Billionaire’s Regret After Losing Her (Aurelia) novel Chapter 285

Chapter 285 She Can’t Help

“What do you mean?” Lauren asked.

Kellen leaned forward. “If Mr. Fletcher helped that bitch deal with all that stuff, he probably figured out we were behind it.”

“Then why hasn’t he come after us?” Lauren’s voice rose slightly.

If he knew, given how protective Grant was of Aurelia now, he would’ve made his move already. Wasn’t that exactly what Aurelia wanted?

Kellen shook her head. “I don’t know the exact reason.”

She paused, and her expression darkened. “But you need to tell Mr. Queen not to contact you for a while.”

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Lauren took a deep breath. “We can’t stay in New York anymore.”

This was getting too dangerous.

Suddenly, it felt like Hawthorne Manor had become a cage, trapping them inside with no way out.

They didn’t even know what was happening in the outside. world anymore.

Kellen said, “But you can’t leave New York right now, can you?”

That was the real problem.

Earlier, Eleanor and Lydia had tried to take Lauren to Chicago for a while, but they couldn’t even get out.

Now all their movements seemed deliberately trapped by Aurelia, and leaving wasn’t going to be easy.

Lauren snapped, “So what am I supposed to do? Let that bitch corner me here and destroy me?”

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The phrase “shooting fish in a barrel” flashed through Lauren’s mind.

Lauren felt trapped, like they were all caught in a jar and Aurelia was the one holding the lid.

If she didn’t get out of New York soon, she felt like she was going to die here.

Dominic couldn’t even pay Lydia’s medical bills at the hospital, which showed just how powerful Aurelia had become.

Lauren was determined to leave New York.

She didn’t care about anything else anymore and immediately called Marilyn.

The call wouldn’t go through, and nobody picked up no matter how many times she tried.

Left with no choice, she finally called Ray, the man she’d always despised.

Ray picked up. “Ms. Drake.”

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His voice sounded off, like someone had knocked the

wind out of him.

Lauren’s heart skipped a beat when she heard his tone.

“Why isn’t my mother answering?” Lauren forced down the unease rising in her chest, but her voice still carried that familiar edge of arrogance.

Ray had been by Marilyn’s side for years now.

Officially, he was Marilyn’s executive assistant.

But Lauren knew the truth about their relationship, and she’d always suspected Stanley was Marilyn’s son too.

Why they kept Stanley’s identity hidden all this time, she

had no idea.

That was why Lauren had never bothered being nice to

Ray.

Ray didn’t seem to care. His voice stayed respectful. “Mrs. Drake is dealing with some issues right now, and she’s pretty stressed out.”

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“Stressed? You mean the situation from before still isn’t handled? I thought you said it was all taken care of.” Lauren’s tone went ice cold.

“Ms. Drake, you need to stop asking questions,” Ray said.

“What the hell is going on?” Lauren demanded.

“You need to take care of yourself right now, and please don’t bother Mrs. Drake unless it’s absolutely necessary.”

Lauren went silent. Take care of herself? They were overseas and had no idea what was happening in New York right now.

If she could actually take care of herself, she wouldn’t be calling Marilyn nonstop.

The entire Hawthorne family was in Aurelia’s palm now, and they didn’t even have room to fight back anymore.

If she didn’t get out of New York soon, God knows what would happen to her.

Aurelia was still furious about those two dead children.

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Lauren gritted her teeth. “I need to leave New York. Tell my mother to arrange it for me.”

“You can’t leave New York right now?” Ray asked.

“If I could leave on my own, do you think I’d be calling my mother?” Lauren’s voice turned ice-cold.

Aurelia had already been suffocating her, and now Ray’s cold attitude pushed Lauren over the edge.

“I need my mom’s help right now. I have to get out of New York.” She made it crystal clear this time.

She was stuck in the Hawthorne family with no way to take care of herself, and that’s exactly why she’d called Marilyn in the first place.

And Ray had the nerve to tell her to take care of herself?

Seriously? He’d been by Marilyn’s side for years. Had he learned nothing? Couldn’t he pick up on what she actually meant when she called?

Lauren was furious.

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Ray heard the anger in her voice and said flatly, “Mrs. Drake can’t help you right now.”

“What do you mean she can’t help me? How is that even possible?” Lauren’s voice turned ice-cold.

Was Ray refusing to tell Marilyn about her situation, or could Marilyn really not help?

Marilyn had connections everywhere in New York and

overseas. Everyone knew who she was and what she could do.

And Ray was telling her that Marilyn couldn’t help?

Was this some kind of joke?

If even Marilyn couldn’t save her, then was she going to make it out of this alive?

Lauren couldn’t hold back her rage anymore.

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