piercing eyes.

“So who are you backing this time?”

Both Ethan and Lucas turned to stare at Dominic.

Dominic’s face darkened completely. “What the hell’s that supposed to mean?”

Grant’s eyes narrowed, then opened again, getting colder.

“I support your divorce.”

Ethan: “…”

Lucas: “…

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What was Grant’s deal?

Dominic looked ready to explode.

Before he could say anything, Grant looked away and the window slowly rolled up.

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“Drive.”

The car roared off into the night.

Ethan and Lucas both looked at Dominic.

They couldn’t figure out why Grant, who usually kept his mouth shut, would give Dominic relationship advice.

But was that even advice?

What business was it of his if they got divorced?

Dominic clenched his fists, barely keeping it together.

He’d called them out for drinks to blow off steam. Now? He felt

ten times worse.

And of course, Lucas had to open his big mouth.

“Grant and Aurelia don’t even know each other that well, right?”

If they barely knew each other, why did Grant look like he was taking Aurelia’s side?

Dominic’s expression got even darker.

Ethan shot Lucas a warning look, basically telling him to shut

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By the time Dominic made it back to the hospital, morning had already broken.

He went straight to Aurelia’s room–only to find it empty. Eleanor was sitting in the chair instead.

Dominic’s brow furrowed. “What are you doing here? Where is she?”

His tone was sharp, annoyed.

Eleanor bristled at his attitude, her chest tightening.

“Don’t look at me like that. I didn’t do anything to her. She was already gone when I got here.”

Dominic said nothing.

“Look, I know Aurelia’s upset right now,” she continued, “but Lauren’s in a tough spot. Just… think of it as doing this for Adrian-”

Lauren again.

Dominic was so sick of hearing it. His gaze turned ice–cold as it

landed on Eleanor.

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She flinched under the weight of that stare.

She opened her mouth to keep talking, but Dominic’s phone. buzzed.

It was Jason.

He answered immediately. “Talk.”

“Mr. Hawthorne, we’ve got a problem.”

Jason’s voice was heavy on the other end.

At the same time, Eleanor’s phone rang. She picked up, and the voice on the line said, “Madam Hawthorne, something’s wrong.”

“What?”

Eleanor’s face went tight.

Meanwhile, whatever Jason was telling Dominic made his expression darken into something cold and dangerous.

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Instead, they went to Brookhill Residence on Starlight Hill.

“This is Mr. Smith’s place in New York. He said to bring you here directly after picking you up.”

Aurelia nodded. “Thanks.”

This was better anyway.

If she stayed at The Evergreen Residences, Dominic would keep showing up in her life whenever he felt like it. Annoying as hell.

Four years ago, Starlight Hill had been the hottest piece of real estate in the entire wealthy circle.

From the top, you could see all of New York, plus there was this huge flat area at the summit.

Even Dominic had wanted to buy this place once.

But when it went to auction, some mysterious buyer got it.

At the time, Aurelia had wondered–who in New York had deeper pockets than Dominic?

She never imagined the mysterious buyer was her own brother -Sebastian!

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Smith, I’ve had the kitchen prepare some nutritious bird’s

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nest soup for you. After you eat, we can talk about what you want to handle.”

Aurelia: “…

“Oh, and I’ve already released that marriage certificate of yours and Mr. Hawthorne’s.”

Aurelia paused.

She suddenly got why her brother had sent Gareth–the guy was incredibly sharp.

Last night, she’d been thinking–step one should be exposing her marriage to Dominic.

And Gareth had already done it.

“There’s nothing to discuss. For the Maplecrest design case, let’s go straight to court.”

Gareth nodded. “Got it.”

“Also, Lauren’s mother, Marilyn–what was she doing in Germany?”

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Aurelia nodded. “Good.”

“And Mr. Smith’s also launched a full investigation into her other export projects. She should be getting word any minute now.”

Aurelia’s eyes widened.

A full investigation. Perfect.

Now, would Marilyn still have the energy to coddle her precious little princess?

Lauren’s biggest pride was having a mom like that, who she’d always seen as her solid backup.

But now? Lauren was nailed to the pillar of shame for lusting after her married brother–in–law.

And soon, her mother would be dragged into the mud right alongside her.

She loved throwing her weight around so much–well, let her see what weight she’d have left to throw,

“One more thing. Have someone deliver the divorce papers to Dominic.”

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Gareth moved fast.

Or rather, after getting Sebastian’s orders, he already knew roughly what Aurelia would want to do.

So the divorce papers had been ready for a while.

“Even though you won’t need anything, Mr. Smith still wants to claim half of Mr. Hawthorne’s assets.”

Aurelia: “…”

“If you

left with nothing, it would look like you didn’t value your past choices.”

Three years of marriage.

Everything she’d poured into it deserved compensation.

Aurelia wasn’t planning to refuse anyway.

She laughed softly. “The way you put it, it would actually be bad if I didn’t take anything?”

Gareth nodded seriously. “Very bad.”

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Aurelia laughed. “Fine. We’ll do it your way.”

Gareth nodded and left.

She’d only eaten half the bird’s nest soup when Chloe’s phone rang.

Dominic had been calling her nonstop, but Aurelia hadn’t answered–actually, she’d blocked his number.

Seeing it was Chloe calling, she answered. “Chloe.”

“Where are you?”

Through the phone came Dominic’s low, controlled voice.

Aurelia wasn’t at the hospital.

He’d already been to the Evergreen Residences—no one there either. Chloe’s place was also empty.

His anger was getting out of control!

Getting no response from Aurelia, Dominic’s tone got more threatening.

“Why announce our marriage now?”

Why

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Aurelia’s eyes narrowed. “What’s wrong? Did I ruin New York’s little fairytale about you and Lauren? Hit a nerve?”

Lately, public opinion on Dominic and Lauren had split into two camps.

One side suspected Lauren had been sleeping with Dominic all along–that Adrian’s death wasn’t so innocent.

The other? They painted Dominic as some noble, responsible man. His brother died, so he stepped up to care for Lauren and Adrian’s unborn child. What a hero.

Now that the marriage certificate was public, the second camp had flipped. They’d joined the first.

All of New York was tearing Dominic and Lauren apart.

“She’s been demanding a married man stay by her side this whole time. Zero boundaries. This reputation? She earned it.”

Now the whole city was calling her a homewrecker.

Dominic’s voice shook with fury. “I told you–I’ll handle things with her. Soon. Pulling this stunt–are you trying to get her killed?!”

His anger crackled through the phone.

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This was the first time in six months that Dominic had actually yelled at Aurelia.

“You know what? You’re right. One of us is going down–her or me. Let’s see who breaks first.”

The tension between them was suffocating, even through the

line.

Before he could say another word, Aurelia hung up.