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.

at the bottom of the lake. When she appeared before Nolan, wounded and bedraggled, he furrowed his brow, coldly pulled out a stack of bills from his pocket, and tossed them

always, she took the money and

followed, Nolan surprisingly didn't give

errand, she stepped out of her car to

premonition seized her-Nolan was in danger!The thought had barely registered before she

valued his privacy, so the household staff only came to clean

he was the only person

with alarming speed. He must have taken sleeping pills to

weight onto her

intense, virtually cutting off their

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

slammed into her back, nearly causing her

shoulder, brow furrowed, she felt a determination unlike any she had known before. She had to save Nolan, even at the cost of her own

this resolve and a reckless disregard for her safety, she somehow managed to drag his six-foot-tall frame out of the

lawn where she gasped desperately for fresh air, her body covered in

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

he wakes up, tell him you saved

actions. She called out to Aurelia as she tried

you deliberately kill

question.

she hurried away without looking