The CEO’S Unplanned Heir novel (Aurelia and Leopold)
Chapter 529

Chapter 529

"Aurelia!" An exasperated sigh escaped Leopold's lips. It was as if a mountain stood between them, forever preventing any real closeness.

With a swift change of subject, Aurelia asked, “You spent the day with Skyler. Did you discover anything?”

Leopold's expression turned a shade darker, "I suspect he was abused by Tanya since he was a child.”

"What?" Aurelia gasped in shock, “Isn't Tanya his birth mother?"

"When she was banished from Elysium by my mother, she must have harbored a grudge and pinned all her hopes on Skyler. Unluckily, Skyler was born timid and stuttering, bound to disappoint her. It's very likely she's been secretly subjecting Skyler to harsh training.” Leopold speculated.

Astonished, Aurelia asked, "So is he playing dumb or is he really dumb?"

“I don't know." Leopold shrugged. Skyler didn't seem to be faking it.

Aurelia rubbed her chin, deep in thought, "Could the head of AK group be your aunt Tanya, not Skyler?"

"I'll have someone investigate her covertly.” Leopold announced.

Aurelia sighed, “Why such haste to harm her families?"

Men often turned against each other for benefits, women for men. It applied to both friends and sisters alike.

After a pause, she changed the topic, "If Tanya is really the head, isn't the financial group behind AK Group the Heninger family? With all her behind-the-scenes maneuvers, are the Heningers completely unaware?"

Leopold reached out, ruffling her hair, “That's not for you to worry about. I will get to the bottom of it."

Aurelia shot him a sideways glance. Kane was in constant danger, how could she not worry?

"Open attacks can be guarded against, covert ones are harder to deflect. You're not omnipotent. Otherwise, Liam wouldn't have been kidnapped three years ago.”

Her words struck Leopold like a sharp blade. Liam was a wound on his heart that would never heal. His heart twisted in pain, his voice turning raspy, "l won't let the same tragedy happen again.” Aurelia fell silent, her gaze lost in the pitch-black sky. Whenever she thought of the tarot card prophecies, she couldn't help but feel disoriented about the future. She wasn't sure if she could make the right choices, choose the lighthouse leading to the Moon Goddess palace.

"If I died, would you protect Kane and prevent a stepmother from harming him?"

Leopold was taken aback, "Why are you talking like that?"

He would never let her die, never.

Aurelia lowered her gaze, smiling bitterly, "Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor come from heaven.

Who knows how long they can live?"

Leopold pulled her into his arms, "You're in your 20s. Don't you think it's too early to think about death?"

She gave a half-smile, “It's not like I haven't died before.”

Three years ago, with her last ounce of strength, she had crawled out of the sea.

Lying on the beach, in unbearable pain, she thought she was going to die.

After the pain, came numbness. She couldn't feel her body, which was scarier than the pain. It was as if her organs were dying and her life was counting down

The only thing still alive was her mind.

Images of the past flashed before her eyes like a slideshow, as if her brain cells were reviewing her life, praying before death.

The feeling of being on the brink of death was terrible. Helpless, desperate, she didn't want to experience it a second time.

Feeling her shoulders trembling slightly, Leopold held her tighter.

He too had experienced the pain of losing her and couldn't bear to go through it again.

“I won't let you leave me again.”

Aurelia didn't believe him. If he truly loved her, truly cared for her, why did he divorce her?

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