Rocky directly called the principal to cancel the schedule, and the car turned around.
“Tonight I have no plans; you can go home,” Julian informed Rocky.
“Yes, sir. Ben, please let me out at the next intersection,” Rocky said as the driver pulled over to the side of the road, and he hurriedly left.
Aurora bit her lip, thinking about how to extricate herself from the situation, probably the stupidest thing she had done today.
“If you want to leave, there is a way,” Julian said, noticing her furrowed brow.
“What way?” Aurora asked.
“You could choose to jump out the window,” he said with a mischievous smile, finding pleasure in her frozen expression.
Aurora took a deep breath. “Sir, I am very sorry about that night; please let me go,” she decided to yield first and then leave.
Julian gazed at her delicate face, noting the changes from the past, not only in stature but also in character.
She was a daughter and heiress of the Montgomery family, a flower raised in a greenhouse, with inherent pride.
Three years ago, on that night, she had agreed to a deal with him, largely because she had been drugged and had lost control over her body, leaving her with no choice but to meet her objectives this way.
Otherwise, with her pride, how could she have willingly used her body as a bargaining chip?
Three years had smoothed her rough edges, making her more cunning. Yet, a few days ago, she had occasionally shown her naive side, though it was rare now.
Now, she was even willing to submit to him, which was unlike her. Julian pinched her smooth chin.
“You promised you would stay by my side,” he remembered angrily rushing into the airport, where that carefree woman had smiled at him before leaving.
“Sir, I don’t remember the past,” Aurora had said at the time, just to get away, not knowing she would still have dealings with him.
“Forgetting doesn’t matter; I will make you remember bit by bit,” Julian released his grip.
Aurora frowned as her phone vibrated, the notification was a trending news alert. Opening it, she saw a photo of Hayden’s sleeping face.
The headline read:
Shocking Scandal: Photo Leak Exposes Hayden Alvarez in Bed with Mystery Woman, Fiancee Susan Simmons Betrayed
This was the photo Aurora had taken that night, previously unexposed until the media collectively pushed it, turning it into a trending topic within an hour.
Aurora browsed the comments.
“Hmm, rich people are all the same. He just pretended to be cultured and gentle. I can’t believe someone who is getting engaged would cheat like this.”
“The world is so messy.”
“This time I support his wife, she should fiercely retaliate against these two betrayers.”
Various bizarre comments appeared, and seeing the word ‘betrayers,’ Aurora’s lips curved into a mocking smile, knowing who the real betrayer in this love affair might be.
She clicked into Susan’s profile, where her latest status was bombarded with their photos and various comments.
Looking at her refreshing selfie, Aurora wondered what expression Susan might have now.
She should have known about this affair, as Aurora had anonymously sent the photos to her parents that night.
Unfortunately, her proud parents probably thought it was a threat from a third party, unaware that a storm was silently brewing.
Her goal was to strip the facade off them and let everyone see the truth!
Julian found it odd how she suddenly became quiet and looked at her, noticing she was still smiling. What could be so amusing?
He snatched her phone and saw the news, “Do you still have feelings for him?”
Seeing Hayden’s face, Julian’s eyes suddenly turned cold.