Billionaire’s Regret After Losing Her (Aurelia) novel Chapter 236

Chapter 236 When Are You Coming Back

Lauren had watched the entire scene unfold from the staircase.

Unlike Lydia, she hadn’t rushed to intervene, so she’d escaped being dragged outside with the others.

She hurried back to her room, desperate to grab some warm clothes for Eleanor and Lydia to wear.

But the hallway was swarming with Aurelia’s people, making it impossible to sneak past.

To make matters worse, her room didn’t face the porch-only Aurelia’s current bedroom had a clear view of the front door.

And there was no way she’d dare go into Aurelia’s room to toss

clothes down.

Just then, her phone rang. It was Marilyn. Lauren answered the call, and the floodgates of her pent-up frustration and fear burst open. “Mom!” she sobbed, her voice cracking with

emotion.

Marilyn’s heart skipped a beat at the sound of her daughter’s tears. “What’s wrong? Why are you crying?

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confinement! Are you just going to ignore everything I say?”

Her voice was fraught with irritation, a clear sign that she was swamped with problems of her own.

Lauren sniffled, her voice thick with longing. “Mom, when are you coming back?”

She felt utterly helpless, adrift in a sea of chaos with no one to

turn to.

The situation was beyond surreal.

Eleanor had once ruled over Aurelia with an iron fist-so what had happened to make her crumble so completely, rendered powerless by the very woman she’d tormented for years?

With Eleanor unable to protect her, Lauren felt like she’d lost her anchor, and all she wanted was for her mother to come home.

Marilyn let out an exasperated sigh. “I can’t come back until I finish what I’m doing! Don’t even mention New York to me right now-it’ll only make me angrier.”

Someone had promised to smooth things over for her at the border, saying the restrictions would be lifted soon.

But days had passed, and there was still no word.

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The longer the wait dragged on, the more anxious Marilyn became, especially with the hefty fines hanging over her head

in Germany.

Just thinking about them made her blood boil.

If this mess wasn’t sorted out soon, the fines and breach-of-contract penalties would drive her to bankruptcy.

Lauren’s lower lip trembled at her mother’s impatience. “But you said you’d be back soon!” she whimpered, her disappointment palpable.

“I did say that, didn’t I? But what do you expect me to do? I can’t just drop everything and leave when my problems are still unresolved!”

She’d already shelled out nearly 10 million dollars to grease the wheels.

If that money went to waste, she was truly finished.

She changed the subject abruptly, her voice turning icy with urgency. “Speaking of which-what did Dominic say about Stanley?”

The mention of Stanley sent a dark cloud over Lauren’s face.

She thought back to the harsh words Aurelia had thrown at her 3/7, not long ago.

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“I can’t even talk to Dominic right now, Mom. You have no idea how far Aurelia has gone-she’s moved into the manor and-”

“I don’t care what it takes!” Marilyn cut her off sharply, her tone brooking no argument. “You need to get Stanley out of there immediately. Go talk to Eleanor-make her fix this!”

Lauren’s chest tightened with suffocating helplessness as she listened to her mother’s unyielding tone.

She sniffled, about to pour her heart out, but Marilyn had already run out of patience.

“That’s all for now. I have to go. And Lauren-don’t forget about Stanley. Make it happen fast!”

With that, she hung up the phone, leaving Lauren staring at the screen.

She wanted nothing more than to hurl the phone across the room in frustration.

Stanley, Stanley, Stanley!

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Didn’t Marilyn realize how little influence she had over Dominic these days?

Lauren ground her teeth in fury at the thought of her mother caring more about Stanley than about her daughter’s suffering.

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Aurelia had gone to bed at nine o’clock the previous night and slept like a log, not waking until past eight in the morning.

She wandered downstairs for breakfast, only to find Gareth waiting to update her on Eleanor and Lydia’s situation.

A faint, amused lift of Aurelia’s eyebrows was her only reaction to his report.

A slow smile appeared on her face as she spoke, “Good. Rules are meant to be followed-especially by those who make them in the first place.”

Dominic descended the stairs just in time to hear Aurelia’s words to Gareth.

His face turned an ugly shade of purple with rage.

He stormed down the remaining steps in three long strides, stopping in front of Aurelia and fixing her with a glare so venomous it could have killed.

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But Aurelia merely cast him a cool, indifferent glance before turning and walking toward the dining room, her voice casual as she addressed Gareth over her shoulder.

“Is breakfast ready? I’m starving.”

“It’s all ready for you, Ms. Sterling,” Gareth replied with a respectful nod.

Aurelia took a seat at the table, and a maid from the kitchen immediately brought over her meal.

The aroma of the steaming hot soup wafted up, making her mouth water with anticipation. She took a spoonful, savoring the warmth as it spread through her body.

Meanwhile, Dominic marched over to the front door and wrenched it open with a violent jerk.

Eleanor and Lydia’s wails of misery flooded into the house instantly.

“Finally! Took you long enough to wake up, you ungrateful son! Look at what that vicious woman did to me! She’s trying to freeze me to death!” Eleanor shrieked, her voice raw with cold and fury.

Lydia joined in, her sobs mixing with her mother’s accusations, creating a cacophony of chaos.

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Aurelia took another spoonful of soup, then a bite of the flaky pastry beside her, before nodding in satisfaction. “Mmm, this pastry is delicious today.”

Gareth leaned forward slightly, his tone attentive. “Do have more of the soup as well, Ms. Sterling. It’s very nourishing.”

With that, he poured her another bowl, his movements smooth and deferential.

By then, Eleanor, Lydia, and Dominic had marched into the dining room. Eleanor launched into a nonstop litany of complaints, pointing an accusing finger at Aurelia as she ranted to Dominic.

But Dominic’s gaze was fixed on the dining table-on the single place setting laid out for Aurelia, with no extra plates or cutlery in sight.

It was clear she hadn’t ordered any breakfast for anyone else.

Rage blinded Dominic. He strode toward the table, intent on flipping it over in a fit of fury-but just as his hand closed around the edge, Gareth’s palm slammed down on the surface, pinning his arm in place with unyielding strength.

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