The Captain I Married by Chance novel Chapter 440

Instead of helping him, Mia simply wrapped her arms around her mother's shoulders and scoffed. "She told you to get out. Why are you still standing there?"

In that agonizing moment, Aaron finally understood.

He thought he was using Mia, but the reality was that Mia held him entirely in the palm of her hand.

Mia needed an ally to help her secure the Hayes Group, but she could easily find a dozen other men willing to do her dirty work if she offered the right price.

He, on the other hand, had zero leverage.

Without the Hayes family, his social standing was barely a step above a homeless man on the street.

If Mia got bored and decided to ruin his career, he would truly be left with nothing!

After that disastrous dinner, Aaron had gone home and seriously evaluated his options.

He didn't have the power or the resources to retaliate against Mia. He was forced to swallow his rage and cater to her every whim.

But he refused to sit around waiting for her to destroy him.

That was when he thought of Nora.

Nora was also an heir to the Hayes Group!

And judging by Leonard's reaction at the hospital, the old man absolutely still cared about his eldest daughter!

He couldn't put all his eggs in one basket. Besides, he and Nora had seven years of history. Whether it was for nostalgia or pure compatibility, Aaron heavily preferred the idea of Nora as his wife.

So, he had staked out the precinct, waiting for his moment.

He honestly believed that as long as he made the first move and apologized, everything would go back to normal.

He never expected a total, brutal rejection.

This wasn't how the script was supposed to go!

Nora belonged to him!

"Nora." Aaron took a deep breath, violently pushing down his rising panic. He reached out, desperately trying to pull her into a hug.

The sheer revulsion on her face felt like a physical blow.

"Spit it out."

She genuinely couldn't fathom where he found the audacity to stand in front of her and beg for a second chance.

"Aaron, do you not understand English?"

Her patience completely snapped. "There is zero chance. None. I do not love you anymore. What makes you think you can do something that disgusting and just ask for a redo?"

"Get the hell out of my sight before I call the cops and have you arrested for harassment."

Aaron's eyes went wide with shock.

She would actually call the cops on him?

Was she truly that desperate to sever every tie between them?

The dam holding back his fragile ego shattered. He stared at her, looking completely unhinged, like a trapped, rabid animal.

"Nora, are you seriously going to pretend you did nothing wrong?!"

"You knew how ambitious I was! You knew what I wanted out of life! So why did you hide the fact that you were the heiress to the Hayes Group?!"

"If you had just told me who you really were, I never would have cheated on you in the first place!"