Once Cast-Off Wife Now Untouchable Queen novel Chapter 221

Chapter 221 The Taste of Betrayal

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“I can’t help it,” Aella said coldly. “When I see the food you make, I think of the blueberry cake you made for Zera. The cruise, the flowers, the beach, and that Instagram post where you declared your love to all.”

She looked him directly in the eye.. “You know me. Since I was a kid, if something isn’t one of a kind-if it doesn’t belong solely to me-I don’t want it.”

Her voice turned sharp. “You made food for her. So don’t ever make it for me again. I mean it- it makes me sick.”

Tyrone stood frozen, watching her walk away.

He opened his mouth to speak, but it felt like something was stuck in his throat. Tyrone tried for a long time, but no sound came out.

At 8:30 a.m, Aella walked into her clinic right on time.

She put on her white coat and tied her long hair into a low ponytail with practiced ease.

Aella told her assistant, “Elvira, you can start calling the first patient.”

Before Elvira could respond, someone knocked on the door. Daniel stepped in.

Aella’s eyes landed on the man standing behind Daniel, holding a child in his arms.

He was dressed in a charcoal-gray business suit. His tall frame, sharp features, and calm presence made him look effortlessly striking.

The man gently soothed the little boy in his arms, who kept crying from a head injury. Despite his patience, the tiredness in his eyes was impossible to hide.

Aella stood up. “Morning, Daniel.”

Daniel smiled and said, “This is Mason Fulford and his son, Henry Fulford.”

Aella nodded politely and introduced herself. “Nice to meet you, Mr. Fulford. I’m Aella Reid. Please, have a seat.”

Daniel added, “Mr. Fulford, I’ll leave you two to talk. We’ll discuss the rest later.”

As soon as Daniel left, Aella’s phone buzzed.

She had received a message from Daniel.

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He told her that Mason was a top figure in the legal world, an international attorney with immense influence.

His firm only took on billion-dollar corporate cases. Mason’s personal fortune was beyond

measure.

Daniel reminded her to be extra careful during the treatment and not to offend him.

Aella took a deep breath.

Of course. Anyone Daniel brought to her personally was always someone powerful.

She asked Elvira to try coaxing Henry out of Mason’s arms, but the boy refused again and again.

Left with no choice, Aella said softly, “You can hold him, Mr. Fulford. Just tell me what happened.”

Every word Mason spoke was calm, precise, and right to the point.

“Three years ago,” Mason began, “Henry and his mother were kidnapped. His mother was killed -she bled out before rescue could arrive. Henry was so traumatized that he developed PTSD. He’s been in therapy ever since. On the surface, he seems normal, but he refuses to talk or sleep. He relies on medication. And even with that, almost every night he wakes up screaming from nightmares.”

Mason’s tone grew heavier. “Yesterday at school, he was verbally bullied and hit on the head. After that, he shut down completely. At 1:05 a.m., the doctor gave him a small dose of medicine, but he only slept for 40 minutes before waking up. He’s been like this ever since.”

Aella’s eyes flickered with uncertainty. Her mind was racing to come up with a solution.

Last night, Tyrone said his son had hurt another kid at school and that the other family refused to settle. Could this be the boy?

She reached out and gently brushed Henry’s cheek. The little boy flinched and cried harder.

Aella studied his small, tear-streaked face for a moment. She quietly took off her white coat, crouched beside him, and softened her voice.

“Henry,” she whispered, “can I hold you for a bit?”

The boy’s big, watery eyes blinked at her. He stopped crying, staring at Aella as if trying to remember something.

After a long pause, he suddenly burst out again, sobbing loudly, “Mommy!”

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Aella froze for a second, then glanced awkwardly at Mason. Still, she picked the boy up, holding

him close.

Well, this was technically her first time being called “Mommy.”

She couldn’t help pressing a light kiss to his forehead.

Mason turned away, his chest tight with emotion. Watching his son cling to a stranger and call her “mother” was almost too much to bear.

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