CHAPTER FORTY TWO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tremont almost couldn't recognize the woman lying so still on the small bed. Bandages covered some of the bruises on the frail body which the provided hospital grown had failed to hide. His heart gnawed with the same intensity of anxiousness as it had when he had first found her under the heavy rain yesterday. How did she turn out like this in only the space of some weeks? The woman he had sent to prison had been healthy-looking. Now, she was painfully thin, her complexion was pale and waxy, her previously long hair was now short and dry, he even spotted some fresh bruises on her face. ' She is suffering from a severe case of cholera, combined with the infections from the untreated bruises on her body, if she had been brought any later, I'm afraid that it would have been difficult to save her ' The doctor's words echoed in his mind.The more he stared at her unmoving form, the uncomfortable sensation in his heart

CHAPTER FORTY FOUR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~' Make yourself presentable ' Tremont had spoken before leaving the room. Was it an hour ago that he had mentioned the charity function?Aurora stared from the expensive-looking clothes to the jewelry that appeared to be very valuable, Aurora decided one thing. She wasn't going to attend. She paced around the room, deeply lost in thoughts. First, he had taken care of her expenses and had brought her home from the hospital. Now, he wanted her to attend a charity event with him? A sigh escaped her mouth when a knock sounded on the door. She walked towards it to pull it open. She met Tremont's familiar gaze. He seemed to access her every feature with an emotion she didn't recognize. Her heart skipped hard when his gaze found hers again. She noticed that he was dressed in a flawlessly ironed black tuxedo, his dark hair had been brushed to perfection. He was strikingly handsome, Aurora thought i

CHAPTER FORTY SIX~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Georgina couldn't get enough drinks. She wanted to forget her argument with Tremont but couldn't. How could he treat her so? Didn't he know how much he meant to her? He had publicly denied her!Since he found out that she had framed Aurora, he had spoken less and less to her, and now this.Was she starting to lose him to that whore?  No... She couldn't!Not after all her years of waiting for him!"Did he really say that you guys are over?" Audrey spoke sympathetically while Nicole poured the wine for her friend.Georgina blinked back tears. Her eyes suddenly caught sight of Aurora who was sitting only a few tables away.A few women were surrounding Aurora, all of them probably trying to curry favor with her.That used to be her spot! Georgina fumed inwardly, she had never hated anyone so deeply as she did this woman."It's all because of his new wife! I'

CHAPTER FORTY EIGHT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~He bit down on her lips when she denied him entrance. Aurora gasped at the pain and his tongue was in. Dominating, conquering, and claiming her every breath. One of his hands grabbed a fist full of her hair as he sought to deepen the kiss. She pounded hard against his shoulders and he punished her by biting harder against her lips. A whimper escaped her mouth as she finally surrendered against him. She closed her eyes, willing herself not to feel anything, but didn't manage to succeed. She sensed the sudden change in him moments after she stopped fighting him. His grip on her loosened slightly and he was kissing her more gently, allowing his tongue to drink and savor every flavor as he had long to do for a long time. She tasted like perfection and fit perfectly in his arms. Tremont was surprised when she started to respond to his kisses, shyly at first as her fingers groped at his shirt. She

CHAPTER FIFTY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora walked into the quiet house.Damn George! She thought. Why did she have to meet him at such crucial times?She had been left with no choice but as he had driven her back, it had taken even much longer because the path he had followed had been flooded by the heavy rain. He had kept mentioning his failing marriage with Cassandra. Aurora scoffed inwardly. As if she cared! What had been his aim? Some sympathy from her? If not for them, her Sammie would never have to suffer so much before his painful end, that was a grievance that she would never forgive neither would she forget, not even in her death! She had vowed to make them pay, maybe George had stepped into her life for exactly that purpose. But revenge wouldn't bring Sammie back to life, maybe instead of hating on worthless people, she should spend all her time giving love to those who deserved it.  Bu