Marry Ex's Billionaire Uncle After Divorce (Aurora and Jasper) novel Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Victoria’s Warning

(Author’s POV)

Victoria ascended the grand staircase, her heels clicking softly against the polished wood. She paused at the doorway of the master bedroom. Inside, Jasper was frantically tearing through the nightstand drawers, tossing items onto the bed.

“Looking for something?” Victoria asked, her voice cool and composed.

Jasper froze. He shoved a drawer shut, trying to mask his panic.

“Mother,” he said, straightening his tie. “I didn’t know you were still up.”

Victoria glided into the room and sat gracefully on the velvet ottoman at the foot of the bed. She smoothed her skirt.

“It’s just us tonight,” she said. “We should speak plainly. Why hasn’t Aurora returned?”

She watched him closely. In truth, she knew exactly what he was looking for. She had found the signed divorce papers in that very drawer days ago. She had taken them and locked them in her personal safe. As far as she was concerned, if the papers weren’t filed, the divorce wasn’t happening. She needed to buy time.

Jasper ran a hand through his hair, frowning. “She’s just… unstable. The pregnancy has made her irrational. She’s staying with a friend to cool off. She’ll be back.”

Victoria nodded slowly, feigning acceptance.

“I see,” she said. Then, her expression hardened. “If that is the case, you need to be careful. I saw the photos from the hospital.”

Jasper stiffened.

“You and your brother’s widow need to maintain absolute boundaries,” Victoria said, her voice dropping to a stern warning. “The board is watching us. The stock price cannot withstand a scandal right now. If the tabloids paint you as a pervert lusting after his sister-in-law, we are finished.”

She stood up, walking closer to him. “We hold the CEO position, but Phineas and his faction are circling like sharks. We are walking on thin ice, Jasper.”

Jasper looked away, his jaw clenching.

“I understand,” he said finally. “I was just comforting her. She lost her husband so young.”

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“Keep your comfort professional,” Victoria snapped.

Jasper nodded, submitting to her authority. But deep inside, a dark ambition flared. It wasn’t just about comfort. If he secured absolute control of the family, he would finally eclipse Adam. He would prove he was better than the ‘perfect’ brother everyone mourned. He would have everything he wanted, on his own terms.

The next morning, Victoria arrived at the private hospital. She carried a limited-edition antique porcelain doll and a box of macarons from Rosalind’s favorite French patisserie.

She glanced at the tray of hospital food on the side table and wrinkled her nose.

“Take this away,” she ordered her assistant. “Call the chef at Le Coucou. Have them prepare a proper lunch for my granddaughter.”

Victoria sat by the bed and took Rosalind’s small hand. She frowned. There was a nasty, dark bruise on the back of the child’s hand.

“What is this?” Victoria demanded.

Sienna, who was sitting by the window, looked up nervously. “Oh, the nurse was terrible. She

couldn’t find the vein. I told her to be careful.”

Victoria’s eyes flashed. She immediately rang the call button. When the head nurse arrived, Victoria opened her mouth to berate her, but a young nurse stepped forward first. She held a

tablet.

“Mrs. Everett,” the nurse said calmly, cutting through the tension. She tapped the screen and turned it toward Victoria. “These are the logs and the room surveillance summary.”

Victoria looked at the screen.

“The bruise is from IV infiltration,” the nurse explained, her voice devoid of emotion. “The patient attempted to get out of bed to use the restroom unassisted. The needle dislodged. According to the timestamp, Ms. Sienna was by the window taking selfies for twenty minutes. She didn’t notice the child moving until the blood was already on the sheets.”

The room went silent.

Sienna’s face drained of color. “I… I was checking my messages…”

“Evidence doesn’t lie,” the nurse said, tucking the tablet under her arm.

Victoria turned slowly to Sienna. Her gaze was withering. It wasn’t the nurse’s attitude that angered her; it was Sienna’s incompetence.

“You were taking pictures of yourself while my granddaughter was bleeding?” Victoria asked.

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Sienna stammered, looking for an excuse.

“Grandma!” Rosalind cried out, her voice trembling. “Don’t be mad at Mama!”

