Billionaire’s Regret After Losing Her (Aurelia) novel Chapter 157

Chapter 157 You Wouldn’t Do That

At that moment, Dominic gave in. For the baby’s sake, he was finally willing to compromise. He couldn’t take that risk.

The baby boy had been in the hospital all this time, and watching him struggle had been exhausting.

A baby that small was so fragile, and at this point, he couldn’t even be sure the twin boy would survive. He couldn’t let anything happen to the healthy baby girl, because she might be the only piece of his brother left in

this world.

“You’re serious?” Aurelia asked.

He’d actually agreed. For the baby, he was willing to give her the divorce. He’d lied to her before, but this time Aurelia could tell Dominic was being serious. After all, Lauren’s baby was involved.

When Dominic heard her question, his expression turned even colder. “So you really did take the baby?”

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Aurelia didn’t care what he was thinking. The Hawthorne family had thrown so much dirt at her over the past six months that one more accusation didn’t matter.

“Are you going to keep your word?”

Aurelia met his gaze head-on, and Dominic’s breathing quickened. It really was her. She’d taken the baby.

She saw the fury turning his eyes bloodshot and gritted her teeth. “Give me your word.”

“I give you my word. You’ll get what you want. Now, can you have someone return the baby?” Every word came through clenched teeth.

She was really something. To get a divorce, she’d actually do something like this to a baby that wasn’t even a month old yet. How could she…

Dominic stared at Aurelia, and deep disappointment flooded through him. The kind of disappointment that made him feel like he’d never really known who she was.

Before Aurelia could respond, Dominic spoke first, You’re not just vicious, you’re cruel.”

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Aurelia fell silent. Cruel? The Hawthornes had done everything, and in the end, she was the one getting called cruel. Was Dominic too stupid to see the truth, or were the Hawthornes just that good at manipulation?

Whatever. It didn’t matter. She didn’t care if she had to carry the reputation of being cruel, as long as she could divorce him.

“Have someone send the baby back,” Dominic said.

“What do you mean send her back? I’ll help you find her, how about that?”

“You…” Dominic frowned.

“Either way, no matter how the baby went missing, as long as I bring him to you, we’re getting divorced, right?” Aurelia pressed.

Dominic was speechless.

“Right?” Worried that Dominic might go back on his word, Aurelia pushed harder.

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line. “Didn’t you just admit you took the baby?” Why would she need to find him?

“If I bring you the baby, we get divorced. Yes or no?” She didn’t answer his question directly and kept confirming the agreement instead.

Dominic’s expression turned even colder than before. He met her determined gaze and forced out a single word. “Yes.”

“Good. You said it, and I’m recording this.” Aurelia hit the record button on her phone and captured their entire

conversation.

“Remember, if you go back on your word later, I’ll release this recording. Your family doesn’t have much of a reputation left anyway, so I’ll be happy to help you lose what’s left. Don’t blame me when I do.”

As she spoke, Aurelia dialed Gareth’s number. He picked up quickly, and before he could say anything, she said, “Find the baby, hide him somewhere safe, and send me a video.”

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him over to Dominic easily. She was getting her divorce

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first. No matter what, she was getting this divorce finalized this time.

Dominic’s face turned red with rage. When Aurelia hung up, he said through gritted teeth, “Who were you calling? Grant?”

Aurelia didn’t respond. Grant again, really?

Just as he said it, Grant’s call came through. Aurelia glanced at the number and answered. “Mr. Fletcher.”

“Just call me Grant.”

Aurelia didn’t know what to say to that.

“Grant.”

Calling him by his first name felt strange at first, but Grant had helped her so much lately and they’d gotten to know each other pretty well, She might as well use his first name.

Dominic had already seen Grant’s number flash on her phone earlier, and his expression had darkened instantly.

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felt like she was flirting with another man right in front of him, and the violent energy radiating from him became impossible to hide.

Grant’s voice came through the phone. “Lauren’s baby is missing. Did you know?”

“Do you think I took the baby too, Grant?”

Chloe had already accused her of being involved in the baby’s disappearance during their earlier call. She hated Lauren with every fiber of her being and despised the baby Lauren had given birth to, but she wasn’t the kind of person who would hurt a child.

These past few days, she’d used her brother Sebastian’s connections to deal with Marilyn, which had indirectly struck a blow against Lauren, but she would never go after a baby.

“You wouldn’t do that,” Grant said immediately, without even hesitating.

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A bitter smile tugged at Aurelia’s lips. “Thanks for trusting me.”

“The Hawthornes are probably all looking for you to demand the baby back, right?”

Aurelia’s expression stiffened at that. “You know the Hawthornes pretty well, don’t you?”

“What’s Dominic’s reaction?”

“He’s willing to give me the divorce if I hand over the baby,” Aurelia said.

What other reaction could he have? He’d sided with the entire Hawthorne family, just like she expected.

Hearing her talk so casually with Grant made Dominic’s expression even darker.

Grant paused on the other end of the line, and then his gentle voice came through again. “What can I do to help?”

“You’ve already-”

Before she could finish, Dominic’s patience snapped. He

lunged forward and ripped the phone out of her hand.

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then shouted into it. “Haven’t you helped her enough? You’ve already helped her get halfway to divorcing me!”

Aurelia froze. Grant went silent.

It took Aurelia a second to react, and then she jumped up to grab her phone back, but Dominic dodged her reaching hand. Her attempt to take the phone back only made him. angrier.

“Grant, the reason things got this fucked up between her and me? That’s all on you. What did I do to deserve a friend like you? I’m telling you right now, this thing with the baby isn’t over!”

He hung up immediately.

Under the weight of his rage, Aurelia suddenly stopped trying to grab her phone back. She just stood there quietly and looked at Dominic with an expression that said she didn’t care what he did anymore, and no one knew how much heartbreak and disappointment had piled up to create that look.

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