Chapter 51 Chloe Is Far More Valiant and Spirited Than Sonya
“What are you saying, Curtis? Are you doubting me just because of what Chloe said before she left?” Sonya cried in frustration.
“No! I don’t doubt you at all. I’m just trying to figure out what really happened back then!” Curtis explained.
“Haven’t we already gone over it? I saw you in the river, so I pulled you out. The ambulance took you to the hospital, and you were saved in the nick of time! Everyone saw it with their own eyes!” Sonya exclaimed, pretending to be upset.
But the cold sweat on her palms betrayed her fear and panic.
Curtis pursed his lips. It was true that there were many eyewitnesses to what had occurred. He shouldn’t have doubted Sonya.
Yet he couldn’t forget the look on Chloe’s face when she’d said those words to him. She had looked so
firm and yet so hateful toward him.
It almost seemed like Chloe had really been the one who’d saved him.
“I never told Chloe how I ended up in the river, or that I’d been stabbed eight times. But somehow, she
already knew about all that,” Curtis said.
“Then maybe you should ask Chloe how she knows?” Sonya blurted and instantly regretted it. If Curtis really asked Chloe about it, he just might realize that Chloe was his true savior.
She quickly composed herself and said, “Plenty of people knew about what happened to you back then- your classmates, the hospital staff, and even many other friends and family members.
“Chloe must’ve gotten word of what happened through them. Think about it–if she really had been the
one who saved you, why wouldn’t she have brought it up all these years?”
Curtis stayed silent. That was what puzzled him too.
If the person who’d rescued him had really been Chloe, then why had it been Sonya standing by his bedside when he woke up in the hospital?
“I’m sure Chloe is just trying to drive a wedge between us after finding out that I was the one who rescued
you in the past,” Sonya added firmly.
Curtis remained silent. He wondered if that was true.
But Chloe was the one who’d brought up divorce. She hadn’t seemed to have any attachment to their marriage at all. Plus, would someone like her really lie just to drive a couple apart?
Curtis recalled Chloe on horseback, piloting a plane, and even fighting off a dozen men, all to protect her parents‘ urn.
He used to think that Sonya was valiant and spirited. But now, he realized that those words were far more
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Seeing how silent Curtis was, Sonya quickly said, “If you truly believe Chloe’s words, then so be it. I’ve told you from the beginning anyway that I only rescued you out of kindness. I never asked for anything in return, nor cared about the fact that I saved someone’s life or not!”
She then stood up to leave.
Curtis quickly grabbed her wrist. “I’m sorry, Sonya. I shouldn’t have let my mind wander so much. Of course you saved me out of sincere kindness. I had nothing to my name at the time, after all.”
“So you’ve come to your senses?” Sonya huffed, shooting him an accusatory look.
She then softened her tone and said, “I never wanted to use the fact that I saved your life to be with you. All I care about is whether or not you trust me. If Chloe’s words can make you doubt me this easily, then
maybe I shouldn’t have saved you at all.”
Guilt flared in Curtis‘ eyes.
Sonya was right. Curtis had been a poor man when she rescued him; he couldn’t have given Sonya
anything in return. She didn’t need to lie about having saved his life at all.
Chloe must’ve heard about the incident somewhere and only brought it up because she wanted to upset
him.
“I trust you, Sonya. You’re the one who saved me, no one else!” Curtis said firmly, gazing steadily at Sonya.
He wasn’t going to doubt her anymore, as doing so would only hurt her.
Sonya finally relaxed. She smiled and said, “Good. Don’t you dare doubt me again. I’ll never forgive you if
you do.”
“I won’t,” Curtis promised.
Yet for some reason, a strange unease lingered in his chest.
Sonya had suggested they visit Yarfdale to meet her mother, and Yarfdale happened to be Chloe’s parents
‘hometown too.
So maybe Curtis might be able to bump into Chloe there. If they did, he was definitely going to ask her
why she’d lied to him.
Chloe and Brian stepped off the plane together. She’d booked a hotel room for herself, but Brian had other ideas. “Since you agreed to be my bodyguard for three months, it’s only right that you come and stay with me.”
“I’m afraid it won’t be convenient, Mr. Steele,” Chloe said. “I’ll be busy burying my parents‘ urn tomorrow.”
“That’s fine. I did say that I don’t need protection around the clock, just when you’re free to stick around,” Brian replied. “It’s only for three months. You already agreed to it yesterday, didn’t you, Ms. Quall?”
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Chloe silently sighed. She had agreed to Allen yesterday about taking on this mission. She’d relented in the end since three months would pass by in the blink of an eye.
The driver who came to pick them up was a local Yarfdalian. Once they got into the car, Brian had the driver take them to a local high–end restaurant.
Chloe sat in the backseat, gazing out the window.
Unlike the grandeur of Corvessia, Yarfdale’s beauty lay in its teeming nature and rural charm. The roads were lined with trees, and individual houses dotted the landscape. It looked different now from how it
had been when Chloe was young.
Chloe only had vague memories of Yarfdale. After all, she’d moved to Corvessia with her parents when
she was only a child.
She did return with her parents to pay respects to her family’s lineage when she was in high school, but
that was a very long time ago now.
Jenna and Walter had returned to Yarfdale several times afterward, but Chloe had never joined them due
to her work and studies.
She still remembered how they had told her that they wanted her to join them on their trip back to
Yarfdale once they finished their mission with the peacekeeping forces.
Who knew that the next time she returned to Yarfdale would be with her parents‘ ashes?
All of a sudden, Chloe spotted a memorial hall on the roadside.
“That memorial hall…” she gasped.
“That’s the Quall Family Memorial Hall. The Qualls are quite prominent here in Yarfdale,” the driver said.
30 years ago, a land developer had offered to buy the plot of land for 200 million dollars. The land
development industry had just started kicking up, and the developer had even brought thugs to back them
- up.
All the Quall family members had then returned to Yarfdale from all corners of the country, stating that
they’d never sell their ancestral land. Their unity had been immensely powerful.
In the end, the developer had fled the scene along with his thugs. Ever since then, no one had ever tried
acquiring the land again.
Chloe’s emotions rushed up within her as the driver told her the tale of what had happened back then.
Walter had told her this story before. He’d said that even though the Quall family hadn’t been wealthy, they were always united. The Qualls had then drawn lots to decide who would care for the memorial hall. If the caretakers died, their children would be cared for by the rest of the family.
Her grandfather, James Quall, hadn’t participated in the drawing. Instead, he’d brandished his blade and said, “My son is grown now and no longer needs the family’s care. My wife has also passed on, so I no
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longer have any commitments or attachments. I can defend our family’s memorial hall!”
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