Billionaire’s Regret After Losing Her (Aurelia) novel Chapter 263

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Eleanor and Lydia headed downstairs, and this time Eleanor wasn’t bouncing between acting like a tyrant one second and playing victim the next like she did yesterday.

Now she was back to her usual self-nose in the air, looking down on everyone. When they passed through the living room, she even let out a loud snort and strutted past like she owned the place.

Lydia shot Aurelia a nasty look too, and there was something different in her eyes-like whatever had been keeping them in check before was completely gone now.

Aurelia let out a slight smile as she watched them, and the moment she heard the door slam shut, she turned to Gareth.

“They must’ve overheard my phone call with Mr. Smith earlier,” Gareth said.

“What exactly did we say?” Aurelia asked. Or rather, what did they say that could’ve been so easily misunderstood?

“You mentioned going back to Germany once you wrapped things up here,” Gareth explained. “And you said you missed Mr. Smith.”

“So what do they think that means?” Aurelia shook her head. 21 Tunicol Howthorne family behavior. They couldn’t stop

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assuming everyone else was as rotten as they were.

“If I’m not mistaken, they’re probably on their way to find Mr. Fletcher right now,” Gareth said.

“Of course they’re going to Grant,” Aurelia said flatly. “If they really misunderstood it that way, Grant’s definitely the first person they’ll run to.”

Why wouldn’t they rush straight to Grant? They were probably dying to tell him that Aurelia was some kind of two-timing woman—someone who was using Grant to deal with the Hawthorne family while secretly planning to run off to Germany and meet up with her lover.

“They’ve got wild imaginations,” Aurelia said with a laugh.

“Should we call Mr. Fletcher and give him a heads up?” Gareth

asked.

“No need. If we warn him, he’ll be prepared, and that’ll ruin the fun,” Aurelia replied.

Gareth blinked, caught off guard by her words, and then he couldn’t help but laugh. Aurelia was naughty.

“Looks like Ms. Hawthorne didn’t learn her lesson the last time Mr. Fletcher tore into her,” Gareth said.

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The last time Lydia had shown up at Fletcher Group and

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spouted off at the front desk, Grant had been furious. If she showed up today with this kind of news, he might actually lose it on her.

“People who’ve never been knocked down a peg are always naive,” Aurelia said.

Gareth had to agree with that. Lydia and Eleanor were living proof-they thought they had dirt on Aurelia that would destroy her, and they were running straight to Grant with it. They had no idea how badly this could backfire.

The Hawthorne family name had protected them for years, so they’d never faced real consequences. People had always deferred to them because of who they were, and no one dared to challenge them.

But this time was different.

“Mrs. Eleanor Hawthorne is probably heading to the Fletcher Manor right now,” Gareth said after thinking it over.

“Don’t worry about it. The Fletcher family elders won’t see her,” Aurelia said confidently.

Eleanor had been scheming for years to push Grant and Lydia together. But ever since the scandal broke about Lydia keeping her brother’s wife’s marital home under her own name, no respectable family in New York would touch her with a ten-foot 3/6

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The house that was supposed to be her brother’s wedding gift to his wife? Registered in Lydia’s name. And plenty of other gifts her brother had given his wife over the years? Also in Lydia’s name.

What kind of family would welcome someone like that into their home? Only one that wanted constant drama and chaos.

“Yes,” Gareth replied.

Right after they finished talking, Aurelia’s phone buzzed. She glanced at the screen and saw it was a message from Grant.

Grant: [Feeling better?]

Aurelia felt a headache coming on when she saw his caring message. She typed back: [Yeah.] Then she left her phone aside, keeping her tone cold and distant.

Grant had been taking care of her lately, and the way he looked at her-she wasn’t an idiot. She was a grown woman, and she could feel what was happening between them.

Sure, divorcing Dominic was about standing up for herself and keeping her dignity as a woman.

But deep down, Aurelia didn’t think she had the right to choose Grant. Not after everything.

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Gareth watched her send the message and let out a quiet sigh.

She had just put her phone down when Lucas showed up.

Aurelia frowned when she saw him. “What are you doing here?”

Lucas didn’t waste time. “I’m here to talk you into getting that divorce.”

Aurelia stared at him, speechless.

Gareth’s expression froze.

Aurelia’s face darkened at his blunt words.

Lucas went on. “I’ve got some things I need to say to you. Alone. That okay?”

Aurelia glanced at Gareth and gave a slight nod.

Gareth bowed his head respectfully and gestured to the staff nearby. They all quietly left the room.

Now it was just Aurelia and Lucas.

She looked at him. “Alright. What do you want to say?”

Lucas looked at her and asked, “Do you really hate Dominic

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Aurelia’s eyes narrowed. “You sent all my people away just to ask me something this stupid?”

“This time, you’re going after the entire Hawthorne family, aren’t you?” Lucas said.

When she heard that, her gaze turned ice-cold, and she shot him a sharp look.

“You don’t need to look at me like that,” Lucas said.

“Then what do you want to say?” Aurelia’s tone had gone noticeably colder.

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