INICIAR SESIÓNAurora Vale gave everything to the man she loved. Even after losing her parents, inheritance, and dignity, she stayed beside billionaire heir Damien Sinclair hoping he would one day love her back. Instead, he betrayed her with his secretary and divorced her without hesitation. Heartbroken and abandoned, Aurora discovers she is pregnant after the divorce. Unable to reach Damien, she disappears from his life forever. Six years later, Aurora returns to Sacramento no longer as the weak discarded ex-wife everyone pitied, but as a powerful lawyer and the true heiress of the Vale fortune. Now the man who once abandoned her wants her back. But Aurora has a secret. A son Damien knows nothing about. And she will do anything to protect her child from the man who once shattered her heart.
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"You may now kiss the bride"
I heard the priest say. I excitedly looked at those beautiful piercing blue eyes that stared at me, they belonged to my husband, Damien. He had a small smile on his face as he leaned down to kiss me. I could hear people cheer on in the background, my parents, his parents, our friends and family. They were all here to celebrate us.
I closed my eyes as he got closer, waiting for those rosy pink lips to touch mine.
"Aurora!" I heard someone call my name aggressive but ignored it. This wasn't the time, I was going to kiss my new husband, Damien.
"Aurora get up now!" I heard that agitating voice again and suddenly felt cold. When I opened my eyes, I wasn't met with Damien's dreamy blue eyes, instead what stared back at me was a pair off angry black eyes that belonged to none other than my mother in law, Eleanor Sinclair.
I looked around to see that I was in bed. It turned out that I had been dreaming, again. It was all just a dream, there was nothing truly happy about my life. I was back to this depressing, gloomy world.
"What are you still doing in bed you lazy woman! It's past 7 and I still haven't had dinner. You dare lay there wasting time while your husband is working so hard to feed you and this family" Eleanor sneered at me in anger.
She was Damien's mother, my dream wasn't exactly a dream. In reality, I was really married to Damien, however our marriage was far from happy. It was more of a nightmare than a dream.
"B.. but the chef-"
"You're not paying him are you? You don't have a dollar to your name and you're certainly not in the position to ask any chef to make a meal for you. Now get off that bed and make me dinner" She said and stormed off.
I let out a sigh after Eleanor left the room. My eyes caught the frame that was hanging by the corner in that room. In it was a picture of Damien and I in our wedding clothes. He held me with a little smile while I grinned brightly like I was the luckiest girl in the world.
Well... I used to be the luckiest girl in the world, until I lost my parents. The thought made my heart shatter into pieces again. My parents were influential and wealthy multimillionaires. They owned a tech company that they built together and I was their only child. Life with my parents was a dream, I was set to inherit the Vale company and had everything I ever needed. I was spoiled rotten as a child while growing up.
Like every other girl, I had the biggest crush on Damien who was the heir to the Sinclair multimillion company. Our parents saw our match as something that would benefit both sides and quickly arranged for us to get together.
I was the most excited, telling everyone I would be Damien's wife, after all, he was the most handsome, richest and most sought after bachelor in the country. Damien on the other hand was as cold and nonchalant as anything. Although he didn't oppose marrying me, he never showed any love or affection.
I didn't mind, I was in love and felt like showering him with love would make him love me back, it didn't. I was living a dream until my parents died in a car crash two months after my wedding.
My whole world came crashing down in that moment as I totally fell apart. I had lost the only family that I knew, I had no siblings and wasn't close to my cousin. My parents were my only family and I lost them both in one bloody night. To make matters worse, my uncle, Gregory Vale, came with the will. And to my greatest shock, my parents left nothing but a cheap pendant to my name. They had willed all their properties and money to him, Gregory.
I was in shock and was completely devastated by both this revelation and the loss of my parents. However, my husband who was supposed to comfort me didn't even spare me another glance.
He acted like I didn't exist and things soon turned from bad to worse as the Sinclair family saw me as baggage. My marriage to Damien was planned because I was the heiress to the Sinclair company and could bring them some benefits. But now that it was revealed that I had nothing to my name, they saw me as useless and all the dreams I had about being married to Damien soon turned into nightmares.
I pulled myself off the bed and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner for Eleanor. Although Damien was a multimillionaire, I had nothing, not even a dollar to buy a pen. His family treated me like a servant and made me work to earn every penny they spent on me.
"Good evening Madam, what would you like us to prepare tonight?" The head chef greeted me respectfully. I was thankful for the kind staff in the mansion who continued to treat me kindly.
"Don't worry sir, I want to make dinner myself" I said, he looked a bit disappointed and conflicted but briefly nodded and left the kitchen.
Although I wasn't raised to do any work, I wasn't even allowed to dress myself up as I grew up with incredibly rich parents who provided everything I needed, I still took an interest in cooking and learnt culinary skills as a hobby. Now I was forced to cook every time by Eleanor who refused to acknowledge my skills.
After an hour in the kitchen, I made barbecue chicken and Alfredo pasta. I checked the time and it was already past eight. Damien still wasn't back from work. I packed extra food and decided to drive down to his office to give him dinner.
Even though he wasn't being a good husband and allowed me to be maltreated by everyone, I still decided to devote myself to him and love him.
I got to his office building which he owned no time and took the private elevator that took me straight to his office floor. The desk before his office which belonged to his secretary was empty and instead, his P.A, Ray stood there.
"Good evening Ray" I called and he looked up at me. He looked both surprised and nervous on seeing me.
"Oh.. Madam, why are you here? It's so late" he asked with a polite smile.
"Well I figured Damien must be working late, I decided to bring dinner for him, it's home cooked" I added with a smile, walking towards him.
"Oh.. well I... I will make sure to deliver it to him" he attempted to take the food but I refused and walked past him.
"No, it's fine, I will give him myself" I tried to pass but he stopped me.
"Master Damien has asked not that be disturbed" he said nervously and I frowned.
"Why-"
"Oh Damien!" I heard a loud moan from his office and both I and Ray froze.
ELENAI woke up to the smell of bacon and coffee drifting through the apartment.For a moment I forgot where I was, my eyes blinking against the pale morning light filtering through the curtains. I could hear voices from the kitchen, Lydia's laugh and Mrs. Hart's gentle yet angry voice. I turned my head and looked at Arya. She was awake, staring up at the ceiling with this focus like something was there, her little hands waving in the air like she was conducting an invisible orchestra. I followed her gaze but there was nothing there. I smiled and reached over, my fingers brushing against her cheek."Morning, baby."She turned her head toward me and cooed.I sat up slowly, my body heavy with exhaustion. My flight was at eleven which means I had a few hours. I swung my legs over the side of the bed and stood up, the cold wooden floor making my feet tingle.I walked into the kitchen and found Mrs. Hart at the stove, a pan of bacon sizzling in front of her. Lydia was at the table, a cup
AURORAThe water soaked through my coat’s arm.I took a deep breath and walked up the path, the gravel crunching under my feet.Lydia pushed the door and stepped inside.The house was so cold and silent, the air thick with dust and webs. I wonder how Lydia was about to work around it.We bumped into Lydia's parents inside, her mother was arranging flowers on the coffee table, a mix of white and pale pink roses that must have cost a fortune. Her father was setting up a small display of photos on the mantle, my parents' faces smiling out from behind the glass frames."You called your parents," I asked in a low voice"Yep. I mean, your mom is literally her best friend. She wanted to hold it separately but the more the merrier, I thought."I lifted
AURORA I woke up to the sound of rain tapping against the window.The room was dark, the curtains drawn, the only light a thin gray line creeping through the gap. I lay there for a moment, my body heavy with sleep, and my mind slow to catch up. This was it.Today was the day.I turned my head and looked at Arya, she was asleep beside me, her tiny body curled into a ball, her hand resting on my arm. I watched her for a long moment, I reached out playing with her hair as her chest rose and fell. She looked so peaceful, so unaware of the problems around her, or the turmoil deep inside me, so completely trusting in the world around her. I gently touched her cheek, feeling the warmth of her skin beneath my fingers.I slipped out of bed and walked to the window. The rain was falling steadily, soaking the streets, and turning the world gray and muted.I wonder if Damian knew I was back. If he was even still alive. What would he do if he found out I was in Sacramento? His engagement was t
AURORA A flight attendant's voice came over the intercom. "Welcome aboard Flight 247 to Sacramento. Please stow all carry-on items in the overhead compartments or under the seat in front of you. We ask that you turn off all electronic devices or set them to airplane mode. We'll be taking off shortly."I pulled out my phone and switched it to airplane mode. The screen went dark, and I tucked it into my bag and leaned back against the seat.The flight attendant continued. "Please take a moment to review the safety card in the seat pocket in front of you. In the event of an emergency, oxygen masks will drop from the overhead compartment. Please secure your own mask before assisting others."I pulled out the safety card and stared at it, skimming through the words. I shoved it back in the pocket once I was done.The plane started to move, taxiing slowly toward the runway. The engines grew louder, the vibration stronger."Flight attendants, prepare for takeoff."The plane picked up speed
Aurora's POV Damien’s hands paused briefly against his shirt buttons. For one foolish second, hope filled my chest Maybe he felt guilty. Maybe somewhere deep down, there was still something between us.Then he continued unbuttoning his shirt calmly.“Love,” he repeated coldly. “Is the last thing
Aurora's POV The next morning, I woke up with a pounding headache. My eyes burned painfully from crying all night. For a few seconds, I stared blankly at the ceiling, silently hoping everything that happened yesterday had only been another terrible dream. But reality settled in quickly.Damien che
Aurora's POVI felt my heart sink down at that sound. I took one look at Ray and his face was totally pale and drained of colours. Was this why he didn't want me to give Damien his food myself?Was this why Damien was working late?No.. no. I didn't want to think about it. My marriage was already s
Aurora's POV"You may now kiss the bride"I heard the priest say. I excitedly looked at those beautiful piercing blue eyes that stared at me, they belonged to my husband, Damien. He had a small smile on his face as he leaned down to kiss me. I could hear people cheer on in the background, my parent






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