Billionaire’s Regret After Losing Her (Aurelia) novel Chapter 169

Chapter 169 It Was About Adrian or Lauren?

Lauren sniffed softly. “I used to think I understood Aurelia, but now…”

She deliberately broke off there.

In the next instant, her tears flowed even more fiercely.

“Now I do not dare to take the risk.”

That single sentence once again shifted every accusation

back onto Aurelia.

Claiming that she was afraid Aurelia would silence Lily and therefore dared not call the police sounded, on the surface, entirely reasonable.

Seeing hesitation appear on Dominic’s face, Lauren pressed on. “No matter what, as long as Aurelia returns Lily to me, I will not pursue it. As long as she brings Lily back alive. That is all I want. Just bring her back to me.”

At that moment, the pain in Lauren’s eyes looked like a mother’s compromise for her child.

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Dominic did not know how he made it back to

Westchester County.

Aurelia was quiet. She did not leave by having people beat up the bodyguards the way she had before.

When Dominic returned, Aurelia was eating lunch.

In front of her were several thermal containers.

Dominic instinctively looked at Mary.

Mary explained nervously, “She does not want to eat what we prepare here. It was all brought in.”

Dominic narrowed his eyes.

He stepped forward and glanced at the food in front of Aurelia. “Who sent this to you?” he asked coldly.

Aurelia did not acknowledge him at all. She continued eating as if he were not there.

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Dominic’s anger reached its limit. “Why?”

“Why? If I had not been on guard, the one hospitalized with food poisoning would have been me.”

The first time, she had ended up in the hospital because of food Dominic had given her.

This second time…

She had reacted quickly.

Aurelia glanced at Dominic, her voice calm. “The Hawthorne family has brought me nothing but ruin.”

Those were Eleanor’s words from the past.

Those were Eleanor’s own words. Ever since Aurelia lost her first child, Eleanor had insisted that she was the source of the family’s ruin.

Now, Aurelia simply threw that accusation back where it belonged.

Dominic’s expression darkened severely.

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On the television, the news was playing about Katherine

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being investigated. The report said, “Based on evidence provided by Hawthorne Group, the investigation has confirmed the facts, and Katherine Halbrook will bear the corresponding legal responsibility for her actions.”

When she heard the words “evidence provided by Hawthorne Group,” Aurelia immediately looked at Dominic.

Dominic’s expression stiffened as well.

A trace of coldness flickered through his eyes.

Clearly, he was displeased that Jason had not handled the matter cleanly.

Aurelia set down the spoon in her hand. “You provided evidence of Katherine’s illegal conduct while in office?”

Dominic glanced at her.

He did not respond. He turned and sat down on the sofa nearby.

He wanted to smoke, but in the end, he merely held the gigarette between his fingers without lighting it.

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Aurelia looked at him. “Since you provided the evidence, that means you know that I really was pregnant back then. Correct?”

Dominic said nothing.

The moment Aurelia mentioned the word “pregnant,” his body stiffened noticeably.

Aurelia thought of his reaction that morning when he listened to the recording, and she laughed.

The smile at the corner of her lips grew wider.

How ironic.

Dominic could provide evidence of Katherine’s corruption, and he knew about her pregnancy.

That meant he also knew the truth about Lauren, did he

not?

And yet that morning, was he believing Lauren, or was he simply protecting her?

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The smile on her lips gradually turned cold.

Before she could speak again, Dominic said first, “The one who bribed Katherine was not her.”

His tone was light.

But from that very tone, it was clear that his trust in

Lauren remained absolute.

At this moment, Aurelia did not feel disappointed.

After all, she had experienced this too many times over the past six months.

Whenever it involved Lauren, the outcome was always the same. In Dominic’s telling, it was never her doing.

With that kind of trust, no amount of evidence would

ever matter.

Just like the recording from that morning.

He had even connected it to the Al technology developed by Grant’s company.

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Aurelia said. “Then my pregnancy and miscarriage were

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real. Correct?”

Dominic fell silent.

Hearing that question made his chest tighten painfully.

That baby…

Pregnancy. Miscarriage. These were topics he had been avoiding from yesterday until now.

Faced with Aurelia’s question, he closed his eyes.

Seeing that Dominic did not speak, Aurelia let out a soft, humorless laugh.

So he knew she had been pregnant, and he knew she had miscarried, but he still refused to believe that any of it had something to do with Lauren.

“Then why did I miscarry? Because I was physically weak?”

Dominic said, “No matter why you miscarried, you still cannot harm Adrian’s child.”

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Aurelia fell silent.

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He said Adrian. He did not say Lauren.

But to Aurelia, no matter how he phrased it, he was still preventing her from hurting Lauren’s child.

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