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But before Helen could touch Chloe’s cheek, Chloe grabbed her wrist.
Helen snapped, “Curtis, did you see that? I just wanted to teach her a lesson, and she grabbed my hand like that! Why are you still married to a woman like her if you’re not going to divorce her?”
Chloe looked at Helen coldly. “If he wants to divorce me, he has to give me half of his assets. Are you prepared for that?”
“Nonsense! You cheated, so you should leave with nothing!” Helen yelled.
Now Chloe finally understood why Helen had her secretly sign the divorce agreement yet still caused
such a scene. So that was her plan!
She didn’t even intend to pay the 100 million they’d agreed on.
Curtis‘ face darkened as he stepped toward Chloe. “Let go of my mom, Chloe. She’s your elder, and you’re her daughter–in–law. Even if she’s scolding you, you shouldn’t treat her this way.”
Chloe sneered. “Scolding? You call what your mother did just a little scolding?”
“Even if she really hit you a few times, so what? My mom sacrificed so much for me. You’re her daughter- in–law–can’t you tolerate a little?” Curtis said, clearly displeased.
Chloe’s smile grew more sarcastic. She’d heard this countless times before. Curtis would praise how much Helen had sacrificed for him. His father had passed away early, and Helen had raised him and
Joanne alone.
That was why Chloe had tolerated Helen so much in the past.
“Curtis, your mother may have done a lot for you, but what does that have to do with me? She never did a thing for me. I put up with it before because I loved you, but not anymore,” Chloe said.
Curtis‘ expression darkened even further.
She wasn’t going to put up with it anymore, and Curtis couldn’t help but wonder why.
It had to be because she no longer loved him… or perhaps because someone better had appeared in her
life–someone like Brian.
“What kind of nonsense is that? Is this how your parents taught you to behave as a daughter–in–law?”
Helen raged.
Her parents?
Memories of her parents flashed in Chloe’s mind–their faces, their voices, their laughter, and the night
before they’d left for an overseas peacekeeping mission, when the whole family had gathered together.
The love they’d shown her remained vivid in her memory.
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Ignoring Helen, Chloe looked Curtis in the eye. “My parents raised me with love, not to have me marry you and suffer abuse from your mother.”
With that, she shook off Helen’s hand. “If you want a divorce, fine! I’ll take what’s mine, and we’re done!”
“Chloe, you’ve cheated. I’m telling you, our family has plenty of money to hire the best lawyers, and you
won’t get a single cent!” Joanne said arrogantly.
“Cheated? If you mean the person who gave me a ride today, it was Brian Steele. Are you saying he’s the
one I cheated with?” Chloe countered.
“What?” Joanne froze.
She might have been naive, but she knew who Brian Steele was. In Corvessia, he was someone no one
dared to cross.
“Joanne, take Mom away and stop her from saying anything about today!” Curtis said.
Joanne scowled but nodded.
If rumors about Brian and Chloe’s so–called affair spread, it wouldn’t just ruin Chloe but the entire Green family as well.
The villa fell silent, with only Curtis and Chloe remaining.
“What exactly is your relationship with Brian?” Curtis asked.
“There is no relationship,” Chloe replied coldly.
“Why did Brian’s driver give you a book in the video Joanne recorded?” Curtis asked, puzzled.
“It’s just on loan,” Chloe said. “It’s a rare edition, and he knew I liked reading, so he lent it to me.”
Even though Brian said it was a gift, she had no intention of keeping it.
Before Curtis had returned, she’d checked the book’s latest auction price on her phone–it was 12 million dollars. This book was practically more valuable than gold.
Curtis narrowed his eyes. “You like to read?”
Chloe was momentarily stunned, then smiled faintly. “So you really don’t care about me at all.”
If he did, he would’ve noticed what she liked. Her smile made Curtis‘ heart tighten as if something that once belonged to him was slowly slipping away.
“Today was a misunderstanding. I’ll explain everything to Mom and Joanne. As for what Mom said about divorce, don’t take it to heart. I won’t divorce you,” Curtis said, pausing with a hint of apology.
“I know I haven’t cared for you enough, but I’ll do better from now on.”
Chloe looked on as he walked away quietly.
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Unfortunately, there was no future for them. She would divorce him and completely sever all ties between
them.
The next day, Chloe went to Brian’s office to return the book, “The Ornithological Manuscript of M“.
“Mr. Steele, I read the book last night. Thank you for letting me borrow it,” she said.
“I thought I told Milton to tell you it was a gift,” Brian said.
“The book is too valuable. We’re not close enough for a gift like this,” Chloe replied.
“If it doesn’t make someone happy, even the most expensive book is just paper,” Brian said, his expression calm. “If you don’t like it, you could just throw it away.”
Chloe was speechless.
It was worth 12 million dollars–there was no way she could throw it away. Besides, it was a book she liked. She could never bring herself to do that.
“What exactly do you want, Mr. Steele?” Chloe asked, frowning.
“I just want to thank you for saving my life,” he said.
She wondered if he meant that time at the horse ranch when she’d pushed him out of the stallion’s way. But even if she hadn’t, he could have managed on his own.
Besides…
Chloe asked, “Haven’t you already donated to Hope School to repay me?”
“Do you really think my life is worth just one school, Ms. Quall?” he countered.
Chloe was stunned.
“But if you truly refuse to keep the book, I can take it back. I just hope you’ll come with me to the book
market,” Brian said.
“The book market?”
“There are many rare books there. Sometimes, you can find some really interesting ones. You like reading, don’t you? Come with me,” he suggested.
Chloe stayed silent.
Unless she could stomach a rare book worth 12 million dollars being thrown in the trash, she had no choice but to agree.
Since Brian had clearly figured out her interests and she was genuinely curious about the book market, she agreed.
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“Okay,” she said.
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Two days later, Brian took Chloe to the book market. As he’d said, there were many rare books, including some other first editions. Chloe got excited while browsing the book market and bought two books that
caught her interest.
During a break, the two of them went to the restaurant on the top floor of the mall.
“I’m going to the restroom,” Chloe said.
However, the restroom on the top floor was out of order, so she had to go downstairs. As she walked into
the restroom, she unexpectedly overheard someone speaking in Elarian in the next stall.
“Yeah, everything’s set up. Once the time comes, it will explode. That Brian guy’s going to die here today.”
Chloe’s heart skipped a beat.
Brian? Could they be talking about the Brian she knew?
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