The CEO’S Unplanned Heir novel (Aurelia and Leopold)

Chapter 1240

"Face it, Uncle Charles is not coming around anytime soon. It might just be time for a little tough love.

Ignore him, give him the cold shoulder. Let him figure out just how much he needs Aunt Harriet. She's

been pampering him too much, making his life cushy while he is playing the field."

Those words struck a chord with Harriet, who had been sighing deeply at the thought of groveling to

win back Charles' affection, a notion she found utterly suffocating.

"I'm done with it all," Harriet declared, her voice firm and resolute, "After the bash, I'm heading

overseas to visit my son and take a well-deserved break."

Lisbeth, who had been quietly listening, let out a heavy sigh, "Tolstoy once said, 'All happy families are

alike, and each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.' Even two people deeply in love can't predict

the trials ahead."

Aurelia offered a wry smile, "That's why you can't dwell on it. Live each day to the fullest. No use crying

over spilled milk, and no point in worrying about what might never happen."

"But if it's my favorite milk that's spilled, how can I not cry?" Lisbeth's gaze fell, and her long lashes cast

shadows of sorrow on her pale cheeks, "If I'd just been more careful, more tender, maybe it wouldn't

have broken." If only she hadn't deceived Raines, if only she'd told him the truth sooner, he and Elfreda

might not have been kidnapped.

It was her fault, and now she was paying the price. Raines had forgotten her, wiped his memory clean

of their connection, and treated her with a cold indifference that was almost too much to bear.

Understanding Lisbeth's remorse, Aurelia wrapped an arm around her, "Love isn't like milk, and it can

be salvaged, not always lost forever. What's crucial is to keep faith. If you really love him, don't give up. This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.

Touch his heart with your sincerity. A true conviction can break through the hardest barriers."

Lisbeth sniffled, determined not to give up on Raines.

Aurelia's words had touched a raw nerve in Harriet, who had once chased after Arnold with reckless

abandon. Though he was decent to her, he couldn't resist his wandering eye.

"You said it yourself, didn't you? Pampering men gets us nowhere. What good does it do to hold on?

Does it really change their hearts? Men always want what they can't have. Once they've got it, they

don't value it. And all that talk about a woman chasing a man is an easy task. But I think it's more like a

barbed-wire fence. I might have him, but not his heart. He'll still do whatever he pleases."

Aurelia suspected that Beverley's habit of flitting from one boyfriend to the next, quicker than changing

outfits, was influenced by her family's dynamics. Charles and Harriet might seem affectionate, but their

children, keenly aware of the underlying respect without warmth, were deeply affected.

A troubled marriage cast a long shadow over the children, leaving scars that couldn't easily be erased.

Aurelia hoped her own kids would be spared such shadows.

She worried less about Kane and more about William, who, despite his carefree exterior, was sensitive

and thoughtful, sometimes even more so than Kane.

The mystery surrounding William's parentage weighed on her mind.

Patting Lisbeth's shoulder, she gave her an encouraging nod. Coոtent of Drąмąոovеls.cоm

Lisbeth hung her head, wordlessly absorbing the advice.