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

Chapter 106

As those words hung in the air, Nolan suddenly appeared beside them.

He grabbed Aurelia's arm furiously, his eyes blazing.

"Aurelia, can't you behave yourself for one moment? What right do you have to throw away the ring I gave Evangeline?"

Aurelia looked directly into his eyes and noticed something unexpected amid his anger-a glimmer of hope.

Could it be that he wished she had thrown away Evangeline's ring out of jealousy?

A wave of bitterness washed over her heart, but she forced herself to smile.

"Why would I throw away a meaningless ring? To me, it's worth less than the cash you throw at me."

Nolan's eyes instantly turned cold and merciless. He shoved her violently into the lake with a loud splash, followed by her startled cry, but he had already turned away without a second glance.

"I don't care how you do it just bring that ring back!

With that, he took Evangeline's hand and hurried away without hesitation.It was the dead of winter, shortly after a snowfall, and brutally cold.

Ice floes dotted the lake's surface—the mere sight of them was enough to send shivers down one's spine.

Submerged in the water, Aurelia felt her body nearly seize up from the bone- chilling cold. The muddy bottom concealed sharp fragments that sliced into her feet, drawing blood.

until blood stained large patches of the water's surface. Finally, she found the ring at

the money

followed, Nolan

errand, she stepped out of her car

was in danger!The thought had

the household staff only came to

been home for days, which meant he was the only

spread with alarming speed. He must have taken sleeping pills to

struggled to lift his entire weight onto her

more intense, virtually cutting off their

down from above. With no time to think, she threw herself

timber slammed into her back, nearly

she had known before. She

a reckless disregard for her safety, she somehow managed to drag his

collapsed onto the lawn where she gasped desperately for fresh air, her body

Evangeline running frantically toward them, she summoned her last reserves of strength

wakes up, tell him

stared at her, bewildered by her actions. She called out to Aurelia as she tried to leave, asking

the truth-did you

at the question. After a long silence, she finally

that, she hurried away