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

Chapter 121

Nolan's hand trembled violently, nearly dropping his phone.

He staggered, almost falling, as the assistant's words echoed through his mind like a knife repeatedly plunging into his heart.

"That's impossible! It can't be!"

A metallic taste filled his throat before blood erupted from his mouth, splattering across the window in front of him.

The world began to spin around him before he collapsed heavily to the ground.

When Nolan regained consciousness, he saw nothing but blinding white. The sharp smell of antiseptic filled his nostrils, accompanied by the rhythmic beeping of medical equipment.

His assistant sat beside the bed, red-eyed, clutching a folder tightly. Seeing Nolan awake, he leaned forward, his voice hoarse "Sir, you're finally awake.

Nolan's vision was blurry as he struggled to focus"What... happened to me?"

The assistant lowered his head, his voice catching"You collapsed after coughing up blood. The doctors worked on you for twenty-four hours straight... they issued critical condition notices several times."

his mind-the assistant's voice on the phone, the news of Aurelia's

contracted painfully as he asked, his voice weak but urgent

they took so much blood..She was gone before they even realized what was happening. Her final wish was a sky burial, which is why I requested leave to take her remains to Tibet. The

audible as his fingers unconsciously gripped the sheets, knuckles turning

from his pocket and handed it to Nolan with trembling hands "Sir, I... I couldn't

he read through it,

depressive episode, had mistaken

family's reputation, Aurelia had shouldered

himself to send her to

it for me..." Nolan's voice was so hoarse it was

white

"Sir! Sir!!!"

and nurses rushed in as the emergency alarm sounded throughout the room. As Nolan's consciousness faded, he thought he heard Aurelia's

her forced smiles in his

heart felt as if it were being crushed by an invisible hand, the pain making it

Nolan's father and Evangeline arrived

for Aurelia? How