Billionaire’s Regret After Losing Her (Aurelia) novel Chapter 235

Chapter 235 Being Locked Out

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Fury turned Eleanor into a raving mess. “You filthy scoundrels! How dare you run amok in my house? Don’t you know who the Hawthornes are in New York? There is no place for your nonsense!”

The endless torment from yesterday to now had frayed Eleanor’s temper to the breaking point, leaving her with no patience left to spare.

But just as she was about to fly into a full-blown tantrum, two maids stepped forward and dragged her toward the door.

Lydia rushed over to intervene, panic sharpening her voice. “What do you think you’re doing? Let go of my mom! Let her go!”

She clawed wildly at the maids restraining Eleanor, only to have two more servants grab her by the arms and haul her outside along with her mother.

The temperature in New York had been plummeting for days, and the pre-dawn air carried a bone-chilling bite.

Roused from sleep by the commotion, Eleanor and Lydia had stumbled out of their rooms in nothing but their nightgowns.

Now dumped on the porch, they shivered violently, their teetho

chattering from the cold

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The tall, strikingly exotic-looking maid who’d blocked Eleanor the day before-Lily Winslow-fixed them with a frosty glare. “It seems you two still haven’t grasped the rules around here after yesterday’s lesson. Stay out here and cool your heads.”

Eleanor gaped at her, too stunned for words.

Lydia was equally speechless.

Rules around here? Rules for Hawthorne Manor?

A lump of rage lodged in Eleanor’s throat, leaving her gasping for air like a fish out of water.

Before she could formulate a retort, Lily spun on her heel and led the other three maids back inside.

The front door slammed shut behind them with a deafening bang.

Eleanor’s blood pressure skyrocketed with rage. She rounded on Lydia, her voice trembling with indignation. “Did you hear that?”

“I heard,” Lydia replied, her face ashen with fury.

Eleanor ground her teeth so hard it hurt. “Daring to lecture me about rules? As if she has any right in this house!” The woman was nothing but a trespasser who’d stolen their home out from 2/6

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under them, yet here she was, setting rules like she owned the place.

Blinded by anger, Eleanor spun around and began pounding on the door.

Her fist had barely struck the wood twice when it swung open again, revealing Lily’s menacing scowl. “Perhaps you’d prefer to cool your heads outside the main gate instead?”

They were only on the porch now. If they were thrown out past the main gate-dressed in nothing but nightgowns—word would spread through the entire social circle of wealthy wives by noon, turning them into laughingstocks.

“You… you…” Eleanor stammered, her voice catching in her

throat.

“One more word out of you, and you’ll be spending the morning at the main gate!” Lily cut her off sharply, her tone leaving no room for argument.

The threat worked like a charm. Eleanor’s blustering defiance deflated instantly, replaced by a cold, burning humiliation.

Even the proudest, most domineering people would crumble in the face of absolute power-and Eleanor was no exception.

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“I-I’ve cooled down,” she mumbled, the words tasting like ash 3/6 on her tongue.

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She swallowed her pride, seething inwardly.

Just wait. Wait until the police found evidence that bitch had killed Lauren’s child.

Then she’d make Aurelia rot in prison for the rest of her life, suffering a fate worse than death.

Eleanor and Lydia both assumed that backing down would earn them entry back into the house.

But their hopes were dashed when the door slammed shut once more, leaving them stranded on the porch.

The mother and daughter exchanged a horrified look.

Fists clenched tightly at her sides, Eleanor’s rage threatened to boil over once more-but the echo of Lily’s warning in her mind forced her to bite down hard on her tongue.

With her teeth chattering uncontrollably from the frigid air, Lydia ground out her words in frustration. “What does she think she’s doing? We’ve stopped causing trouble-why won’t she let us in?”

The same bone-deep chill gnawed at Eleanor, too, her entire body wracked with shivers.

She felt like she might pass out from a mix of anger and 4/6

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frostbite.

The whole situation was beyond absurd.

Strangers had taken over her home, and now she was being left out in the cold like a beggar.

“How long does she plan to keep us out here?” Lydia whimpered.

“Shut up! For the love of God, just shut up!” Eleanor snapped, her patience completely exhausted.

She didn’t want to talk-didn’t want to hear another word.

Lydia’s voice was like nails on a chalkboard, pushing her closer to the edge of madness.

“But I’m freezing! I’m going to lose my mind!” Lydia wailed, her voice cracking.

Unlike Eleanor, who wore a long-sleeved nightgown, Lydia had on nothing but a thin spaghetti-strap slip-she’d always hated sleeping in bulky clothes.

Now her bare arms and legs were exposed to the frigid air, making her feel like she’d turn into an ice sculpture any minute.

She shivered so hard her shoulders shook. “Call Dominic! 5/6

Hurry up and call him!”

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“I don’t have my phone!” Eleanor snarled, her frustration reaching a fever pitch.

If she’d had her phone on her, she wouldn’t be standing here suffering like this.

Lydia’s eyes widened in despair. She was this close to screaming Dominic’s name at the top of her lungs, but Lily’s threat loomed large in her mind.

If they dared to raise their voices out here, they’d be tossed all the way to the main gate, where no one inside the manor would hear their cries for help.

“I can’t take this anymore!” Lydia stamped her foot in frustration.

This was their home, for heaven’s sake! Having her belongings thrown out of her room yesterday had been bad enough—but now being locked out of the house entirely? It was too much to

bear.

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