My Boss's Hidden Heir (Elara and Marcus) novel Chapter 105

Chapter 105

Chapter 105

Aurora’s Pov

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It had been a week since Aurora moved into Marcus’s estate, and honestly, the two weeks she’d originally requested might actually not be enough time to execute her plans.

She sat in the guest house bedroom, looking around at the luxurious space that was supposedly her temporary accommodation. The room was beautiful, decorated with expensive furniture and artwork, with a king-sized bed and an ensuite bathroom that was bigger than most people’s bedrooms. But it wasn’t the penthouse. It wasn’t where Marcus lived. And that’s what bothered her.

The truth was, Aurora didn’t actually need a place to stay. That whole sob story about her mother’s death and not being able to stay in the family estate because of traumatic memories? Complete bullshit.

Their estate was massive, sprawling across several acres with more rooms than anyone could count. There were entire wings her mother had never even visited, let alone died in. And honestly? Aurora hadn’t even been that close to her mother. They’d had a cordial relationship at best, the kind of distant politeness that existed between wealthy family members who saw each other at holidays and charity galas but didn’t actually know each other.

But Marcus didn’t need to know that. The grief card had worked perfectly, gotten her exactly what she wanted, which was access to Marcus’s life again. Close enough to remind him of what they used to have. Just close enough, everything was for the plot, as they say.

Aurora stood and walked over to the full-length mirror, examining her reflection with a critical eye. She looked really good today. Her blonde hair fell in perfect waves past her shoulders, her makeup was flawless, and the outfit she’d chosen, a cream-colored cashmere sweater and designer jeans, managed to look both casual and expensive at the same time.

She thought back to how things had started with Marcus, back when they were young and stupid and thought love was simple.

They’d met about four or five years ago through family connections. Her father’s company had business dealings with Thorne Dynamics, and they’d been seated next to each other at some boring event. Marcus had been charming, attentive, genuinely interested in what she had to say. And he was gorgeous, obviously. Rich, powerful, with that brooding intensity that made women want to crack through his walls.

Marcus had really liked her back then. She’d been his first love, she was pretty sure. He’d pursued her with a single-minded focus that was flattering and a little overwhelming. Flowers every week, surprise dates, thoughtful gifts that showed he actually listened when she talked. He was sweet and devoted. Exactly the kind of boyfriend most women dreamed about.

But Aurora had liked someone else.

There had been this other guy, someone she’d met at a club in London during one of her trips abroad. He was exciting in a way Marcus wasn’t. Dangerous. Unpredictable. The kind of man who made her heart race for all the wrong reasons and made you feel like you’ll go insane every time.

So she’d cheated on Marcus. Multiple times, actually. She’d sneak away when Marcus thought she was with friends, make up excuses about work trips or family obligations, and spend weekends with this other man who made her feel alive in ways Marcus’s steady devotion never did.

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Chapter 105

Eventually, the guilt became too much. Or maybe she just got bored of juggling two men. Either way. Aurora had initiated the breakup, but she’d done it in the worst possible way. She’d just ghosted Marcus. Stopped answering his calls, blocked his number, avoided places she knew he’d be. When he’d finally cornered her at a mutual friend’s wedding, she’d told him coldly to move on and left him standing there.

Then she’d run off with the guy she’d been cheating with, convinced he was her soulmate or whatever romantic nonsense she’d been telling herself at the time.

It had taken exactly three months for that fantasy to implode.

Turned out her exciting, dangerous man had a fiancée. A whole other woman he’d been planning to marry the entire time he was sleeping with Aurora. When she’d confronted him about it, he’d laughed in her face and told her she was fun but not wife material.

That had stung. A lot.

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