Billionaire’s Regret After Losing Her (Aurelia) novel Chapter 239

Chapter 239 Dominic Was Humiliated

Such had been Eleanor’s tactic in the past. Every time Dominic brought Aurelia home, Eleanor had tried to serve her leftover food.

Back then, though, Aurelia had been quick-witted enough to set the unappetizing scraps right in front of Dominic.

Eleanor, not wanting to look bad in her son’s eyes, would scurry to have the food taken away at once, playing the role of the gracious hostess.

However, Aurelia preferred a more straightforward approach.

She saw no need to pretend to be nice—not even in front of

Dominic.

Eleanor and Lydia stared at the unappealing slop on the table, their stomachs growling with hunger.

Yet pride still won out. Instead of giving in, they marched upstairs to change clothes, even bundling Lauren up carefully before leaving the manor with a few pieces of luggage.

The moment the door clicked shut, Gareth leaned in to murmur softly in Aurelia’s ear, “They seem to be planning to

move out.”

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“Everything’s arranged, isn’t it?”

“It is.” Gareth nodded firmly.

Every hotel and restaurant in the city had been instructed to turn them away.

They wouldn’t get so much as a crumb to eat outside the manor walls.

Aurelia smiled with satisfaction, “They refused the meal today. Let them get used to eating this kind of food for a long time to come.”

Just enough to keep them from starving, never enough to satisfy their hunger.

That kind of slow, lingering torment was far worse than any harsh punishment.

Gareth bowed his head in acknowledgment. “Understood.”

A phone call from Sebastian cut through the silence. “Dominic’s overseas assets are all taken care of.”

Every last one had been cleaned out thoroughly.

The Hawthorne Group had taken a crippling blow these past few weeks, its losses beyond calculation.

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Word of the disaster would soon reach Darren’s ears.

Aurelia hummed in response, her tone calm. “I see.”

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“Finish what you’re doing quickly. I don’t know why you’re going through all this trouble instead of just getting a divorce, but don’t drag it out too long,” Sebastian urged, his voice laced with concern.

“I know.”

Too long?

No, it wasn’t long enough.

Dominic’s suffering had only just begun. The game wouldn’t end until he was completely broken, until he could take no

more.

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By noon, Dominic was escorting a client to a fancy restaurant for lunch-only to be stopped cold at the entrance.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Hawthorne, but you can’t come in,” the waiter said, his voice trembling slightly with fear.

A deathly silence fell over the scene in an instant.

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Dominic’s eyes turned icy with rage as he glared at the waiter. “What did you say?”

The client beside him froze, looking thoroughly embarrassed by the scene unfolding before him.

The waiter repeated himself, his voice steadier this time, though his hands still shook, “You can’t enter our restaurant, sir.”

Dominic stared at him, stunned into silence.

Not allowed into a restaurant?

“What do you mean?” he demanded.

In New York? He couldn’t believe it.

He had no idea that Lucas and Ethan had faced the same rejection the day before, when they’d tried to find a hotel for him.

His face turned a deep shade of purple with fury, the

humiliation of being turned away in front of a client making his blood boil.

The client cleared his throat awkwardly, taking a step back. “Well, Mr. Hawthorne, I think we’ll have to reschedule this

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With that, he turned and hurried away.

Dominic stood rooted to the spot, his body vibrating with suppressed anger.

Inside the restaurant, Chloe froze when she heard the exchange.

Good grief-just how far had Aurelia gone to ruin Dominic?

To think there was a restaurant in New York that would dare turn away a Hawthorne.

Jason, who’d been following behind Dominic, finally snapped out of his shock.

“Are you out of your minds?” he roared, stepping forward to

confront the waiter.

“We apologize, sir,” the waiter replied, his expression unyielding despite the apology. He made no move to step aside.

Dominic wasn’t just livid-he looked absolutely incensed, his expression twisted with humiliation and unbridled fury.

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Aurelia was just sitting down to her own lunch when Chloe’s 5/8 call came through. “Aurelia! Your brother is absolutely

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incredible!”

“What’s happened?”

“Dominic just got turned away from a restaurant-right in front of his client!” Chloe gushed, her voice full of glee.

Aurelia hummed in response, unsurprised.

This had been part of the plan all along.

If the Hawthornes could still find refuge outside the manor, they’d never truly feel trapped.

But cut off their escape routes, and they’d be like rats in a cage -nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.

“You should have seen his face! He was so angry he looked like he was going to explode!

“You have to see this. I’ll send you the video I took,” Chloe said excitedly.

Seconds later, a video clip popped up on Aurelia’s phone.

She tapped to play it, a faint smile appearing on her face as she watched Dominic’s face twist with rage and humiliation.

“See that?” Chloe asked.

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“Yeah,” Aurelia replied, her mood lifting considerably.

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Once, Dominic had been untouchable in New York-everyone had bowed and scraped, calling him Mr. Hawthorne with the utmost respect.

Now, he was being turned away from restaurants like a common criminal. She could almost feel his fury through the

screen.

“He must be begging for a divorce now, right?” Chloe said, snickering.

A man like him, raised to think he was untouchable-this kind of humiliation must be killing him.

No way Dominic was going to want to stay married to her after this.

Aurelia thought back to that morning’s confrontation. “He was already throwing a fit about divorce earlier today.”

“Don’t agree to it!” Chloe exclaimed, her voice sharp with determination, “Make him suffer! Pay him back for all the hell he put you through!”

Once, Dominic had refused to grant Aurelia a divorce, ignoring her feelings completely.

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Now, the tables had turned-and Aurelia planned to savor

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every moment of it.

“Two weeks,” Aurelia said softly.

“Two weeks? That’s way too short! A measly two weeks of suffering won’t even scratch the surface of what the Hawthornes deserve!” Chloe protested.

Aurelia’s smile turned cold, her eyes glinting with resolve. “Two weeks. That’s all it will take for everything to end.”

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