Billionaire’s Regret After Losing Her (Aurelia) novel Chapter 66

Chapter 66 Can’t Afford

Rumor had it that Dominic’s methods were extremely ruthless. But he also didn’t make enemies easily.

As long as you didn’t cross him, you’d basically never get a chance to experience his cruelty firsthand. But if you brought trouble on yourself? Well, that was a whole different story.

Ever since Lauren married Adrian, Marilyn had been reaping quite a few benefits from the Hawthorne family.

Especially after Adrian’s death, even Dominic-who always kept his distance threw a few lucrative projects Marilyn’s way.

This had led Ray and Marilyn to believe that Dominic was actually pretty easy to get along with.

However, now…

Ray sounded defeated. “Mrs. Drake, how did you and Mr. Hawthorne end up at odds like this?”

This was definitely not good news for them.

Marilyn was feeling incredibly frustrated, her head throbbing with anger. “It’s a long story.”

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with urgency.

Marilyn snapped. “I’ll figure something out! Just get to the hospital first.”

Marilyn told Lauren to hang up the phone.

Lauren had caught the name “Stanley” from the conversation, and her expression darkened as well.

Marilyn gritted her teeth so hard her jaw ached. “That bitch Aurelia… I won’t let her get away with this.”

At the mention of Aurelia, a flash of pain crossed Lauren’s

eyes.

“Looks like she and Dominic won’t be getting divorced easily,” she said quietly, her voice laced with bitterness.

That hit Marilyn right in the nerve.

She let out a sharp, mocking snort. “Not easily, but they’ll still end up divorced eventually!”

She looked at Lauren. “From now on, you need to stick close to Dominic. Let’s see how long she can put up with it, and how long Dominic can tolerate her little tantrums.”

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who didn’t fight back.

Dominic wouldn’t agree to a divorce easily. But if Aurelia kept making a fuss? If she kept pushing him away? Dominic wouldn’t keep tolerating her forever.

Lauren’s heart fluttered at the thought of being close to

Dominic. She had feelings for him-real, deep ones. She really liked him.

“But right now, public opinion is really working against me,” she sighed, her shoulders slumping in defeat.

Lauren felt suffocated by the media frenzy. She never imagined Aurelia would use public opinion as a weapon.

She has no shame whatsoever.

Speaking of this, Marilyn’s fury grew.

The impeccable image she’d crafted in New York—as a powerful, resilient businesswoman-was utterly destroyed.

She wanted to kill Aurelia right now. To tear her apart with her bare hands. But she couldn’t. Stanley was still in Dominic’s

clutches.

Marilyn was so frustrated she could barely think straight

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She waved a hand, dismissing Lauren. “Go back to your own hospital room.”

Soon after, Ray arrived at the hospital.

He rushed into Marilyn’s room, his eyes widening at the sight of her bandaged face and immobilized body.

“Mrs. Drake, you…”

He knew Marilyn had been beaten up, but Ray hadn’t expected her injuries to be this severe.

But Marilyn couldn’t care less about her own wounds now. Stanley was the priority.

She told Ray, “Go negotiate with Dominic. Ask him what it’ll take for him to let Stanley go.”

Ray nodded quickly. “Yes, ma’am.”

Originally, Marilyn and the Hawthorne family could have counted as family. Friendly, at the very least. But things had changed so drastically overnight.

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In Aurelia’s hospital room.

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When Grant’s housekeeper brought over food, Mary also delivered a meal from Oakridge Estate.

Chloe raised an eyebrow, glancing between the two containers. “Which one are you eating?”

Aurelia let out a cold, bitter laugh. “After all the dirty looks I got eating Hawthorne family food these past few years? Do I really have so little backbone that I’d keep eating it now?”

Chloe nodded, grinning in agreement. “Good point.”

Aurelia decisively picked up the container Grant sent over.

For years, Eleanor had treated Aurelia like dirt. Like she had married Dominic just for their money and their fancy meals.

Dominic walked in just then, and his eyes immediately landed on Chloe feeding Aurelia.

Her right hand was still hooked up to an IV drip, making it inconvenient for her to eat on her own.

But the container in Chloe’s hands wasn’t from Oakridge Estate. Looking more closely… he thought he’d seen that exact brand of takeout containers in Grant’s office before.

Instantly, the atmosphere around Dominic turned cold.

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Just as Chloe was about to put another shrimp in Aurelia’s mouth, the spoon was suddenly snatched from her hand.

Chloe was stunned, her mouth hanging open in shock.

She turned around to see Dominic standing behind her, his tall frame radiating intimidating, barely contained rage.

Chloe’s expression immediately darkened, her temper flaring. “What are you doing here?”

Seeing Dominic, Aurelia’s face also soured. All the warmth that had been in her eyes faded, replaced by cold indifference.

Dominic grabbed the entire food container from Chloe’s hands and slammed it into the trash can with a loud, angry thunk.

Chloe’s eyes went wide.

What the hell?

“Dominic, are you out of your mind?” she shrieked, her voice rising in outrage.

He has the nerve to act angry here? Shameless bastard!

Dominic didn’t even spare her a glance. He simply grabbed Chloe by the arm and lifted her out of the chair, then sat down w

himself.

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He picked up the bag Mary had brought over, opened it, and took out the small thermos inside.

Chloe let out a scoff, her tone dripping with mockery. “Aurelia can’t afford to eat your food.”

Dominic turned around. He gave Chloe an ice-cold stare, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Chloe gulped at that look, a shiver running down her spine.

She knew Dominic was truly angry now. Dangerously angry.

Aurelia could also sense the killing intent he was radiating.

She finally spoke up, her voice calm but firm. “Chloe, you should go first.”

Chloe hesitated, her eyes flicking between Aurelia and Dominic. “I…”

Before Chloe could finish, Aurelia cut her off, her tone softening a little. “Please, just go. I’ll be fine.”

Seeing that Aurelia and Dominic had things to discuss, Chloe nodded reluctantly. She shot one last glare at Dominic, then left the room.

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Now it was just Aurelia and Dominic there.

Dominic asked, his voice unexpectedly gentle. “Do you want to eat first, or have soup first?”

Aurelia’s reply was sharp and cold. “Well, spare me. I ended up in the hospital after being force-fed a bowl of your family’s soup this morning.”

Dominic fell silent.

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