Billionaire’s Regret After Losing Her (Aurelia) novel Chapter 231

Chapter 231 Stealing My Wife

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A single day-just one day-was all it took for the Hawthorne family to incur losses too great to fathom.

“Aurelia’s dead set on divorcing you. Why are you clinging to this?” Ethan said, his gaze fixed on Dominic, frustration lacing his tone.

To Ethan, all of Aurelia’s previous outbursts had stemmed from her desire to end the marriage, and this

latest chaos felt no different.

She was tearing their relationship to shreds, a path that could only end in mutual destruction.

In his eyes, there was no longer any point in maintaining such a broken bond.

Lucas shot Ethan a sharp glare, but after a moment’s hesitation, he nodded in reluctant agreement.

He echoed, his voice flat, “Yeah, if it’s over, just let it be.

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intentional, a subtle push for Dominic to face reality.

Silence settled over Dominic.

Hearing his two closest friends endorse the divorce only deepened his frustration.

Was it him who refused to let go?

Far from it–he was desperate to end things now, eager to walk away as soon as possible.

“I want the divorce too. But she’s the one who won’t agree now. What am I supposed to do?” he finally admitted, his voice heavy with bitterness.

Stunned silence crashed over Ethan and Lucas.

“Wait, what?” Ethan spluttered, his jaw dropping. “Aurelia doesn’t want a divorce anymore?”

He paused, confusion creasing his forehead.

“Then what were all those fires in New York today

about?”

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bone by their fathers, they weren’t cut off from the world.

News of the massive blazes at multiple Hawthorne properties had spread quickly, and it didn’t take much to trace them back to Aurelia.

Such hysteria, such unbridled rage-how could this be the behavior of someone who didn’t want to leave?

It makes no sense.

Dominic let out a harsh, humorless laugh and took another long swig from his bottle. “She doesn’t want a divorce. Surprised? So was I.

“After everything, she’s decided to stay.”

His eyes glistened with a drunken haze, bitterness dripping from every word.

“She was the one begging for a divorce before, tearing my heart to pieces.

“Now that I’m ready to agree, she digs her heels in.

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Ethan and Lucas exchanged a helpless glance, lost for

words.

Aurelia didn’t want a divorce? That was beyond comprehension.

“Then what does she want?” Ethan pressed, his brows furrowed. “If she doesn’t want a divorce, why is she causing so much chaos?”

This made no sense. Whether she wanted to leave or stay, her attitude was the same-total mayhem.

“She’s getting revenge. That’s all this is-revenge,” Dominic said, his voice hoarse.

Again, silence fell.

Ethan and Lucas didn’t know how to respond.

Revenge was understandable, even justified.

Given all Dominic had done to her in the past, it was a miracle Aurelia hadn’t torn him apart already.

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Most people would leave, cut ties, and never look back.

Aurelia, though, seemed intent on locking the door and keeping them all trapped with her.

It was clear to both men-she wanted to keep the Hawthorne family close, so she could torment them endlessly.

With all their other properties burned to the ground, there was nowhere left to run. They were stuck at Hawthorne Manor, right where she wanted them.

“Cut it out with the drinking,” Lucas said, reaching over to grab the bottle from Dominic’s hand.

This wasn’t solving anything.

And he doubted this revenge was just about Lauren.

If it were, Aurelia would have walked away long ago.

Her refusal to divorce meant something else entirely- something they couldn’t yet fathom.

Yeah, Dominic, lay off the bottle,” Ethan chimed in,

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nodding in agreement with Lucas.

“It’s all Grant’s fault. That old man-stealing my wife isn’t enough. Now he’s egging Aurelia on, helping her make my life hell,” Dominic muttered, swatting Lucas’ hand away and reaching for another bottle.

Ethan and Lucas fell silent once more, uncomfortable

with the turn of the conversation.

Grant was only a few years older than them, so calling him “old man” felt petty.

But the part about stealing his wife? Judging by the current situation, it was hard to deny that was what it seemed like.

Neither of them understood Dominic’s obsession with Lauren, nor did they get Grant’s apparent loyalty to Aurelia.

Everything about this mess was confusing.

“You-go to Hawthorne Manor tomorrow,” Dominic suddenly said, fixing his bleary eyes on Lucas mid-thought.

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“Huh? What for?” Lucas asked, caught off guard.

He had no idea what Dominic was getting at.

“Go talk to her. Convince her to agree to the divorce,” Dominic slurred, his voice urgent despite his drunken

state.

Ethan and Lucas stared at him in shock, dumbfounded.

Lucas, in particular, felt a surge of exasperation.

Every time Dominic couldn’t find Aurelia, he’d send

Lucas to track her down or call her.

Now he wanted him to beg her to divorce him?

“Aurelia only moved back yesterday, right?” Lucas asked, curiosity getting the better of him.

What on earth had she done in just one day to make Dominic-who’d fought tooth and nail to keep her before -desperate to end their marriage?

“One day. One day was almost enough to kill everyone!” Dominic scoffed.

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“That’s an overstatement, isn’t it?” Lucas replied.

He believed Aurelia was causing chaos, but almost killing people?

That seemed extreme.

“You’re painting her too negatively. She’s not that kind of

person.”

At Lucas’ words, Dominic’s drunken gaze froze.

The phrase sounded eerily familiar-like something he’d

said to Aurelia countless times before.

Back when Aurelia had warned him about Lauren and

Lydia, he’d brushed her off, saying the same thing, “You’re being too sensitive. They’re not like that. They’re not as bad as you think.”

Hearing Lucas say it to him now, Dominic felt an

overwhelming sense of suffocation, as if the air had been sucked out of his lungs.

“You really want a divorce that badly now?” Lucas asked, his voice softening slightly.

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“If I had a choice, I wouldn’t,” Dominic admitted, his voice trembling.

Just the thought of divorce left an empty pit in his stomach.

A terrifying question kept creeping into his mind—what would he do without Aurelia?

He’d been fine before she came into his life, but everything had changed once they’d been together.

He couldn’t imagine going back to how things were.

Just then, his phone buzzed again, breaking the silence.

It had been vibrating nonstop since Ethan and Lucas had

arrived.

Jason from the company would only call a few times before giving up, so these calls had to be from Eleanor or Lydia.

Dominic ignored it.

Home had once been a warm, safe place.

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Being with Aurelia had made it even warmer. But now, home filled him with fear.

Westchester County was gone, burned to ashes.

Where was he supposed to go? Back to Hawthorne Manor, that now felt like a den of monsters?

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