All Chapters of Reborn Of The CEO’s Cold-Hearted Wife: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Aurora stood so still the world seemed to tilt around her. The footage on the school office monitor had already frozen on the last frame, but she couldn’t pull her eyes away from the sight of Elara being lifted into a familiar pair of arms and carried off the school grounds. The fluorescent lights above made a soft humming sound in the silent, but everything else was drowned out by the ringing in her ears.Her daughter… walked out of the school… with him.With Xavier.Her throat constricted.She turned slowly toward the principal, the Chaperone and the school secretary, her expression sharpening into something brittle and cold enough to make all three of them straighten. Her glare landed on them with the weight of a warning.Before she could speak, Dr. Halvorsen stepped closer, eyes flicking between Aurora and the screen. His tone was gentle but firm, he was the anchor she desperately needed.“Aurora,” he said quietly, “do you recognize the person who took her?”Her jaw tightened. “Y

Aurora Steele stood stiffly near the center of the living room, Elara pressed against her chest, arms wrapped around her neck. Her glare was still fixed on Xavier, who had just shut the front door behind him. The sharp click of the lock echoed in the tense silence that had filled the room since they’d returned.Elara, oblivious to the undercurrent of tension, tilted her small head back, eyes sparkling. “I miss you so much, Mummy! And I had a lot of fun today!” she exclaimed, her tiny voice slicing through the charged stillness.Aurora’s glare softened just a fraction as her gaze moved from Xavier to her daughter. Relief washed over her, but it was tangled with residual anger and worry. She hugged Elara a little tighter, as if holding her closer could shield her from everything else. “Really? You had fun, baby?” she asked, her voice a mixture of warmth and lingering tension.“Yes! I and Daddy went for ice cream, and then we went for a drive. Daddy played my favorite song, and then we

Xavier stood in the center of the room, jaw tight, hands buried in his pockets, watching the door as though it could tell him what the hell was going on with his wife and what she was thinking.A minute passed.Then another.And then… her phone lit up on the bedside table, its soft vibration the only sound in the room.Xavier’s gaze snapped toward it.COLE REED.The name was sharp enough to bite.He frowned, eyebrows pulling together in a line of genuine confusion. He’d never heard that name before. Not once. And yet—A flash.A flicker.A sensation of déjà vu crashing through his skull like a wave.It lasted only half a second, but it was strong enough to make him blink and steady himself.Cole Reed. Cole Reed.Why did it feel like he knew that name?He pressed his fingers to his temple, trying to chase the ghost of the memory, but it slipped through him like smoke."What the hell…?"There was nothing. No face. No voice. No context. Just that odd, intrusive familiarity that made his

Aurora stirred awake before the sun had even begun to rise, she could see the soft gray light slipping through the gaps in the curtains.She lay still for a moment, listening to the faint hum of the city outside and the gentle sound of her own breathing. Her mind was already alert, ticking through the day ahead, but for now, she let herself simply exist in that quiet, peaceful space between sleep and wakefulness.The house was quiet, almost too quiet after the storm of yesterday. She rose and padded down the hall to Elara’s room, checking on her daughter. Elara slept peacefully, the steady rise and fall of her chest a small comfort. Aurora allowed herself a silent sigh before heading back to her bedroom to get ready.She was midway through brushing her hair when a soft voice stopped her in place.“Morning.” Xavier said, appearing in the doorway.Aurora’s breath caught, surprise flickering across her face. He was back earlier than she expected.“Morning.” She replied in a calm and mea

“I knew that was you.”Aurora froze, her heart skipping a beat. The voice was calm and confident, but there was a familiarity to it that immediately set her nerves on edgeHer heart did that awful, traitorous lurch, a beat too hard, too sudden and the back of her neck tingled with a warning she hadn’t felt in a long time not even with Lilith.No.Please, no.Not him. Not now. I can’t deal with him right now. Aurora turned slowly, clutching her coffee cup a little too tightly.And there he was.Damian Blackwood.Tall. Sharp. Effortlessly put together in that detached, expensive way he always managed. He had a dark jacket on with the sleeves rolled to the forearms and his expression was just too smug to pass for neutral.And he was looking right at her.Her irritation flared instantly. She didn’t bother hiding it.“Oh. It’s you.”Damian pressed a hand dramatically to his chest. “Ouch. Straight to the heart Aurora. I’m wounded.”“Not wounded enough.” She muttered under her breath. He h