All Chapters of Teach me, Mr Blackwood: Chapter 241 - Chapter 250

_Aurora’s POV_My eyes widened as I stared at the man who was standing in front of me. I had hoped that day at the courtroom would be the last time I ever saw any of them. Quietly, I bent and picked up the scissors from the floor, placing them on th counter before I turned to him once again.“What are you doing here?” I asked quietly. I gave myself credit for not shaking or crying already, finding my body calmer than I would have expected. Which was strange. I watched different expressions run across his face, and he cleared his throat. “I wanted to see you,” he said. I paused. I tried to figure out what made me feel that way. If my heart raced or if I felt nervous. If I felt like I was about to die. But all I felt… was nothing.And then I nodded, “I've seen you.” I said. I had no idea why he was actually here. But I wanted him to leave. My shop fell into another silence.“So..” he started and I folded my arms across my chest. “You can leave now,” I said, not giving him t

_Aurora’s POV_Love. It was such a small word. Four letters. One syllable.Yet somehow it had refused to leave my head for the past seven days.“What’s taking you so long, love?”I tightened the ribbon around a bouquet a little harder than necessary.The florist wire dug into my fingers, but I barely noticed.“Aurora?” My assistant, Lucy, looked at me cautiously from the other side of the worktable.“You’ve tied that ribbon three times,” she said and I blinked.“I have?” I asked, looking a little bit confused. She nodded.“You’ve also been staring at those roses for almost five minutes.”I looked down and then I realized she was right. I’d already finished the bouquet but I was too far gone into my thoughts to realize it. “I think you need coffee,” Lucy teased and a small laugh escaped me.“I think you’re right.”Because the alternative was admitting that a single word had somehow managed to follow me home.Love.I had seen the way that blonde woman stood beside Nikolai. The way sh

_Nikolai’s POV_I watched the white delivery van disappear through the iron gates.Until it became nothing more than a tiny white dot.I waited to see how that would make me feel. But all I felt was nothing. She was gone. Again.I stood there long after the van had disappeared, my hands buried deep inside my pockets.The cool breeze brushed against my face, carrying the scent of fresh roses she’d arranged only an hour ago.She was really here.After an entire year, I had finally seen her again and she had been standing barely a few feet away from me.And now she was gone. Again.I let out a slow breath, still staring out of the window. “It’s over,” I said. The words sounded hollow even to me.She had apologized. I’d said everything I’d wanted to say. There was nothing left between us now.Nothing except a year of silence neither of us could undo.I turned away from the gates and headed back inside the manor.The reception hall buzzed with laughter.Crystal chandeliers sparkled ove

_Aurora’s POV_Elena hung up but I remained frozen for a while. The phone slowly slipped from my fingers, landing on the bed beside me. But my heart wouldn't stop racing and my mind wouldn't stop working. She said his flight was meant to be by Two O’clock and she told me what airport he had gone to.She really hoped I went after him because of how miserable we both seemed. I looked towards the clock on my bedside table. 12:40 a.m.I still had time. I still had time to get to him and tell him how I really felt. The realization hit me like a bolt of lightning.If I left right now, I could still make it. I just had to hurry up. I jumped off the bed so fast I stumbled over my own blanket.“Oh, God.” I cried when I almost kissed the floor but I picked myself back up again. My voice shook as I ran into the living room. Where were my keys?I couldn’t remember where I had tossed them off to. Where—I looked around frantically before spotting them sitting inside the bowl by the door.

If you’ve made it this far, thank you for reading Aurora’s story. I know some of you expected Aurora to end up with Damien. After all, he was introduced as the male lead. He was her soulmate. The man fate seemed to choose for her. So why didn’t she choose him? Because love isn’t always enough. Sometimes, the person you’re meant to love is also the person who hurts you the most. But that doesn’t automatically make them evil. Damien wasn’t a monster. He grew. He regretted what he did. He apologized sincerely. He became a better man. But healing yourself doesn’t erase the scars you’ve left on someone else. Aurora spent years begging to be loved. She chased affection from her father until she lost herself. Then she chased it from Damien, believing that if she just tried harder, loved harder, endured a little more, eventually she’d be enough. She wasn’t living at some point, she was just surviving. The moment she walked away wasn’t because she stopped loving Damien. It was bec