Susan hadn’t expected to swallow her pride, declaring she could disregard his infidelity, yet he still looked at her with such cold eyes, as if she were the most contemptible person in the world.
“Hayden, you must come with me today!” Susan was also fierce in her determination.
Over the years, even if Hayden did not love her, he at least treated her with mutual respect and had never been so ruthless, nor had he gotten close to any other woman.
Today, he was treating her this way for the woman in his bed, even though she was soon to be his wife.
“I told you. If you want to leave, go by yourself.” Hayden stood in front of the bed, his face unmoved.
“Fine, you won’t leave with me, right? I’ll just jump out of here,” Susan said as she ran to the window.
At this moment, Aurora only wanted to laugh. Her tactics had been so clever in the past, yet now she seemed no better than a shrew.
These scenes of crying and feigned suicide, she knew, would only make a man despise her more if only she kept a bit of her wits about her.
“Go ahead. Jump if you want. Tomorrow’s headlines will definitely feature you. You’ve always liked seeking attention. If you jump out the window, it will certainly be a trending topic online. But given this height, you won’t survive such a fall, and your death will look terrible,” Hayden said with cold indifference in his eyes.
He had tolerated this woman for three years, but today he could not. He had to let Aurora know his resolve.
“You always want to look good,” he continued, “Would you regret it if tomorrow’s headlines showed your mangled body?”
Hayden was not afraid at all. Instead, he methodically analyzed the consequences, as he knew this woman too well.
Susan would not jump. After all, she was always fastidious in her appearance.
If she ended her life this way, she would not rest even in death.
And more importantly, she valued herself above all others. The more selfish a person was, the more he cherished his life.
All her actions were merely threats. She did not have the courage to actually die.
Hayden’s cold ruthlessness was terrifying even to Aurora.
Although Hayden appeared gentle and refined, a tender and considerate gentleman, his nature was colder than anyone else’s.
This was something Aurora had gradually realized over three years. Even though she was in America, she had always kept an eye on everything about Hayden.
But only now did she realize that she did not understand him as well as she thought.
At this moment, Aurora felt relieved, glad that she no longer loved him, or else she would be the one crying now.
“Hayden, you bastard!” Susan looked down at the busy streets.
From such a height, the passing vehicles looked as small as toy cars. Jumping not only risked death from the fall but even being crushed into a pulp by the traffic.
Hayden was right. She indeed did not dare to jump off the building. She suddenly got down from the window, cursing through gritted teeth, “Hayden, you will regret this!”
She ran out like a madwoman, while Hayden coldly said, “The thing I regret most in my life is knowing you!”
That was probably the most hurtful thing he could say. Aurora heard as Susan clacked away in her high heels.
To prevent her from coming back, Hayden closed the door. “Aurora, you’re safe now. Come out.”
Aurora stood up and straightened her hair, while Hayden looked apologetic as he said, “I’m sorry. I didn’t know she would come.”
“Of course you wouldn’t know. It was me who deliberately leaked the information. Otherwise, how could Susan have come rushing over?” she thought. Aurora could never voice the thoughts in her heart, especially since she had left in such despair years ago.
Susan must have felt the same way, but this was just the beginning.
Hayden sat beside her, reaching out to embrace her, but Aurora stopped his hand with hers.
“Hayden, I’m tired and would like to rest,” she said, her tone cold, a stark contrast to earlier.
Hayden thought that perhaps they could rekindle their romance as she seemed to have returned to her old self, but her steely voice now chilled his heart.
Yet, he thought of the things Susan had done in the past, which must have triggered unpleasant memories for Aurora.
He understood and did not overthink it, patiently saying, “Alright, rest well. I’ll be next door. Call me if you need anything.”
“Okay,” she responded indifferently, escorting him to the door.
Hayden thought something might happen between them, but as he looked back repeatedly while leaving, Aurora did not change her mind to ask him to stay, and he had to leave.
“Good night, Aurora.”
“Good night,” Aurora replied coldly and then closed the door.
If Hayden hadn’t moved quickly, he might have caught his nose in the door.
Once the door was closed, Aurora revealed a triumphant smile. Everything was under her control.
It was a spur of the moment decision she had made earlier in the taxi. On their way over here, Aurora anonymously sent the details of tonight’s events to Susan under the guise of one of her fans.
She had timed everything perfectly, flirting with Hayden to foster inappropriate thoughts in him. This led to the scene Susan walked in on, and now, even if Hayden tried to explain, she would not believe him.
Susan probably wouldn’t sleep well tonight, or for many nights to come. Aurora opened her wardrobe and pulled out a nightgown.
She sat on the bed and took a selfie, deliberately showing the room’s decor, so Susan would instantly recognize the place.
However, she only saved the photo and did not post it yet. She was not ready to reveal her return.
She knew playing this game would bring more enjoyable outcomes.
After all, Susan had no idea who she was really up against.
With her personality, it was unlikely she would check the security footage because that poor woman would rather have the whole world know how happy she and Hayden were together.
If she checked the footage, it would only expose the crisis in her relationship with Hayden.
Aurora had won this round, and Susan had to swallow such a great injustice.
Aurora then took a comforting hot bath and finally lay down in her queen-sized bed.
If she were eighteen, she might imagine herself as the happiest princess.
But now, she only wanted to be a queen, and she was likely to sleep very happily tonight.
She temporarily won this round against Susan, but her most important plan was next. She was going to return to the Montgomery family.
She was carefully considering how to approach this.
As she was lost in thought, her phone suddenly vibrated, causing her a headache at seeing the caller ID.
After knowing how complicated her relationship with Julian was, now it was difficult to face him like before.
She didn’t want to answer, but the caller was persistent, and shortly after the ringing stopped, it started again.