Semua Bab Reborn Of The CEO’s Cold-Hearted Wife: Bab 171 - Bab 180

And just like that, the house that had been tearing itself apart finally exhaled…right before everything was about to explode.Aurora barely had time to take two steps into the living room before the silence shattered. Chairs scraped back. Voices overlapped. A police officer straightened sharply, disbelief flashing across his face, while another instinctively reached for his radio before stopping himself. Xavier froze first…actually froze, like his mind needed a second to catch up with what his eyes were seeing.“Aurora?” he said, his voice rough, almost disbelieving. “Aurora…?”She stood there, still in the same clothes she had disappeared in, hair slightly disheveled, face pale and drawn, dark circles bruising the skin beneath her eyes. She didn’t look injured. She looked emptied. Like someone who had been holding herself together on sheer will and had finally reached the edge of it.“Is she hurt?” one of the officers asked immediately, stepping closer. “Ma’am, can you hear me?”“

The police officer closed his notebook with a soft snap and straightened, his tone shifting from probing to professional-final. “Alright, Mrs. Steel,” he said, in a calm and measured tone. “We’ll take this for now. If you remember anything, anything at all…no matter how small it feels, a sound, a smell, a road, a face….you contact us immediately. Even the tiniest detail can matter.”Aurora nodded, but she didn’t look at him. Her gaze stayed fixed somewhere past his shoulder, unfocused, as though her eyes were resting on a place only she could see. “I will,” she said quietly.She could feel Xavier’s eyes on her anyway. His gaze was heavy and searching. He wasn’t saying anything…not yet, but she felt it the way one feels pressure in the air before a storm breaks.The officer hesitated a second longer, clearly wanting to say more, but then gave a small nod. “We’ll be in touch.” He turned toward the door, motioning to his partner. “Mr. Steel?”Xavier cleared his throat, running a hand do

“Yes,” she said quietly. “Billy was the one who took me, Bobby.”And for the first time since she had stepped back into this house…since the lights, the voices, the questions, the pretending, the weight of what she had done settled fully into her chest. Not just where she had been, but what she had chosen not to say. What she had carried back with her and locked behind her ribs.The line went silent.Aurora could hear Bobby’s breathing on the other end, faint but steady, like he was recalibrating. Like he was deciding how to proceed without saying the wrong thing and breaking something already cracked.“Aurora,” he finally said, his voice lower now, stripped of its usual edge. “Are you okay? Are you hurt? Did he hurt you? He didn't… didn't…you know.” He couldn't get the last question out of his mouth. But Aurora knew what he was asking…. He was asking If Billy had sexually assaulted her. She closed her eyes and leaned her head back against the door. The wood was cool against her sk

Bobby was quiet for a beat, it was the kind of silence that carried weight rather than emptiness. When he finally spoke again, his voice was lower, stripped of humor. “You’re playing a dangerous game, Aurora.”She let out a short, humorless breath. “Don’t you think I know that?” The words came out sharper than intended, edged with fatigue. “I’ve been aware of that since the moment I realized I was alone in a house surrounded by woods with a man who kills people and sleeps just fine afterward.”Another pause. Then Bobby said carefully, “So what’s the plan? You don’t actually intend to be with him, do you? He’s a murderer.”Aurora pushed herself up on the bed, her back against the headboard, fingers tightening around the phone. “Seriously,” she said, incredulous. “What kind of person do you think I am? Of course I don’t plan on being with him. Everything I told Billy was to get out of that house alive.” Her voice cracked, just slightly, before she steadied it again. “Do you have any ide

The door shut behind them.And Aurora’s breath caught in her throat.She didn’t need to turn around to know who it was. The grip on her wrist was too familiar…sharp nails, too tight and impatient. The kind of grab that wasn’t about restraint but dominance. The moment she saw Lilith standing there, eyes blazing, chest rising too fast, Aurora yanked her hand free and rolled her eyes so hard it almost hurt.“What is the meaning of this?” Aurora asked flatly, already stepping away as if distance alone could protect her sanity.Lilith shut the door fully, the sound echoing louder than it should have. “We need to talk.”Aurora scoffed, crossing her arms. “Funny. A lot of you seem desperate to talk to me today.” Her lips curved in a humorless smile. “Talk about what?”Lilith didn’t hesitate. “About Billy.”Aurora tilted her head, feigning mild surprise. “Just like I told Xavier a few minutes ago, I already told the police everything I know.” She shrugged. “So what exactly do you want me to