Trash Husband, I'm the Top novel Chapter 292

In this moment, he couldn’t bring himself to return to that place overflowing with memories of her.

It felt like being flayed alive.

Nora spent two days in the hospital, her body recovering swiftly.

She managed to squeeze in a prenatal checkup.

She also met with Warner once more.

By now, Olfactor had skyrocketed from a newcomer in the fragrance world to one of the most prominent names in the industry.

Warner was thoroughly pleased with how things had turned out.

He decided to offer Nora some shares in the company, both as a token of gratitude and, admittedly, as a way to keep her close.

Nora refused him once again.

With a faint smile, she glanced at Louis. “We’re getting married. Once that happens, we probably won’t come back to Fairvale. So you should keep the shares for yourself.”

“Married?” a woman’s voice cut in suddenly.

Eleanor, arm entwined with Hans’s, appeared right beside them.

Her gaze bore into Nora as she repeated, “You’re marrying Louis?”

Nora’s expression turned icy. “And what’s that got to do with you?”

Eleanor bit her lip, feigning innocence. “He drank himself sick over you, ended up in the hospital with internal bleeding, and now you’re marrying another man? Nora, that’s just cruel.”

Internal bleeding?

Nora’s brow furrowed. No wonder Daniel hadn’t shown up these past two days.

“His drinking has nothing to do with me,” she replied coolly, utterly indifferent.

Eleanor’s temper flared. “Nora, do you even have a heart?”

Nora scoffed. “If you care so much about him, why not dump your fiancé and go see Daniel yourself? What are you doing here?”

“You—!”

Eleanor was fuming.

But before she could retort, Hans interjected impatiently, “Are we having lunch or not?”

Eleanor fell silent, not daring to say another word.

They walked away.

Warner glanced at Nora, concern in his voice. “Daniel really is in the hospital. You—”

Louis mentioned the upcoming wedding, omitting the fact it was only a marriage of convenience. He simply said that he and Nora had decided to be together for Payne’s sake.

The elderly Mrs. Winters sighed. “I won’t try to stop you, but you know there will be consequences if you insist on marrying her.”

The Winters family had always been involved in politics, and Nora’s reputation was already riddled with scandals.

Even if she’d been forced into those circumstances, for the Winters family, any scandal was a ticking time bomb.

They hadn’t been able to accept Aurora in the past; accepting Nora now was even less likely.

Louis frowned, then said, “It won’t be public—just a small dinner with some close friends from our circle.”

He wanted to give the old lady a heads-up, hoping to ease her worries.

She sighed again. “After all, she was Susan’s student. It’s a shame she has to settle for this.”

She called for a small velvet box and handed it to Louis.

“This is from me. Give it to her, will you?”

Inside was a pair of creamy white jade bangles, clearly worth a fortune.

“Thank you, Grandma.” Louis accepted the gift, genuine gratitude in his heart.