Billionaire’s Regret After Losing Her (Aurelia) novel Chapter 205

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Grant stared at Dominic with cold, dangerous eyes.

Dominic had come here planning to say something to Grant, but now, after hearing what Grant just said, his mind went blank, and his chest felt hollow.

He knew exactly why Aurelia had fallen for him in the first place, and it wasn’t because of who he was as a person. It wasn’t about him at all.

He’d thought no one would ever find out. He thought this secret would die with him.

But Grant’s words made it clear he knew everything.

“How do you know about that?” Dominic’s voice came out strangled.

“If it involves me, why wouldn’t I know?” Grant’s tone cut like a knife.

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Grant’s eyes narrowed. “You’re quick to stick your nose. in things that have nothing to do with you, but when it comes to what actually matters, you’re completely clueless.”

The things Dominic should have known? He didn’t know any of it.

Grant’s words dripped with mockery, and the meaning was crystal clear. He was talking about Dominic and

Lauren.

Everything Lauren had been doing lately, Dominic had

missed all of it.

Instead, he’d blamed Aurelia for everything.

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Dominic didn’t even remember walking out of Fletcher Group, but suddenly he was standing outside, lighting up

a cigarette.

The wind whipped his hair and the smoke in the same direction, and he stood there, feeling like everything was spiraling out of control.

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His phone buzzed. Jason’s name flashed on the screen. Jason said, “Sir, it’s Smith Group again-”

“What’s their problem now? Do they have to tear

Hawthorne Group apart before they’re satisfied?” Jason didn’t even finish his sentence before Dominic cut him off

with an icy tone.

Dominic’s frustration had reached its breaking point.

Sebastian was like a rabid dog that wouldn’t let go. Dominic racked his brain trying to figure out what grudge he had with the Smith Group, but he came up empty. There was nothing, no history, no bad blood.

Jason hadn’t found anything either.

“The project near the Kazakhstan border, close to Siberia. We’re going to lose that one too,” Jason said, his voice heavy.

Dominic didn’t respond. He just looked down and took a long, harsh drag from his cigarette.

The Smith Group was really going for the throat, dead set 9 fearing Hawthorne Group apart.

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“Did you get in touch with anyone at Smith Group?” Dominic asked.

They’d talked about flying to Germany to meet with them in person.

Hawthorne Group was one of New York’s biggest players, sure, but stacked up against a global powerhouse

like Smith Group? That was like bringing a knife to a gunfight.

Dominic had told Jason to reach out to one of Smith Group’s executives.

But now Jason’s voice came through the line, and Dominic could hear the frustration in it. “I got through to him, but he only said a couple words before hanging up. Wouldn’t discuss anything over the phone.”

“What exactly did he say?” Dominic pressed.

“He said he doesn’t know anything about this situation,” Jason reported. “Claims he has no idea what’s going on.”

Dominic stayed silent for a beat.

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So Smith Group’s executives were all playing dumb, shutting down any conversation about the attack on Hawthorne Group.

Dominic took another drag from his cigarette.

Looked like he really would have to fly to Germany and handle this in person.

But then Jason’s voice came through again, hesitant this time. “Do you think… could this have something to do

with Mrs. Hawthorne?”

Jason was clearly treading carefully with his words.

He’d noticed Dominic’s reaction earlier when he’d called

her “Ms. Sterling”. Dominic definitely hadn’t been happy

about that.

So now he’d switched back to the other title.

When Dominic heard that, his expression darkened. “You’re saying this is because of her?”

He’d assumed this was about Grant.

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Jason hesitated. “I’m not entirely sure…”

Dominic kept silent.

“But Mrs. Hawthorne caused such a scene before, and now with Smith Group targeting us like this, it feels coordinated. Smith Group’s attacks have gotten even

more vicious.”

Before, it had just looked like the beginning of something.

Now they were tearing into Hawthorne Group with everything they had.

England, Siberia, Kazakhstan-they’d lost them all, one after another.

No one knew which location would be next.

But from where things stood now, their international projects were being systematically stripped away and destroyed.

Jason desperately needed to figure out why Sebastian was targeting Hawthorne Group.

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half of Hawthorne Group’s business.

If they lost everything overseas, the damage would be catastrophic.

If this really was about Aurelia, then in Jason’s mind, the solution became much simpler.

Dominic frowned. “What possible connection could she have with Smith Group?”

Jason opened his mouth. “Well-”

“You’re giving her way too much credit.”

Jason fell silent.

Clearly, Dominic didn’t take Jason’s theory seriously at all.

It wasn’t that he looked down on Aurelia specifically.

He just couldn’t fathom how some girl who’d grown up in an orphanage could possibly have the kind of connections to link up with Smith Group.

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Dominic ended the call.

He took another drag from his cigarette, then headed toward his car.

He got in the car but didn’t drive off right away.

Grant’s words kept replaying in his head, and it finally clicked.

That was why Grant had told him he’d support a divorce right after Aurelia started fighting with him.

Grant probably knew about that whole thing from the start, didn’t he?

Dominic didn’t buy Jason’s theory from the phone call earlier, but he still dialed Aurelia’s number anyway.

This time, she didn’t pick up.

He called three times in a row, and she ignored every single one.

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Back at the hospital, someone else was just as irritated.

That morning before heading to the auction, Eleanor had promised Lauren she’d win her a blue diamond as a reward.

A priceless blue diamond-everyone would want it.

Lauren had been trying to get her hands on one for years, but they were so rare you couldn’t just buy one even if you had the money.

When Eleanor told her she’d bring one back, Lauren was thrilled.

It was the happiest she’d been in weeks.

So when Eleanor came back empty-handed without the blue diamond, without even a red diamond, Lauren’s expression turned ice cold.

On top of that, Marilyn’s mess in Germany was almost sorted out.

Lauren wasn’t in the mood to fake pleasantries with Eleanor anymore.

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Especially not now.

“So what you’re telling me is I busted my ass for nothing?” Lauren snapped, her voice dripping with anger.

When Lauren got angry, the words that came out of her mouth were harsh and cutting.

Eleanor froze when she heard what Lauren said. “Lauren,

you…”

This was the first time Lauren had ever spoken to her like

this.

Lauren had been with Adrian for years, and she’d never said anything like this before.

Lauren gripped Eleanor’s hand, and her voice cracked. “I went through hell bringing those babies into this world, and you couldn’t keep them safe. One of them is dead

now.”

The words hit Eleanor like a slap. Her temples throbbed, and her vision blurred with rage.

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