The word hung in the air like a curse.

Victoria froze. She looked at Rosalind, then at Sienna. Her eyes turned to ice.

“What did you say?” Victoria whispered.

Sienna stepped forward, panic in her eyes. “It’s just a game, Victoria. We were playing house…”

“Rosalind,” Victoria said, her voice sharp and authoritative. “That woman is your Aunt. Not your mother. In the Everett family, we do not tolerate such confusion.”

She stood up and pointed to the door.

“You can leave, Sienna,” Victoria said coldly. “I will stay with Rosalind until she is discharged. You are not needed here.”

Sienna bit her lip, humiliated, but she grabbed her purse and fled the room.

Sienna didn’t see Rosalind for the rest of the week. Victoria had effectively banned her. Desperate,

she went to the Aether Life Sciences headquarters to find Jasper.

She burst into the CEO’s office, tears already welling up.

“Jasper, your mother is treating me like a criminal,” she sobbed. “She won’t let me see Rosalind.”

Jasper was staring at a quarterly financial report. He didn’t rush to hold her. He didn’t offer a handkerchief. He just rubbed his temples, looking exhausted.

“Sienna,” he said, not looking up. “In this office, we only discuss business.”

Sienna stopped crying. She stared at him, stunned. “What?”

“We are preparing for the Series B financing round,” Jasper said, his voice flat. “The board is scrutinizing everything. Any negative press about my private life will tank the stock. We cannot give them ammunition right now.”

“Ammunition?” Sienna’s voice trembled. “Is that what I am? You said you loved me. You said you loved me more than Adam ever did.”

Jasper finally looked at her. His blue eyes were detached.

“I remember what I said,” he replied. “But Adam has been dead for less than two months. Morally, this is inappropriate. It is dangerous.”

Sienna bit her lower lip until it nearly bled. She saw the resolve in his face. He wasn’t going to

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budge.

She wiped her tears, assuming the mask of the victim once more. “I understand,” she whispered brokenly. She turned and walked out, leaving him alone with his spreadsheets.

(Aurora’s POV)

My life had become blissfully quiet.

My phone didn’t ring with demands. My messages were empty of insults. I had blocked every number associated with the Everett family and set my sss filters to send anything from their domain straight to the trash.

Friday arrived. The morning sun was bright.

I requested a personal day from the lab. I took a long shower and stood before my full-length mirror.

I reached into the back of my closet and pulled out a garment bag. I unzipped it to reveal a blazer

in a deep, sharp crimson. It was tailored to perfection.

I slipped it on. The fabric settled on my shoulders like armor.

Today was the first hearing at the courthouse. I smoothed the lapels and checked my reflection. I wasn’t the meek wife anymore. I was ready for war.

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The Hearing

Jasper’s lawyer tried to play the “marital property” card next. “Even if the research was done in her private time, she used funds that were joint marital assets.”

Gavin motioned for me to take the witness stand. Facing the questioning from Jasper’s lawyer, I

past the lawyer, and locked eyes directly with Jasper in the

didn’t flinch. I turned my head, lookin

defendant’s seat.

“I didn’t use ‘our’ money, Jasper,” my voice was calm and clear, echoing in the courtroom. “Because you explicitly stated that my research was worthless to you. So I obtained startup funds from a private investor-my brother Leo Caldwell’s independent trust fund. Because when you dismissed me, I still believed in my work.”

Gavin promptly submitted detailed bank transfer records, proving that the funding source was completely separate from the Everetts’ joint accounts. All expenses for purchasing experimental equipment and reagents were paid directly from Leo Caldwell’s independent trust account.

Gavin never fought unprepared battles. He had anticipated all of the opposition’s sophistry angles and prepared the corresponding evidence chain. Faced with this irrefutable evidence, Jasper’s

lawyer was suddenly speechless.

Just as the situation was becoming one-sided, Jasper suddenly reached out to stop his lawyer from continuing to argue. The judge frowned at the defendant’s table, warning the lawyer to

control his client.

Jasper ignored the gazes around him, staring intently at my determined eyes. He suddenly announced, “I’m withdrawing my defense and agreeing to all settlement terms.”

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