Seeing Aurora's stunned look, Dominic smiled and said, "As long as you come back to me, I promise no one will affect your position in the Whitmore family. I guarantee it."Yeah, he promised. This time he'd make sure to keep Aurora on a tight leash. He wouldn't let this girl take a single step away from him ever again. From now on, Isabella and arranged marriages didn't matter. He only wanted this woman.But to Aurora, Dominic's promises meant nothing. He had once promised to give Olivia a legitimate status, but until Olivia's tragic death, that day never came.So Dominic was just a man who would say anything and make any promise to get what he wanted. And Aurora would rather be exposed than go back to Dominic's side. Or rather, she had never really been by his side in the first place.Aurora smiled and said, "Mr. Ashcroft, even if you showed those photos to the world, it wouldn't matter. I'm not Olivia. My grandfather will believe me."Dominic smiled at her, still looking like a gentl
Aurora's wrist hurt from Dominic's grip, and his eyes were scary as hell. But Aurora didn't flinch, staring right back at him as she said, "Listen up. Isabella killed Olivia. She's been lying to you for four years! Olivia's been dead this whole time! Your ace assassin? She died in the jungles of Cambodia. There's nothing left of her body!""Where's your proof?" Dominic glared at her like a hungry wolf. "Show me the evidence! Or else..."Aurora smirked. "You want proof? Fine."She pulled out her phone, dialed a number, and put it on speaker. A clear male voice came through: "Aurora?"Dominic froze. "Jasper Bennett?"There was a long silence, then Jasper's voice came back, sounding a bit sad: "Yeah, boss. It's me."Dominic was totally lost. Jasper and the others had vanished four years ago. He thought they'd defected, but nothing had happened to hurt the organization after they left. None of Dominic's people could track them down, so the whole thing just faded away. How the hell did the
When they got home, Heathdragged Aurora straight to the bedroom and threw her on the bed. "Say that again," he demanded.Aurora, confused by his sudden request, asked, "Which part?""What you said in the garden," Heath replied.Aurora blinked and said, "That I'm loyal to you and won't marry anyone else?"Heath's face darkened. That wasn't the sweet talk he was hoping for. Aurora stifled a laugh, then wrapped her arms around Heath's neck. With a blush on her cheeks, she said, "There's only one place I belong, and that's with Heath Fairbank."Heath broke into a smile and kissed Aurora again, tenderly yet passionately.He had rushed to the party when he found out Aurora went to Dominic's event alone. He was both jealous and worried. After searching the garden, he finally found her, only to see Dominic getting handsy with her.He was furious and about to charge over when he overheard Aurora's words.She said, "I'm Heath Fairbank's fiancée."She said, "There's only one place I belong."She
Meanwhile, Dominic was sitting at the Abyss headquarters, listening to his subordinate's report.When Olivia went to Cambodia alone to for that mission, Isabella wasn't even in the US. Where was she?She took a car to another city, then flew to another country, and finally switched to a boat, eventually reaching Cambodia after all that roundabout travel. All that just to get to Cambodia without being noticed. Before that, five million in funds had gone missing. Now their people have traced it - the money went to international mercenaries. Laundering that dirty money took a hell of a lot of work to track down.But no matter how much manpower and resources were wasted, what Dominic faced now was this: the woman he originally wanted to marry had deliberately killed his childhood sweetheart, the ace assassin he'd personally trained, who struck fear into so many hearts. She died alone and miserable in some nameless Cambodian town!Dominic angrily swept all the bottles and glasses off the t
Aurora walked up and casually hooked her arm through Heath's, saying, "Sorry Mr. Ashcroft, but I’m already taken."Dominic was pissed off at being publicly rejected. He thought Aurora would cave after what he said last night, but he didn't realize that Aurora would never sell out Heath just to compromise."Mr. Ashcroft, about what you mentioned yesterday - do whatever you want. At most, I'll just find another way to stick around here. It's all the same to me," Aurora said.She knew what would happen if Dominic leaked those photos to the Whitmore family. She might never be able to get close to the family again. But sometimes you gotta make choices, and in this case, she chose Heath over revenge.Aurora walked arm-in-arm with Heath down the steps, not even glancing at the flashy car full of roses. They got in their car and drove off, leaving Dominic standing there surrounded by onlookers.The anger had faded from Dominic's face. He'd received photos and videos from his staff showing him
Mr. Whitmore glanced back at the doctor, then turned to Dominic and said, "Dominic, I get that you young folks can be impulsive, but this is a big deal. We need to be careful here. After all, Isabella isn't married yet. Getting pregnant before marriage isn't exactly good for her reputation!"Dominic was stunned. Pregnant before marriage? Who was pregnant?Rosie was even more shocked. Isabella was pregnant? Was that why she urgently asked the doctor to come and check on her? She was pregnant with Dominic's child?Aurora, sitting on the side, chimed in at just the right moment, "Mr. Ashcroft, congratulations! You're going to be a dad soon."Heath followed up on Aurora's comment, saying, "Well, I guess we'll be waiting for the wedding celebration."Dominic woodenly said, "I'll go make arrangements," and then left the villa. The old man was a bit puzzled and said, "Why doesn't Dominic look too happy?"Aurora smiled and said, "Grandpa, Mr. Ashcroft is just shocked. After all, it's his fir
The news of Isabella's pregnancy only made Mr. Whitmore, Thursto, and Isabella herself happy. Everyone else had their own thoughts about it.Aside from Dominic and Rosie, who were both pretty annoyed by the whole thing, Aurora was just watching from the sidelines. To be honest, Isabella's baby had become her shield. Not only did it make Dominic think twice about calling off the engagement, but even Aurora had to back off a bit. She and Isabella had some serious bad blood between them, but she couldn't bring herself to harm an unborn child.When Rosie got back to the Whitmore house, she didn't go see the old man. Instead, she snuck off to meet Aurora and said, "Miss Aurora, the Isabella says she wants to see you."Aurora was taken aback. "Isabella said that? She wants to see me?""Yeah, she said she has some things she wants to tell you in person," Rosie replied.Aurora gave Rosie a puzzled look. "What does she want to tell me?"Rosie glanced around cautiously and said, "Miss Aurora, s
Isabella shoved Rosie aside and ran out of the bedroom barefoot. She didn't want anything else now - she just wanted Aurora dead!That child was her only bargaining chip, her only way out. Now with the baby gone and Dominic super pissed at her, breaking off the engagement was just a matter of time. She was stuck here, couldn't go back to the Whitmores. All because of Aurora Pendleton!Isabella grabbed a fruit knife from the living room and sped off to the Whitmore house in her car. She didn't care about anything anymore. Aurora killed her baby, so she was going to make Aurora pay with her life!At the Whitmore houseAurora was curled up in Heath's arms, anxiously scrolling through her phone. She kept rubbing her belly, then suddenly sat up on her knees and looked at Heath. "Hey, maybe we should go to the hospital for a check-up one of these days?""Check-up? For what? Are you feeling sick?" Heath asked, concerned.Aurora shook her head and sighed in frustration. "Isabella said today t