Once Cast-Off Wife Now Untouchable Queen novel Chapter 19

Chapter 19 Testing Waters

Aella glanced at Tyrone, then went straight into the walk-in closet.

Not long after she left, Noel walked in. “Mr. Winter, it’s time to head out.”

Tyrone shook his head. “Push the schedule back two hours.”

Noel glanced at the studio crew moving in and out of the room. He quietly stepped away.

That evening, Aella returned with a stack of medical books and notes.

She looked at the wedding portraits on the wall but felt nothing.

Tyrone was always good at appearances.

He would never let her ruin the image of a successful businessman with a perfect family.

Raine came by with a container of grits. When she saw the medical notes on Aella’s desk, she was rather surprised. “Aella, are you sure you want to divorce Tyrone?”

Aella closed her book. “I’m planning to intern at the hospital.”

Raine’s eyes softened and were full of reluctance. “You don’t have to work yourself so hard. Tyrone may be a jerk, but he still takes good care of you. He even called me at lunch, asking me to come keep you company.”

Aella lowered her head.

It was true-Tyrone had been generous with money toward her family.

But behind every dollar was a calculation, an investment.

She couldn’t tell Raine the truth, that she hadn’t divorced him because he was using money to trap her.

Tyrone was her brother anyway.

She forced a small smile and changed the topic. “Anyway, I’m just sitting at home doing nothing. Working will at least distract me. I’ll do my health checkup in a couple of days, get my certificate, and start Monday.”

Raine offered quickly, “I’ll go with you for the check-up.”

On the day of the check-up, Aella skipped breakfast.

Raine worried about her blood sugar, so she carried along the thermos of food Virginia had prepared that morning.

They spent more than an hour running through tests.

Finally done, Raine held a stack of papers as they stepped out of the elevator. “Aella, let’s find a place for you to sit down and eat something.”

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Chapter 19 Testing waters

Just then, a little boy rushed past and bumped into her.

The test results and thermos fell to the ground.

The thermos rolled down the hall and stopped against a trash can.

Raine snapped, pointing after the boy. “Hey, you little rascal! Get back here!”

Aella reached out and stopped her. “Raine, let it go.”

Not far away, Zera had just stepped out of the elevator. When she heard Raine’s name, she froze.

Her eyes darted between the two women before finally settling on Aella.

She recognized her. Since returning to the country, she had secretly seen Aella once.

No wonder all her hints to Tyrone had failed-he had always kept his guard up and held a strict line with her.

Aella was both innocent and tempting, the kind of woman who could catch any man’s attention.

Zera’s expression didn’t change as she walked toward them.

She deliberately ignored Aella standing beside Raine, bent down, and picked up the test result from the floor. She handed them back to Raine.

Testing the waters, Zera asked softly, “Miss, are you by any chance a Winters?”

Raine took the papers from her and glanced at Aella, noticing something was off.

Then she looked back at Zera. “You know me?” Raine asked.

Zera smiled as she lifted her left hand to brush back her hair, then glanced at Aella. “I just passed by and heard this lady call you Raine. A friend of mine has a little sister with the same name, so I asked without thinking.”

The color drained from Aella’s face.

The moment she first saw Zera, she had a faint guess from her figure and hairstyle.

Hearing her probe about Raine’s last name, she wasn’t sure yet.

But when she noticed the diamond bracelet on Zera’s left wrist, she knew.

This woman standing in front of her was Tyrone’s first love. The one he could never forget.

Aella froze, unable to react.

Raine studied Zera with sharp eyes. “Yeah, I’m Raine. Who are you?”

Zera turned to Aella, smiling politely. “I’m a friend of Tyrone’s. My name is Zera Caldwell.”

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Zera Caldwell?

Raine’s gaze darted back to Aella.

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