Billionaire’s Regret After Losing Her (Aurelia) novel Chapter 30

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Marilyn’s call came through. “Aurelia, seems like you never learn your lesson, do you?”

Her tone dripped with threatening menace, and even through the phone, her dangerous aura was unmistakable.

She was clearly furious that the public outcry still hadn’t died down.

Aurelia’s lips curved into a cold smile. “Guess what? Tomorrow all of New York will be cursing your shameless daughter again.”

The line went silent for two seconds.

Then Marilyn’s furious roar pierced through the phone. “You’d rather take the hard way than the easy one?”

“We’ll see who ends up taking the hard way, Ms. Drake,” Aurelia shot back.

She hung up without another word.

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Not far away, Grant sat in his Maybach with his eyes closed, his icy presence tinged with an air of nobility.

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His driver, Victor Dawson, spoke up. “Mr. Smith, Mr. Hawthorne has left.”

Grant’s cold eyes opened at those words.

He looked toward Aurelia standing under her umbrella in the distance, then adjusted his gold–rimmed glasses.

“When did he leave?”

“Just now,” Victor replied. “Ms. Sterling took a call and looked pretty upset. I’m guessing it was from someone in the Drake or Hawthorne family.”

Over the past few days, Aurelia had completely burned bridges with the Hawthorne family.

Going after Lauren was basically declaring war on Marilyn.

When Grant didn’t respond, Victor added, “Lauren’s threatening to jump off a building.”

Grant’s icy gaze froze at those words.

He looked up again to see Aurelia standing alone in the rain with her umbrella, looking so pitiful.

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Aurelia had just pulled out her phone to call Gareth when a

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sleek Maybach rolled to a stop in front of her.

The door opened, and Grant stepped out.

Tall, impeccably dressed in a tailored suit, gold–rimmed glasses framing his sharp features–he had that same cold, commanding air as always. Polished. Untouchable.

His eyes were especially distant, like nothing—and no one— could ever really reach him.

Aurelia couldn’t help but let a dark thought slip through her

mind.

What would a man like him look like if he ever fell in love?

She quickly dismissed it.

Wait–why is he here?

“Mr. Fletcher.”

Whatever she’d been thinking, she kept her tone polite.

Of everyone in Dominic’s circle, Grant was the hardest to deal

with.

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restrained and unreadable.

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Rain slid down from Grant’s hair, soaking into the shoulders of his suit as he stepped closer.

Aurelia’s umbrella was large enough to cover them both, shielding him instantly from the rain.

But she instinctively took a step back.

“Mr. Fletcher, you—”

“Got left behind again?” Grant interrupted calmly.

Aurelia froze.

That single word—again—hit harder than she expected.

As a woman, being abandoned by her husband for another woman was humiliating. There was no denying that.

“I’ll give you a ride,” Grant said, already turning to open the car door wider.

Aurelia shook her head. “No need. Someone’s coming to pick me up.”

Grant glanced back at her, his gaze deep and unreadable.

She tried calling Gareth, but there was no answer.

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A sharp gust of cold wind swept past just then, sending a chill through her.

“…Then thank you, Mr. Fletcher.”

Maybe it was because of the miscarriage, but the wind made her head throb. All she wanted now was to get home as quickly as possible.

Once inside the car, Grant shrugged out of his rain–dampened jacket.

The faint scent of sandalwood lingered in the enclosed space, making Aurelia’s head feel a little foggy.

Thinking about how Dominic had argued with her again and again today–how he’d even confronted Grant over it—Aurelia glanced at the man beside her.

“I’m sorry about today.”

She assumed Dominic had misunderstood her relationship with Grant–fed by Lauren’s manipulation and by seeing Gareth with her earlier.

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Grant lowered his gaze to her.

She was small–almost fragile–looking. Maybe it was her delicate frame, but even with a bit of baby fat, she didn’t look heavy at all. Just… tiny.

Behind his glasses, Grant’s eyes were deep and unreadable.

“It’s fine,” he said calmly. “I’ll have someone send you the evidence of Lauren plagiarizing your Maplecrest project at Atelier Gusto.”

Aurelia froze.

At the mention of Atelier Gusto, she snapped her head toward him.

That was her first jewelry design studio—the place where she’d created pieces for multiple luxury brands.

Every design she touched had become a bestseller. It was also where she’d spent some of her happiest days.

But how did Grant know about it?!

If Grant knew… then did Dominic know too?

Grant seemed to read her thoughts. A faint smile touched his lips. “Relax. Dominic doesn’t know.” 678

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Instead of feeling relieved, Aurelia’s heart skipped.

“…Why are you helping me?”

He knew she owned Atelier Gusto and had never told Dominic. Now he was handing her evidence of Lauren’s plagiarism on top of that.

And yet he was Dominic’s closest friend.

Grant’s gaze remained steady behind his glasses, his intentions impossible to read.

If it were Lucas helping her, she wouldn’t have questioned it for a second.

But Grant?

Instead of answering directly, Grant straightened, long fingers lacing together.

“If you’d rather, I can have Miles deliver it to Vertex Biotech instead. You’ll probably be going there a lot in the near future.”

Aurelia’s eyes widened.

He knew about Vertex Biotech too?!

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képt it completely out of Dominic’s circle.