Once Cast-Off Wife Now Untouchable Queen novel Chapter 14

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Chapter 14 No Way Out

Aella felt weak all over. She whispered, “Tyrone, I don’t have the money to pay you back. I can’t meet your demands. Is there any other way for me?”

Tyrone lay beside her, pulled the blanket over her, and said softly, “No.”

His gesture was gentle, but his refusal was firm.

He switched off the lamp and wrapped his arms around her through the blanket. “Get some sleep,” he said. “This weekend I’ll go with you to visit your parents.”

But Aella couldn’t sleep.

This side of him had deceived her for years.

He looked like a respectful son-in-law who cared for her parents, but every move was about control and advantage.

She had been suffering for days, hoping she could finally divorce him.

Instead, he tightened his grip to manipulate her.

To him, she was replaceable, small, and unimportant.

But Zera and her child-he treated them like treasures.

She opened her eyes in the dark. Through the crack in the curtains, a sliver of light traced Tyrone’s sharp, handsome features.

Her mind drifted back to childhood.

At her first birthday party, so many toys were laid out for her.

Relatives crowded around, urging her to pick something.

She ignored them all and grabbed Tyrone’s finger instead.

Virginia laughed and told Tyrone to give her a kiss.

He leaned forward and kissed her on the lips.

Their parents joked that Aella’s first kiss was gone.

Virginia had joked that the two families should set up an arranged match.

Their parents agreed, turning it into a formal engagement between her and Tyrone.

Aella’s feelings for Tyrone had always been plain to see. She never hides her feelings.

His coldness toward her was just as obvious.

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Yet somehow, the two of them still ended up together. Even more surprising, they managed to keep a loveless marriage going for three years. That was a miracle in itself.

Aella stayed awake until morning, staring into the dark.

When Tyrone woke, he saw her lying there without a trace of life in her eyes. She looked as if breathing was the only thing keeping her body alive,

He pulled his gaze away, got out of bed, and went into the bathroom.

She didn’t bring up divorce again. She didn’t fight with him anymore. To Tyrone, it seemed like she had finally thought it through.

Tyrone stepped out of the walk-in closet, dressed and ready to leave, when he noticed the wedding photo was missing from the bedroom wall.

He frowned and asked, “Where’s the picture?”

“I threw it away,” Aella said.

She had tossed it yesterday, along with everything.

He hadn’t noticed until now, and even then, he only realized the wedding photo was gone.

The photos that once meant everything to her had never mattered to him at all.

Tyrone said casually, “It’s fine. I’ll just have the studio send another one.”

If she had thrown one away, chances were she had thrown them all.

Maybe it was just her way of letting off steam.

That’s better than holding it inside.

He started to leave, but Aella swung her legs off the bed. “Tyrone, I want to get a job.”

Tyrone was right-she couldn’t have it both ways.

She had married him, and he had carried her family through the storm, taking on all their debts.

He gave her marriage, respect, and comfort. In return, she was expected to tolerate his cheating.

Their marriage was nothing more than a business deal.

And if it was a deal, she had the right to negotiate her terms.

Tyrone glanced back at her.

“Alright. That’s fine. Better to keep yourself busy than spend all day overthinking.”

“I want to move out,” Aella said.

The step he was about to take froze in place. He turned and faced her directly. “No. That’s not happening.”

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me and betrayed me, yet you refuse to let me go. My heart hurts. I need time to breathe. I’m moving out. I

need to cool off.”

Even if she couldn’t divorce him now, she had to try.

Tyrone stepped in front of her. His hands came to her shoulders and pushed her down so she sat on the edge of the bed.

He sat on the nightstand and looked into her dull, tired eyes.

“Aella,” he said, “Winter Group is a public company. My marriage is public. Everything we do affects the company’s future.”

He was calm and sharp. “As long as we aren’t divorced, you must live here.”

Aella shot back, “You claim you did everything for the company. You keep a woman on the side; aren’t you worried that your scandal will hurt the company reputation?”

Tyrone didn’t flinch. “If the company has a problem because of me, I will take full responsibility. Could you do that?”

Silence fell.

She already owed Tyrone a billion dollars before the divorce. If her actions rocked the stock price, she couldn’t bear the fallout.

Tyrone reached out. He tucked her hair behind her ear and softened his voice. “The staff from the estate made you grits. Raine will bring it over soon. Eat your breakfast and get some rest.”

He left for the office. Aella lay still like a corpse.

Her crying and hysteria did not move him. They did not win him over or make him compromise.

She felt like she might die from hopelessness.

He thought she was being dramatic and making a scene.

After all these years, she never expected Tyrone to be so cruel and heartless.

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