LOGINAurora 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.
ELENAThe class ended late, the professor's voice fading into static as I refreshed the tab and set the laptop aside. Arya began crying in her crib, her little face all red and scrunched up, her tiny fists waving in the air. I stood up with a sigh and rushed to scoop her up. I went back to grab the laptop andsettled into the rocking chair, unbuttoning my shirt to feed her. She latched on and after a few seconds quieted, her body relaxing against mine, and her breathing evening out.I leaned back and let out a long breath. My head was still pounding from last night, I had to take a couple more soup to clear the alcohol from my system according to Mrs Bayer and it was safe to feed Arya now. I reached for the laptop to check the next class and add it to my calendar when it buzzed with a notification.A couple, actually. I navigated to the notification center to see some articles, one from an upcoming event and one about a Vale.I was the only Vale previously socially active left on eart
AURORAI woke up to a ceiling I didn't recognize.White. Plain. A small crack running from the corner to the light fixture. I blinked, my eyes heavy, my head pounding with a dull ache that seemed to pulse behind my eyes. I turned my head slowly and saw the window, the curtains drawn, a sliver of pale morning light filtering through. The room was small and unfamiliar, the walls covered in floral wallpaper that looked like it belonged in a different decade.Where was I?I sat up slowly, the movement making the pounding in my head worse. I pressed my palm against my forehead and tried to remember.The cold, the walk. I remember getting a drink and sitting at the bench…I think. The vodka, the kids playing in the snow.How did I get here?I remember someone helping me i
AURORA Christmas eve came and went, the fire burning down to embers and the music long since turned off. Mrs. Bayer had gone to bed an hour ago, and Arya was asleep in the guest room, her little body curled up under a blanket. I sat on the couch with my phone in my hand, staring at the screen, watching the clock tick past twelve.I immediately dialed Lydia.She picked up on the second ring. "Merry Christmas babe!""Merry Merry Merry Christmas, I got so many decors and now I'm regretting it. I have no one to help me decorate."I chuckled. "Did you eat too much before setting them up?""Always.""We still even have leftovers. Mrs. Bayer kind of made too much. I just know it'll get us to the new year.""Of course she did." I heard her move, the sound of a door closing. "How's Arya?""Asleep. She fought it for a while, but she's out now.""Like mother, like daughter."I smiled. "How's aunty doing?""The usual. They won't stop talking about how old I'm getting and my dad has set me up wit
AURORA It was almost impossible to see a house without a blanket of fresh snow on its roof.The streets were quiet, and most of the shops closed early for the celebration preparation, the only sounds were the crunch of boots on fresh powder and the distant jingle of bells from somewhere down the block. I walked to the corner store to buy batteries for Arya's new toy, a little singing elephant that I was sure would drive me crazy by New Year's, and the lights for the Christmas tree.The store was almost empty. A few people stood in line, their arms full of last-minute gifts. I grabbed a pack of batteries, some cookies and was about heading to the register when I saw a familiar face.Jeremiah was standing by the display of wrapping paper, holding a roll of red and gold foil. He looked up as I approached, his face breaking into a warm smile."Ms Vale," he said. "What a pleasant surprise."I blinked. "Mr. Webb. I didn't expect to see you here.""Please, call me Jeremiah." He set down the
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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