Chapter 70 Bria\u2019s Prayer\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 70 Bria\u2019s Prayer\u00a0<\/p>\n
Renee said, \u201cCalm down. You are working yourself up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bria sucked in a breath. She pressed her hands together like she was praying for a miracle. \u201cPlease, God, I am begging you. Do not let Draven talk to my grandpa. If he does, my whole life is over.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her grandpa was kinder now, but he was still strict. If someone stepped out of line, he sent them to the Winston Estate for a week. No visitors. No stepping outside. No fun at all. It felt like a jail cell with fancy windows.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bria would lose her mind if she stayed home for one day. The idea of seven days made her stomach twist.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She whispered, \u201cPlease, God, save me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Renee said, \u201cPraying is not enough. You need to do something so God can hear you.\u201d She wanted to help. her friend alleviate her stress.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bria gasped. \u201cYou are right.\u201d She grabbed her phone. \u201cHi, this is Bria. I want to donate ten million to the girls\u2019 high school project that Ms. Saffron mentioned earlier. Yes. Under my own name.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She hung up and let out a shaky breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her fear faded, and anger took its place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She said, \u201cAyla, I cannot wait for you to quit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Draven was no longer Ayla\u2019s boss, he would have no reason to protect her. Bria felt bold again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Renee said nothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had a strange feeling. The old Ayla stayed quiet because she did not care.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The new Ayla cared.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Renee doubted Bria could handle that version\u00a0<\/p>\n
After Bria left, Ayla went straight to Draven. \u201cThank you for stepping in, Mr. Storm.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
If she had slapped Bria earlier, Troy would have punished her. If Martin heard about it, she would have had no ground to stand on.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That flash of anger had been reckless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She said again, \u201cThank you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Will saw Draven stay silent, so he stepped in. \u201cDo not worry. Bria asked for it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven watched Ayla. She looked calm. Red wine had soaked her dress, but her face stayed steady. It felt \/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
like she had lived through scenes like this many times.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So this was her normal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy never cared enough to notice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla met Draven\u2019s gaze again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven said, \u201cHer apology meant nothing. That is why I did not make her apologize to you in person.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bria was still half his sister, and he knew he owed Ayla at least an explanation for what his bratty sister did.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla said, \u201cI am already grateful.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Watching Bria pour wine on her own dress had felt more satisfying than hearing an apology.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven frowned. His voice turned sharp. \u201cYou have such little confidence. You are Troy\u2019s wife. Why are you scared of Bria?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla stayed silent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Will stared.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven ignored everything he did not care about.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was why he never noticed Troy ignoring her out all night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Will said, \u201cMr. Storm, Ayla and Troy already filed for divorce. The paperwork will be ready in half a month.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven was right. James only supported Ayla and Draven as a couple. They were his favorite ship, but Ayla and Draven didn\u2019t actually know each other that well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Will probably knew Ayla more than Draven did.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven looked at Will.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then he looked at Ayla. He did not speak.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla said, \u201cIt\u2019s true.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven waited for a moment. Then he turned and walked off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Will stayed beside her. He lowered his voice. \u201cI am sorry I was not trying to expose your private life. I wanted Mr. Storm to understand your situation so he would not misread anything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla said, \u201cI know.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Will said, \u201cYou made the right call. Divorce was the right path.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bria\u2019s attitude toward her sister-in-law showed exactly how Troy treated Ayla. He never valued her. He\u00a0<\/p>\n
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never cared.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla looked ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked at Draven\u2019s broad frame. Then she looked past him and saw James and Herman waiting with easy patience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After she chose divorce, she had met people who felt warm in ways she did not expect.\u00a0<\/p>\n
James was loud and fiery.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Herman was polite and gentle. He always listened. He never ignored her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even someone cold like Draven had surprised her with kindness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla wondered if she had missed all these things because she had lived only for Troy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe marriage had been a cage. Maybe she had never noticed the good in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whatever the reason, her quiet heart had shifted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla caught up with them. James did not mention the wine at all. He said, \u201cDo you want to play tennis tomorrow?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla said yes. The yes felt small but powerful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yesterday she would have refused without a second thought.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A new mindset needed new action.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had to take steps. She had to meet new people.\u00a0<\/p>\n
James had watched Draven step in for Ayla. He saw his opening. Asking her to play tennis now was perfect.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only someone with painfully low social skill would turn him down on the spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Unwritten Feelings Drift by Austen 70 Chapter 70 Bria\u2019s Prayer\u00a0 Chapter 70 Bria\u2019s Prayer\u00a0 Renee said, \u201cCalm down. You are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-retired-from-your-heart-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24505\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}