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THE CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE: TWO YEARS Chapter 58
**Lingering Shadows and Doubts Amid the Trail of Blood** "Get to the bottom of this tonight, Lucas..." Aria's cold voice still echoed through the penthouse, its sharp edge cutting through the silence. "...Or tomorrow morning, I'll handle it myself. And if I have to take matters into my own hands, don't expect to find me alive and in one piece afterward." Her final words struck Lucas like a merciless sword, shattering whatever composure he had left. He stood rigid at the foot of the staircase, watching Aria's retreating figure gradually disappear into the darkness of the upper floor. Wave after wave of regret pierced his chest, leaving a searing pain in their wake. Aria's words were no empty threat. They were a verdict, proof that the woman he loved had reached the absolute limit of her patience. Lucas clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white, the veins along his muscular forearms standing out with tension. Slowly, he turned toward Aunt Maya, who was still curle
THE CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE: TWO YEARS Chapter 57
**A Bloody Scheme and the Thorn of Attraction** "It was Mrs. Chloe who did this to me..." Aunt Maya's confession cut through the silence of the penthouse like a sharp dagger, instantly filling the room with a chilling stillness. Aria held her breath, her beautiful eyes narrowing with suspicion. The revelation that Chloe had assaulted the elderly maid did not surprise her in the slightest. Aria knew all too well how cruel and manipulative Chloe could be. However, seeing Aunt Maya invoke Chloe's name in front of Lucas with such theatrical anguish and suffering immediately set off alarm bells in Aria's mind. Her instincts told her that another deception was unfolding. Lucas froze in place. His grip on Aunt Maya's shoulders loosened at once. His expression darkened, tension settling heavily in his eyes as he heard the name of the woman who had repeatedly brought turmoil into his life. "Chloe... did this to you?" Lucas whispered hoarsely, his voice thick with barely restrained anger.
THE CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE: TWO YEARS chapter 56
## The Mask Slips and a Bloody Confession "Take me home, or I'll go back by myself. I intend to collect on your promise concerning Aunt Maya." Aria's voice cut through the silence of the VIP hospital room like a razor-sharp blade. Her eyes locked onto Lucas's dark irises, demanding that he honor the promise he had made at the penthouse and again at the intersection earlier. There was no room for negotiation or compromise in her beautiful eyes, which had turned as cold as ice. Lucas swallowed hard and nodded slowly, his chest heavy with overwhelming guilt. "I'll take you back to the penthouse now, Aria. We'll settle everything tonight." He turned and gave his mother a subtle gesture of farewell. Eleanor could only watch the two of them with a sorrowful, worried expression. The drive back to the penthouse passed in suffocating silence. Lucas sped through the darkness of the night, seemingly racing against time to prove to Aria that he wasn't blind to the truth. However,
THE CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE: TWO YEARS chapter 55
# CHAPTER 55 ## The Grip of Intrigue and Promises Amid Sorrow "Make sure you keep your mouth shut if you don't want to spend the rest of your life behind bars, Maya." Chloe's sharp whisper echoed through the silence of the penthouse's back corridor as they made their way toward the service exit. The rhythmic clicks of her high heels matched the rapid pounding of Aunt Maya's heart, which raced with overwhelming fear. The elderly woman half-ran to keep up with Chloe, repeatedly wiping the dried blood from her cheek with a handkerchief dampened by her cold sweat. Chloe abruptly stopped at a dimly lit corner of the hallway. She spun around so suddenly that Aunt Maya nearly collided with her. With an air of absolute dominance, Chloe seized the older woman's shoulders and forced her head down until her lips were right beside the maid's ear. "Inject that bleeding-inducing poison directly into Eleanor's IV fluid at the hospital later," Chloe whispered softly, her voice deceptively sweet
THE CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE: TWO YEARS chapter 54
## A Bloody Diversion and a New Pawn The icy blade pressing against her cheek, combined with the warm trickle of her own blood, shattered every last defense Aunt Maya had left. Her fear of death swallowed her feigned courage whole. The furious, merciless look in Aria's eyes convinced her that the young woman standing before her was not playing around. "P-please... spare me, ma'am! I'll talk! I'll tell you the truth!" Aunt Maya pleaded, her voice trembling violently as she clasped her cold fingers together on the marble floor. "The truth is, I..." "Aunt Maya!" A piercing scream suddenly rang out from the wide-open doorway of the master bedroom, sharply cutting off the maid's confession. The sharp clatter of high heels striking the floor shattered the tense atmosphere in the room. Chloe stood rigidly in the doorway, panting as though she had just finished running a marathon. Her heavily made-up eyes widened as they swept across the room, taking in the sight of Aria holding a
THE CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE: TWO YEARS chapter 53
## A Stage of Lies and a Threatening Blade "...this child." The words almost slipped freely from Aria's lips. Her breath caught in her throat, and the fingers clutching Lucas's shirt suddenly went limp. Every joint in her body tensed violently as reality slammed back into her consciousness. She had almost done it. She had almost exposed her greatest secret, the pregnancy she had desperately hidden to protect her unborn baby's life from Chloe's grasp and Lucas's suffocating obsession with protecting her. Her emotions and the pain caused by Lucas's disbelief had nearly shattered her defenses in a foolish moment. Lucas furrowed his brows even deeper, his gaze sharpening as he demanded an explanation. "What are you going to lose, Aria? Tell me!" Before Aria could come up with a lie to cover her unfinished sentence, there were two soft knocks from the half-closed door of the master bedroom. The door was gently pushed open, revealing Aunt Maya standing in the doorway with an innocent
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