Chapter 89: Recognize Aurora
Aurora’s heels clicked softly against the pavement as she approached Lucas’s mansion.
She wore a white blouse tucked into tailored trousers, exuding a quiet confidence, though her steps grew heavier the closer she came to the door.
On her hair was a small, decorated hair clip—glittering faintly under the afternoon light.
Aurora reached up and touched it, her fingers grazing the sparkling surface. A smile crept onto her lips.
Aria had insisted on giving her that clip earlier, a sweet reminder from her daughter before Leo wrapped his arms around her in a goodbye hug.
Aria had added her own touch to it, gluing tiny bits of glitter onto the petals of the clip.
Aurora had worn it for them, a symbol of their love and her courage. But now, standing at the door of Lucas’s mansion, that courage faltered.
She hesitated.
This was it.
Aurora had asked Ava to send the email, agreeing to meet Lucas and discuss the project he had mentioned.
They had set a date and time, but the location—Lucas’s mansion—had unnerved her.