The CEO’S Unplanned Heir novel (Aurelia and Leopold)

Chapter 998

"Sorry, Arnold, I just feel...this is the best for both of us."

Arnold didn't see it that way. He loved her more than Leopold ever could, and he was the one who

could truly make her happy.

"Is this about Kane?"

Aurelia hung her head, with her voice barely above a whisper. "Leopold had to divorce me to save me.

His marriage to Megan was just a sham."

A nerve in Arnold's heart twisted with a vicious snap.

Leopold's marriage was a sham, yet he had genuinely tied the knot with Lisa and they had a child

together.

It was his own doing and he had shattered the bond between them with his bare hands.

Arnold should have divorced Lisa sooner, instead of dragging it out until now.

Then she wouldn't be worried about Lisa and their daughter, Nova.

He slumped into the couch, cradling his head in his hands, with his eyes slowly reddening.

"Tomorrow, I'll go and file for divorce from Lisa."

Aurelia was taken aback. "Arnold, give Lisa a chance. She loves you. Do it for Nova's sake," she

pleaded.

But Arnold harbored only resentment for Lisa. If it hadn't been for her conspiring with Magnolia to

deceive him, he wouldn't have lost Aurelia.

"You want me to be with a woman I despise?" His voice was hoarse, laced with pain.

For a moment, Aurelia didn't know how to respond.

She walked to the fridge and pulled out two bottles of chilled fruit juice, handing one to him.

After taking a sip, she spoke with a touch of sorrow, "Arnold, it seems we're destined to cross paths but

not to be together. If it were meant to be, we wouldn't have missed our chance right from the start.

When I first saw you in Willowbrook, you were like a prince stepping out of my fantasy world,

everything I ever imagined in a partner. I thought you were the soulmate from heaven just for me, and I

wanted to seize that destiny to hold on to you. But after leaving Willowbrook, I never heard from you

again. I tried calling, but your phone was off. Messages I sent you on WhatsApp were never replied to.

I figured you didn't want to contact me anymore, that it was all just wishful thinking on my part."

"When we met again, I was already Leopold's wife. Those three years living in Goldstone might have

been our last connection. Leopold found me and forced me to return to Elysium, wanting to reconcile.

But to me, he was already history. I had only one thought to divorce him at any cost. I had chosen you

and wanted to marry you, to be your true wife, to return to our home in Goldstone."

She choked up, "But then, you suddenly told me your mom was sick, that you needed to marry another

woman to save her. That's when I knew our time was over. Leopold is not gentle with a bad temper and

overbearing. He's not the partner I fantasized about, but he never gave up on me, even when I left. He

chose to wait for me and I suppose I owe him that chance, right?"

She was saying goodbye to her first love, the one she had fallen for at first sight.

Now, in her heart, there was only room for Leopold, and Arnold would forever be just a dear friend and

family.

Arnold trembled his shoulders slightly, with a tear escaping his eye.

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The fate had given him a chance to make amends, but he had let go of her hand and married another.

He deserved to lose her, as punishment.

Aurelia lifted her hand to his shoulder.

"Arnold, forget me. You'll find someone else who will make your heart race, someone who's truly meant

for you."

Arnold felt a bitter taste in his mouth, like the sting of wormwood, spreading from the tip of his tongue to

the deepest part of his being.