(Victoria's POV) Aurora left without looking back. She didn't give me a single second to argue. I sat alone in the café for a long time. The coffee in front of me turned cold, an oily film forming on the surface. Her words about the study echoed in my mind like a curse. I stood up, smoothing my skirt with trembling hands. I walked out and signaled my driver. "Home. Now." The car tore through the streets of Los Angeles. When we arrived at the estate, the house was quiet. Jasper hadn't returned. I marched up the stairs, bypassing my own room, and went straight to my son's study. The door creaked as I pushed it open. The room smelled of old paper and the sandalwood cologne Jasper wore. I walked behind the heavy mahogany desk. There, hidden behind a false panel in the bookshelf, was the

