All Chapters of Seduced by Ice Hockey Captain, Spoiled by Sugar Mommy: Chapter 71 - Chapter 75

••AURELIA'S POV•• “I'll go back with you, collect my belongings, and find somewhere else to stay.” The words came out more firmly than I felt. The moment they left my mouth, I wished I could take them back, but I knew that if I hesitated now, I would lose whatever courage I had managed to gather. Zayn stared at me as if he was trying to understand how the conversation had gone from an apology to me deciding to leave him. “Aurelia, don't make decisions while you're emotional.” “I've actually been thinking about this since this morning.” His brows pulled together. “Since this morning?” I nodded, forcing myself to meet his eyes even though looking at him made everything inside me hurt. “I was only delaying it because I didn't know how to say it.” He studied my face for several seconds, and I could see the questions forming in his eyes. “So where ar

•AURELIA’S POV••For a while, I stayed in my apartment, trying to arrange my belongings and make the place feel livable, but no matter what I did, it never truly felt like home. Eventually, I realized I was only wasting my time pretending that it could.In the past few weeks, I had gone through a lot of shit, finding out that Oliver was fucking his beta, Derek, then having to get into a deal with Zayn, a terrible playboy Lycan prince, then having to have my father threatened, then having to have my life stripped away with rumors and my name slandered around.I knew there was no way I was going to find the peace I wanted by staying in that apartment, so I decided to do something I hadn't expected myself to do.I packed my things and went straight back to my father’s house… Practically that's my house as well.I stood in front of the gate to our estate, taking a deep breath as I wondered whether my father would find it strange to see me home instead of at school. Well, I was already her

••NO POV•• Paul remained silent as they walked toward the elevator, his expression losing some of its earlier hardness. “Because destroying them would only create another problem for Aurelia.” His assistant frowned. “How?” “Everyone would know her father destroyed a future Beta’s family just because of a personal matter involving his daughter. The rumors would become worse, not better. People would start questioning whether Aurelia really deserved her position or whether I was using my authority to protect her.” He paused before continuing, “I don't want her protected by fear. I want her protected by respect.” The assistant remained quiet. “Derek's family still has a chance to fix this. His father will control him, Derek will apologize publicly, and the academy will know exactly where I stand. That's enough.” Paul glanced toward the road ahead.