All Chapters of Once a Fool, Now a Queen : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Once a Fool, Now a QueenAurora Sinclair’s POV⸻*Lies Upon Lies*The numbers didn’t lie. Damian did.I stared at the files spread across my desk, my pulse hammering in my ears. Offshore accounts, falsified financial reports, transactions hidden under layers of corporate deception.Damian hadn’t just betrayed me. He had been siphoning money from his own investors, covering his tracks with fabricated audits and shell companies.“You were married to a damn criminal,” Celeste muttered beside me, scrolling through another set of bank statements. “And not just any criminal. A reckless one.”Liam stood near the window, arms crossed, expression unreadable. “This could bury him.”I exhaled, forcing myself to focus. This wasn’t just about revenge anymore. This was about justice. About making sure no one else suffered because of his greed.“We need more than this,” I said, even as my fingers tightened ar

Once a Fool, Now a QueenAurora Sinclair’s POV⸻*The Fine Print*I knew it was a trap the second I stepped into the boardroom.Damian sat at the head of the long glass table, his suit impeccable, his confidence restored—or at least, that’s what he wanted everyone to believe. Around him, his legal team and advisors waited like vultures, their eyes sharp with calculation.I didn’t flinch.“Ms. Sinclair,” Damian greeted, his voice smooth, practiced. “I appreciate you taking the time to meet. I believe this contract will be in both our best interests.”I slid into the chair across from him, meeting his gaze with equal calm. “That remains to be seen.”A thick stack of documents was placed in front of me. A contract detailing a supposed “business resolution” that would tie up all our legal disputes.I scanned the first few pages. Then the next.And there it was.Buried under layers

Once a Fool, Now a QueenAurora Sinclair’s POV⸻*Fractured, but Not Broken*I was exhausted.Not just physically, but in a way that settled deep in my bones, in the spaces between my ribs. The battle had stretched on for too long, each move met with another countermove. Damian was like a venomous snake, coiling tighter, striking when I least expected. But I was still standing.Barely.The city lights blurred as I leaned my head against the car window. The driver maneuvered through the streets, taking me somewhere I hadn’t been in too long.Home.⸻Eleanor Sinclair had been many things in my life. A mother. A stranger. A woman lost in her own grief, trapped in a marriage that had stolen parts of her soul. But lately, something had shifted.She opened the door before I could knock.“Aurora,” she said, softer than I expected. “Come in.”The scent of tea and old books fi

Once a Fool, Now a QueenAurora Sinclair’s POV⸻*The Poison He Spreads*The first dagger came from the media.Headlines painted me as reckless. Impulsive. A woman too emotional to lead.Aurora Sinclair’s House of Cards Is Falling.From Rising Star to Business Liability—Is Sinclair Enterprises in Trouble?Sources Say Investors Are Pulling Out—Can She Survive?Bullshit.But dangerous bullshit.Because perception was power, and Damian knew exactly how to twist it.“He’s paying for this,” Celeste said, shoving her laptop in front of me. Screenshots of financial transactions—Damian’s money flowing into the accounts of business journalists. “They’re not just reporting rumors, Aurora. He’s manufacturing them.”My stomach twisted. I had spent years rebuilding my reputation. Now, in a matter of days, Damian was trying to burn it down.And it was working.I had already

Once a Fool, Now a QueenAurora Sinclair’s POV⸻*The War Begins*Pain radiated through my side as I adjusted my posture in the leather chair. The wound from the attack was healing, but the war was far from over.Across the polished conference table sat Damian Carlisle, looking as smug as ever. Dressed in his signature three-piece suit, he exuded the air of a man still convinced he could control the narrative.He was wrong.I placed the stack of documents in front of me. “These are the legal filings. Fraud, embezzlement, slander—shall I go on?”Damian’s lips curled into something resembling a smirk. “Aurora, must we really do this?” His voice was the same honeyed poison it had always been. “We can come to an understanding. A settlement.”I let out a cold laugh. “You think I’d settle? After everything you’ve done?” I leaned forward, my voice dropping to a razor-sharp whisper. “I will not stop until you have n