Semua Bab LOVE BEYOND THE PAIN: Bab 41 - Bab 50

Those words didn’t come from Gian.They came from Nathan.Aurelia froze. She expected Gian to correct him, or at least question what Nathan had just said. But the man beside her only murmured something under his breath and didn’t respond at all. Instead, Gian calmly extended his hand toward Aurelia, almost politely, as if nothing had happened.They shook hands with a strange, awkward formality.The atmosphere shifted instantly.Nathan, noticing the stiffness between them, seemed to relax instead. With a half-laugh, he said, “She married someone else even though we were still dating. Her husband, apparently. She got married because her family was being threatened.”“Nathan!” Aurelia snapped, her voice sharp with anger.But Nathan only chuckled, as if he were thoroughly enjoying the chaos. “Relax, Aurel. Gian’s a pretty cool guy. I’m sure he can keep a secret.”Aurelia b

Aurelia shivered. After saying those words of surrender, every muscle in her body had tightened. Her breathing turned shallow. Her hands clenched on her lap, and every inch of her skin felt as if it were exposed to freezing winter air.Across from her, Gian fell silent. His gaze rested on the woman who now looked like a small bird afraid to spread its wings. He stepped forward slowly, almost without a sound, and sat down in front of her.“Are you sure?” he asked again, gentle but clear.Aurelia only nodded. No words left her lips, but her eyes were filled with anxiety.Without another word, he finally stood and guided her toward the bedroom. They moved quietly, their footsteps barely making a sound.Gian touched her cheek and looked at her closely. “I don’t want you to give me something because you feel like you have to. I want you to give it because you want to.”“I do,” she whispered. This time her

Aurelia was still standing frozen behind Gian, trying to hide her face that now felt like it was burning. Her heart pounded harder than usual. Heat spread through her body, not from the air, but from the overwhelming embarrassment.Meanwhile, Gian stood in front of the projected screen displaying the faces of his staff, doing his best to keep his expression calm.“Sorry, I’ll turn off the video for a moment. We’re having a small interruption,” he said with a professional smile that almost looked effortless.Without waiting for a response, Gian clicked the video off button on his laptop. The room fell quiet again, filled only with the faint hum of the laptop fan and Aurelia’s quick breathing. Gian slowly turned around and looked at the woman now curled up behind his back.Aurelia covered her face with both hands. “Oh God, I want to disappear right now…”Gian held back a laugh that nearly escaped, then

Aurelia, who had been lying calmly on the bed, suddenly sat up straight. Her eyes locked on the phone screen without blinking. The milk and bread she had just eaten churned uneasily in her stomach, not because of the food, but because of a single name.Gian let out a quiet sigh, picked up his phone, and stepped onto the small balcony beside the study. He spoke in a low voice that sounded formal and brisk.Aurelia could not hear the conversation clearly, but from the look on her husband’s face, there was nothing suspicious about it. Even so, her chest felt tight. She knew she was overreacting. Kirana was only Gian’s personal assistant. Yet the memory of that woman, with her slender figure, fitted dress, and perfectly professional smile, lingered vividly in Aurelia’s mind.A few minutes later, Gian returned to the bedroom. His phone was already tucked into his pocket. He sat at the edge of the bed and looked at Aurelia, who was now hugging her kn

That morning the sun was already high when Aurelia stepped out of the bedroom. Her hair was tied in a simple ponytail and her face was bare of makeup. But there was something unusual in her eyes, the look of someone walking around while carrying a question she could not put down.Her mind was still stuck on Kirana’s message from earlier. Two photos. One question. And a smiling emoji that looked completely innocent.Aurelia took a long breath, then picked up her phone and a small wallet.She glanced toward the kitchen for a moment before sighing softly.“I can’t even make an omelet without burning it. Bringing homemade food? Yeah, right.”That was what ran through her mind. For a moment she hesitated. Was she really the kind of wife people imagined?In the end she decided to stop by the fast food restaurant across from the complex. She ordered a lunch set: rice with fried chicken, french fries, and a canned soda. Nothi