Once Cast-Off Wife Now Untouchable Queen novel Chapter 123

Chapter 123 I’ll Clean Your Wounds

After the holidays, she would start work at the Hills‘ private hospital.

Her family and her career–that was the last line she would not let anyone cross.

Tyrone’s gaze on Aella darkened.

So that was it–everything she had done was about keeping Edwin from interfering and stopping her from working.

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Ralph exploded. “You’re so ungrateful! You’re lowering yourself to earn pocket change? You’re just embarrassing us.”

Tyrone spoke firmly. “Dad, there’s no need to say that. I support Aella building her own career.”

Aella, standing beside him, didn’t so much as blink. His words didn’t touch her at all.

After a long pause, Edwin finally relented. “If she wants to work, let her. It’s good for young people to stay busy. We’ll honor your terms. But you’d better know your part at tomorrow’s press conference.”

At last, the tension in Aella’s shoulders eased.

She pulled out a voice recorder and spoke clearly, “Your word is your bond. I’ll keep this as proof. From now on, no one in the Winters can interfere with my work or threaten my family in any way. In return, I’ll fully cooperate in protecting the Winters‘ reputation.”

Edwin’s eyes flicked to the recorder, a brief glimmer of approval shining through.

As expected from a woman raised in a prominent family, she was courageous, poised, and strategic. Way better that woman from the Caldwells.

Once everything was settled, Aella and Tyrone returned home.

The drive was silent. Neither spoke.

As soon as Aella stepped through the door, Tyrone grabbed her arm. “What is it you really want?” he demanded. “A job? Something else? You could’ve just told me instead of resorting to tricks.”

Aella’s tone was icy. “I don’t trust you.”

From now on, whatever she wanted, she would fight for herself–using whatever means

necessary.

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That was the survival skill Tyrone had taught her.

Their eyes locked.

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Tyrone’s face darkened, his words low and heavy. “If you don’t trust me, then why come back at all?”

Aella let out a bitter laugh. “Didn’t you force me to come back?”

They stood in silence, staring each other down, until Tyrone finally released her arm.

“Don’t forget,” he said coldly, “we still have a marriage contract. Whether you like it or not, you’re back. And as long as you’re here, you’ll follow the rules.”

Aella met his gaze without flinching. “My family and my career are the last boundaries I have left.

“If I can’t even protect those,” she said flatly, “then there’s no point in living.”

Her eyes were steady. “Your threats, your control, your precious agreement—all the things you use to cage me … would any of them still work on someone already dead?”

Tyrone caught the determination and the despair in her eyes.

He gripped her shoulders, fingers digging in, and after a long pause, said quietly, “Aella, do you really have to see me as the bad guy?”

Aella shook her head. “You’re not the bad guy. You just don’t love me. If the woman you’d married were Zera, you’d probably be the perfect husband.”

Tyrone’s grip tightened, pulling her closer until she stumbled against his chest.

His voice dropped into a warning growl. “I’m trying to talk about us. Don’t bring her into this.”

Aella’s temper flared and she pushed free.

“Why can’t I? Isn’t she the reason we’re like this? Isn’t she the problem standing between us? Would our marriage have fallen apart if not for her?

“Do you think I became like this on my own, or because you pushed me to the edge for her sake?

“I’m the one who got hurt, yet I can still face the woman you love. You’re the one who caused it all–what are you so afraid of?

“Why can’t you just admit that you love Zera, and you love your son with her? Why not say it out loud–that you forced me back only to use me as a cover, a pretty little shield for your

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affair?”

EZB

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By the end, Aella was shouting.

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