Once Cast-Off Wife Now Untouchable Queen novel Chapter 43

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Warren was cooking when he heard his daughter’s words. His head dropped even lower.

Miriam had already guessed what was coming. “Tell me the truth. Is Tyrone seeing someone else?”

Aella held back her tears, but her eyes reddened again. “His first love came back. She had a son with him. He’s keeping them outside.”

A loud clang echoed from the kitchen. Warren slammed down the pan and shut off the stove.

He stormed out, his voice shaking with anger. “Our family may be broke, but we don’t deserve this kind of humiliation.”

Miriam didn’t hesitate. “Aella, you have to listen to me and your dad. Once a man cheats, you can’t keep him.”

Aella looked at them with pain in her eyes. He struggled with the word, “Tyrone already agreed to the divorce. But he wants us to pay him a billion dollars.”

The hand holding Warren’s spatula trembled uncontrollably.

Miriam’s heart ached. She grabbed Aella’s hand and said softly, “Silly child, why didn’t you tell

us sooner?”

Aella broke down, crying. “Dad, Mom, don’t worry. I’ll find a way. I’ll end this marriage no matter what.”

Warren looked at his wife. This proud man couldn’t hold back the tears in his eyes.

Miriam let go of Aella, stood up silently, and went to the bedroom.

A few minutes later, she came out carrying a black case with a lock.

She placed it on the table and opened it.

Inside was a set of jewelry, glowing emerald gemstones surrounded by diamonds. It was clearly worth a fortune. The shine almost hurt Aella’s eyes. She recognized it instantly.

“This jewelry set has been passed down in my family for four generations,” Miriam said. “When our family went bankrupt, your dad and I sold everything we owned to pay off our debts. This was the only thing I couldn’t part with. I wanted to save it for you and Clyde, make sure you’d be secure in the future.”

Miriam went on, “When Tyrone helped us pay those debts, your father and I offered him this as

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repayment. He refused it back then. But now that he’s asking for the money, we’ll return it properly. This set is worth over a billion. Sell it and pay him back. I support you getting the

divorce.”

Jewelry worth a billion dollars?

Aella felt like someone trapped in hell had suddenly seen a ray of light. With a thud, she collapsed before her parents, sobbing so hard she could barely breathe.

“Dad, Mom, I’ve been so wrong!”

When she was young, she gave up her love for the violin because of Tyrone. She even changed her major for him.

After they married, her whole life revolved around Tyrone. She quit her job, cooked for him, and studied medical formulas and essential oils to help him sleep.

She did everything for him, except save a way out for herself.

For years, she had neglected her parents. And now, she had to sell her mother’s family heirloom just to buy her freedom.

She felt like an unfilial daughter.

But this was the only path left for us to regain her freedom.

“I swear! I’ll earn enough money one day to buy this back!”

She would sell it as soon as possible. Aella was determined to end this marriage.

After days of pain and struggle, Aella finally felt a spark of hope.

Just like her parents said–divorce wasn’t the end of the world.

She washed her face, pulled herself together, and forced herself to smile again. When she stepped outside to take out the trash, she noticed Clyde’s backpack lying by the door.

Aella checked every floor of the house, but her brother was nowhere to be found.

Something didn’t feel right. She grabbed his backpack and turned to her parents. “Clyde must’ve overheard our conversation.”

Miriam quickly put down the dish she was washing and helped her husband untie his apron. “That stubborn kid–he better not do anything reckless.”

A few minutes later, Aella and her parents rushed out the door.

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The Reids had fallen on hard times for years. Life had changed them, not only in the way they lived but also in the way they thought.

To Tyrone, when he chose to admit it, they were the in–laws of a wealthy family.

But when he refused, they were nothing more than ordinary people–powerless, with no say in anything that happened to them.

Without power or influence, they couldn’t fight back. Whatever happened, they could only take the blow.

It was past seven in the evening when Clyde stormed into Tyrone and Aella’s villa.

Tyrone was talking to Brad in the living room while Raine got up to answer the door.

When she saw Clyde charging in, she froze for a second, then glanced behind him. “Clyde, did you come here by yourself?”

He didn’t reply. Clyde marched straight into the living room, grabbed a glass of wine from the coffee table, and threw it right at Tyrone.

Raine screamed. Before anyone could react, Aella snatched the bottle from the table. She slammed it down with a loud crash and leaped onto the coffee table. She was ready to smash it over Tyrone’s head.

Brad lunged forward, wrapping his arms around Clyde and yanking the broken bottle from his grip. “Hey, kid–this is not how we handle it!”

Clyde was tall and lean, dressed in a white T–shirt and casual pants. The red–and–black earbuds looped around his ear, making him look every bit the rebellious young man he was.

His face was flushed with anger, his voice trembling as he pointed at Tyrone. “My sister loved you so much! How could you betray her?”

Tyrone dropped the tissue in his hand. He stood up and slowly walked toward Clyde. Without saying a word, he reached out to fix Clyde’s tangled earphone wire.

Clyde jerked his head away, glaring fiercely. “Don’t touch me!”

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