After the Last Tear: Rising from the Ashes of a Broken Marriage By Cassila K

Chapter 105

The muffled groans of the man and the woman's prolonged moans penetrated the silence, while Aurelia stood outside like a hollow shell, so numb she couldn't even feel the tears streaming down her face.

The sounds of intimacy persisted throughout the night. At dawn, Nolan finally opened the door and fixed her with an icy stare.

"Clean this room."

She surveyed the "battlefield" littered with discarded condoms, her heart constricting painfully, but she remained silent, merely nodding in acquiescence.

Evangeline emerged from the bathroom bearing visible evidence of the night's passion across her skin.

Noticing the scene, she hesitated momentarily before taking Nolan's arm and pleading, "Nolan, it's ancient history now. Just let Aurelia go."

Nolan's lips curled into a smile that never warmed his eyes. "She wants money. I pay her to work for me. It's a straightforward transaction-how is that not letting

her go?"

He then turned and embraced Evangeline, his tone softening noticeably.

"Don't worry. Before our wedding, I'll ensure she vanishes completely."

In the days that followed, wherever Nolan and Evangeline went, Aurelia was forced to accompany them.

When drinks were offered, he made her consume them in his place until she was disoriented, repeatedly vomiting in the restroom, yet he refused to let her stop.

During meals, he commanded her to serve Evangeline as though she were household staff-peeling prawns, deboning fish, wiping Evangeline's hands, even escorting her to the ladies' room.

he lavished affection on Evangeline

stack of bills from the car and hurl them

"Your compensation for today."

deliberate humiliation, she never betrayed any reaction. She would wordlessly bend down to collect the sullied money, carefully tucking it

she had accumulated enough, she could disappear entirely from his

of bone, not a scrap of flesh.It would be as if Aurelia Thorne had never existed in

extravagant celebration.His devotion to Evangeline was evident to

according to Evangeline's preferences. Word had spread that

evening had been designed by Nolan's mother herself, intended for

arm, immediately commanding the attention

as strikingly handsome and distinguished as ever, though the

couldn't help but recall their

grand. Their

profound love for her as they walked hand

his ring meant she was his, from that moment forward, and they would never

of hushed

have possibly been going through Aurelia Thorne's mind? She and Nolan were childhood sweethearts, and he cherished her beyond measure, treating her

witnessed how deeply Nolan loved her.

drove her to such an

for that tragedy, they'd likely have

about it. How could anyone understand the mindset of such a venomous woman? Her current circumstances

A woman like that deserves whatever punishment

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