Once Cast-Off Wife Now Untouchable Queen novel Chapter 39

Chapter 39 The Cost of Leaving

Tyrone had nothing left to say.

He just kept pouring one drink after another.

Finished

Brad shook his head and muttered, “Tyrone, you keep this up, and you’re going to end up pushing through hell to win her back.”

Right then, Tyrone’s phone on the coffee table started buzzing.

He glanced at it, grabbed his jacket, and got ready to leave.

Brad stopped him. “Seriously? Aella’s a wreck because of you, and you’re still going to see Zera?”

Tyrone’s voice was low. “She’s being discharged this afternoon. I need to go. There are things I have to make clear.”

Brad stared at him like he’d completely lost it. He went to look for Raine and Aella.

Raine had finally managed to coax Aella downstairs when Brad walked in.

Aella forced a tiny smile when she saw him.

Brad’s heart ached. He ruffled her hair gently. “If you can’t smile, don’t. It looks worse when you fake it.”

Her tears, which had just stopped, started falling again.

They had all grown up together. Aella and Raine were childhood friends; Aella and Tyrone had been promised to each other since they were kids.

Brad had been Tyrone’s best friend since forever.

The four of them were like childhood friends.

Brad had protected Raine and Aella like little sisters. Aella had always seen him as another brother.

He had seen Aella chase Tyrone since they were kids and how she finally married him.

The three of them sat down on the couch, Aella in the middle.

Brad had come to talk sense into her, but one look at her tired, broken face nearly crushed him.

“Aella,” he said softly, “listen to me. If you can fight for your marriage, fight. But if you can’t win,

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then walk away.”

Raine leaned back and shot Brad a warning look.

She also believed her brother didn’t deserve Aella. She wanted Aella free from the pain.

But still, Tyrone was her brother.

Some selfish part of her hoped Aella wouldn’t leave him.

Still, Raine knew this couldn’t go on.

Finished

She reached out and took Aella’s hand. “Aella, whatever you decide, I’ll stand with you. Even if you leave my brother, my family will never let that woman and her kid into our house.”

Aella looked at her gratefully, then pulled her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them.

Tyrone’s cruel words kept echoing in her head. They stabbed at her until she wanted nothing more than to disappear.

She whispered, “Brad, can you lend me a billion dollars? I’ll pay you back in installments once I start working again.”

Brad froze, completely stunned. “A billion? Why would you need that much to get divorced?”

Raine’s eyes nearly popped out. “Don’t tell me—”

Aella buried her face in her arms and muttered, “Back then, when my family went bankrupt, we owed a fortune. Tyrone paid off all our debts. He’s also been supporting my family all these years. I owe him that money.”

Raine’s jaw dropped. For a moment she thought Tyrone had demanded Aella pay him back, and her blood boiled.

If that were true, it would’ve been beyond cruel.

Brad’s sharp eyes studied Aella’s face.

He wasn’t as optimistic as Raine.

Brad spoke carefully. “Aella, you married Tyrone. Paying off your family’s debt was the right thing for him to do. Even if you get divorced, you don’t owe him anything. The years you’ve given him can’t be measured with money.”

Aella kept her head down, her voice flat, and her face empty. “I have to pay him back. Otherwise, he won’t let me divorce him.”

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She had already made it clear in Edwin’s study. There was nothing left to fear, nothing left to hide.

Brad finally understood.

No wonder Tyrone was so confident that there wouldn’t be a divorce. He was using money to trap Aella.

Brad had the money, but he couldn’t lend it to her.

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