From Discarded Wife to Queen (Tyrone) novel Chapter 282

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At the same time, over at the Reid Residence, Raine was curled up on the couch in Aella’s bedroom, her eyes red and puffy.

She said, “Aella, what if my grandpa and dad really do sell me off?”

Aella tried her best to comfort her. “Raine, the Winters are at the top of Vleka’s elite. If you’re going to get married, it makes sense they’d want someone with the right background.”

Raine’s whole face fell. “Aella, that’s the problem, I haven’t even met anyone I actually like. The guys Grandpa picked? I don’t even know them. How could I possibly say yes?”

Aella carefully watched her reaction, then asked gently, testing the waters, “The Kellers are one of the Eight Great Families too. You and Brad grew up together, so you do know him. What do you think about Brad?”

At the mention of Brad, Raine completely deflated.

She held both hands out in front of her and said, “Aella, I’m closer to Brad than I am to my own brother. If I held hands with him, it’d feel like my left hand holding my right. He’s been carrying me around since we were kids, I’ve never once thought about being with him like that.”

Aella wasn’t sure what to say.

Just then, her phone buzzed with a WhatsApp message from Tyrone. She glanced at it and then slipped the phone back into her pocket.

She looked at Raine and said, “Your brother’s outside. He came to pick you up. Do you want to

go

with him?”

Raine hesitated, looking a little nervous, then slowly got up from the couch.

Aella grabbed her coat and walked Raine to the door.

Tyrone gave Raine a look. “Go wait in the car. I need to talk to Aella for a second.”

Raine nodded and quietly got into the car.

Tyrone walked up to Aella and handed her a sealed envelope filled with cash.

He said, “Jeremy’s wedding is the day after tomorrow. I won’t be able to make it, can you give

him this for me?”

Aella hesitated and didn’t take it. “If you’re not going, just wire it to him.”

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Chapter 282 A Gift to Remember

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Tyrone stared intently at Aella, his gaze heavy, his voice low and filled with something hard to

define.

He said, “Aella, do you really have to treat me like I’m a stranger?”

Just then, the front door opened and Miriam stepped out. “Aella, time to come in.”

Aella turned and responded, “Coming.”

Tyrone couldn’t help himself, he reached out and gently grabbed her arm.

Aella hesitated for a second, then took the envelope from his hand. “I’ll give it to him for you,” she said.

With that, she turned and jogged back inside the yard.

Tyrone stood frozen at the gate for a long moment, unable to make himself leave.

Raine called out to him several times from the car before he finally reacted and got

1. in.

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