Billionaire’s Regret After Losing Her (Aurelia) novel Chapter 187

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Aurelia turned without hesitation, heading upstairs to change.

Gareth, catching wind of her intent to leave, hurried after her, his footsteps quick with unspoken worry.

“Mr. Smith made it clear-your health’s too unstable for travel. You can’t go anywhere.”

“Don’t worry. Now that Dominic’s out of the picture, my health will steady in no time,” Aurelia replied, her voice steady with quiet resolve.

Dominic had always been rough during their encounters -dragging her around against her will, whisking her off to every trivial hospital matter involving Lauren.

It was a miracle her health hadn’t crumbled entirely under the strain. Now that he’d never lay a hand on her again, stability felt like a given at last.

Gareth’s brows furrowed, conflicted. “But you were just

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the entrance-that’s all.”

She’d already checked Pierce’s message: Grace was in a small hospital, her room on the second floor, easily

reachable without strain.

Gareth hesitated, his mouth opening as if to argue, but Aurelia’s tone softened, tinged with quiet sorrow.

“It’s someone important to me. This is the last chance I’ll ever have to see her. I have to go.”

Her words hung heavy in the air, carrying the weight of finality.

Gareth clamped his mouth shut, the protest dying on his lips.

Some moments demanded compromise, and this was clearly one of them.

No sooner had Aurelia slid into the car than her phone rang again, an unknown number lighting up the screen. She answered, and Eleanor’s sharp, irritable voice cut through the line.

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asked, her tone tight with barely contained annoyance.

“They’re picked up, and the divorce is already being finalized,” Aurelia said, a faint edge creeping into her

voice.

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A wave of relief washed over Eleanor.

She’d had enough of Aurelia-enough of the drama, enough of the chaos.

Let the woman rot in prison for the rest of her life.

Her granddaughter’s death wouldn’t be erased just because the marriage was over.

“Good,” Eleanor replied, her voice short and clipped.

“Have you calculated the asset division yet?” Aurelia pressed, unable to resist twisting the knife.

“Yes. You’ll get one billion in cash,” Eleanor snapped, the words dripping with resentment.

Aurelia let out a cold laugh. “The Hawthorne family is worth over 100 billion, isn’t it? And all I get is one

billion?”

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Eleanor shot back, her patience fraying, “That’s your share of the marital property from your years with Dominic. What, do you think you’re entitled to split the entire Hawthorne fortune?”

Her voice rose, sharp with anger.

How dare Aurelia dismiss one billion as trivial?

She’d married into the family as an orphan-she should be grateful for crumbs.

Given the choice, Eleanor would give her nothing. But the money was a necessary evil—a bribe enough to buy her silence and speed the divorce along.

“Even over three years of marriage, five billion would be a lowball. When did the Hawthornes grow so modest? I know exactly how wealthy Hawthorne Group is-spanning countless industries, its assets are unimaginable,” Aurelia retorted, her tone matter-of-fact.

Eleanor’s temper erupted at her detailed rebuttal.

“What have you ever contributed to this family? How qare you demand so much?”

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She was livid.

The one billion had been a bribe to keep Aurelia quiet— a sum Eleanor had justified by telling herself the woman would never live to spend it.

Soon enough, she’d be behind bars, and the money would either sit idle or they’d find a way to reclaim it.

Now, Aurelia had the audacity to ask for more?

A billion-what did that even mean to her? Did she truly not grasp the weight of such a number?

“You think sleeping with my son for a few years entitles you to billions? An orphan from a foster home-do you really think you’re that valuable? He could’ve paid—” Eleanor ranted, her words turning cruel.

“Five billion,” Aurelia interrupted, her voice cold and unyielding, cutting through Eleanor’s tirade like a knife.

Eleanor, already irrational with rage, snapped, “You’ll never get it!”

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“Pay up smoothly, and I’ll drop it. Refuse, and..”Aurelia

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threatened, pausing for effect.

“What will you do?”

“Ask your son. You think I only know how to stir up public opinion against Lauren? Go ask Dominic about Hawthorne Group’s current state,” Aurelia said.

With that, she ended the call, giving Eleanor no chance to respond.

Up front, Gareth glanced at Aurelia in the rearview mirror, concern etched on his face. “Ms. Smith, is it worth lingering on this with them?”

In his eyes, the five billion wasn’t worth the hassle.

The Smith family had more than enough wealth, and the Hawthornes were nothing but trouble-cutting ties cleanly was the wisest choice.

“I just don’t want her to feel at ease,” Aurelia replied casually.

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After a moment’s thought, she typed a message to Eleanor’s number: [Don’t forget to properly divide our fixed assets. Let’s keep this a peaceful divorce- no need to drag the Hawthornes through more court embarrassment.]

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At the hospital, Eleanor stared at the message, her face flushing bright red with fury. “Peaceful divorce? Does she have the nerve to call this peaceful?”

She slammed her phone down on the table.

The woman had turned the Hawthorne family upside down over the past few months, and now she dared to speak of peace?

Aurelia was the last person who deserved to use that word.

Lydia, standing beside her, scowled in agreement. “She’s shameless!”

The audacity to demand five billion over the phone—it was unthinkable.

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“Shameless doesn’t even cover it. She’s utterly disgusting!” Eleanor fumed, her voice trembling with

rage.

“Yeah!” Lydia chimed in.

“What has she ever done for this family to deserve such a fortune?”

Her anger only grew as she spoke, each word fueling the

next.

Besides, what would she even do with that much money?

Letting that money sit in a bank account collecting dust for a criminal was absurd.

“Should we give it to her?” Lydia asked, wincing at the thought of the massive sum.

Dominic had frozen her accounts for far less; giving Aurelia five billion, even if it wasn’t her money, made her stomach ache.

“Give her nothing. Do you think we’re afraid of her threats? She won’t have the time to follow through,” Eleanor snapped.

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