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Willow flinched, a jolt of cold dread running up her spine. It was the same feeling she had when Brian had choked her before.
“I’m just angry that Chloe belittled our relationship. She spoke as if it were some kind of transaction!” Willow snapped.
“Transaction?” Brian replied flatly. “I don’t see anything wrong with that. You traded an eye for the benefits the Steele family provided.”
Willow’s body stiffened. Just then, the flight demonstration ended, and Sonya stepped out of the cockpit, a smug smile on her face.
Reporters swarmed around her, bombarding her with questions. Several of them had been paid by Sonya to write glowing press releases in her favor.
Curtis stood by her side.
“Excuse me, Ms. Miller, are you and Mr. Green dating?” a reporter asked.
Curtis froze. Before he could answer, Sonya smiled and said, “Yes, Curtis and I are officially dating.”
The reporter quickly offered his congratulations.
Curtis pressed his lips together, uncomfortable, and glanced at Chloe. To his surprise, she appeared completely calm, as if she hadn’t heard a word.
Had she not heard Sonya and the reporter? Or had she heard and simply didn’t care?
The thought made his chest tighten.
Just then, another reporter spoke up. “We heard that Mr. Green recently got a divorce. Was that why you and Ms. Miller started dating so soon?”
“Curtis and I were friends first. It was only after his divorce that we realized our feelings for each other.
I’m really grateful he’s divorced.” Sonya replied.
She turned her gaze directly to Chloe. “Chloe Quall, I should thank you for divorcing Curtis. Otherwise, I might never have met such a wonderful man.”
Though her words sounded polite, they were clearly a taunt, a subtle act of bragging.
Everyone’s eyes turned to Chloe.
A reporter hurried over. “Ms. Quall, what are your thoughts on Mr. Green and Ms. Miller’s relationship?”
Chloe sneered. “I have no thoughts.”
“Ms. Miller is AeroQuest Airlines‘ first female captain. Aren’t you uncomfortable that your ex–husband has
found such an amazing new girlfriend?” the reporter pressed.
Having taken Sonya’s money, the reporter was clearly trying to embarrass Chloe.
But Chloe’s answer was simple and composed. “No.”
“And what about Ms. Miller’s flight demonstration just now? She can do things you’ll never be able to,” the reporter continued.
Chloe gave the reporter a measured look. “Her demonstration wasn’t anything special. Her speed control was sloppy, and she required other planes to assist. Most importantly, her landing approach was far too fast. With a bit of bad luck, she could have overshot the runway.”
If they wanted her opinion, she wasn’t going to hold back.
The reporter was stunned. His words had been meant to humiliate her, but now it was Sonya who looked embarrassed.
Sonya’s face fell. “Chloe, you don’t have to say that just to put me down!”
“Come on, Ms. Miller is a pilot with plenty of flying experience. You can’t tear her down with a few empty words. Besides, do you even know how to fly a plane?” the reporter interjected.
“What would she know about flying? She probably hasn’t even sat in the pilot’s seat.” Willow finally seized the chance to mock Chloe.
“Chloe was once the captain of the Shadow Hawks Special Forces. Do you really think she’s never sat in a pilot’s seat?” Brian said coldly, looking at Willow as if she were a fool.
Willow’s smile froze instantly.
She had always assumed Chloe was just a regular veteran, but the captain of the Shadow Hawks Special Forces?
“Even if she knew how to fly before, it’s been years since she retired. Her skills must be rusty. How could she possibly be as good as Sonya? Her comments are clearly meant to be malicious!” Willow insisted
stubbornly.
“Malicious?” Brian sneered. “There are a few other pilots here, aren’t there? Let’s ask them if her remarks
were really malicious.”
The other pilots who had participated in the performance exchanged glances. Finally, one stepped
forward. “Ms. Quall is right. Ms. Miller’s flight demonstration did have that issue.”
After all, the demonstration had been recorded. If they denied the problem and someone later used the
video to expose them, it would only make them look incompetent.
They had no choice but to tell the truth.
Sonya’s expression darkened. “How much did she pay you to take her side like this?”
“Ms. Miller, we haven’t taken any money. We’re just speaking the truth. If you think we’re lying, you’re
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welcome to have an expert review the footage,” the pilot replied calmly.
Sonya was left speechless.
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Chloe fixed her with a cold gaze. “Your flying skills aren’t up to par. I suggest you stop showing off and spend more time training. When you’re in the cockpit, you’re responsible for everyone’s life on board.”
Sonya’s face burned a deep red as reporters and media outlets continued snapping photos. Mortified, she
quickly pulled Curtis away from the cameras.
She had intended to outshine Chloe and make her feel inferior, but instead, she had humiliated herself in
front of the media.
“She’s just being malicious. Even if she used to be skilled at flying, she hasn’t done it in years. Who knows
how much her abilities have deteriorated!” Sonya fumed.
Was her skill rusty?
Curtis remembered a time before his divorce, when he had watched Chloe perform at a flight
demonstration.
She had been piloting the same model of stunt plane, and her skills had been flawless. Even he, a layman, could tell that her technique far surpassed Sonya’s.
The maneuvers Chloe executed in the air that day had been far more complex, and her landing had been perfectly smooth.
But now, facing a furious Sonya, he kept these thoughts to himself.
Just as the two were about to leave, a piercing shriek tore through the air. “Oh no! A child has fallen into
the sea!”
Since the groundbreaking ceremony was also hosting a charity fundraiser, a group of children from Yarfdale Orphanage had been in attendance.
One of them had been swept away by a wave and was now floating in the water.
Although the child was still close to shore, the strong waves threatened to pull them farther out.
Instinctively, Curtis started to rush forward, but Sonya grabbed his arm with a firm grip. “Don’t go!”
Curtis froze, momentarily stunned. Had he really heard her correctly?
The woman who had once rescued him from a river without a second thought was now holding him back from saving an innocent life?
At that same moment, another figure was already charging toward the struggling child. Curtis‘ eyes widened in disbelief.
It was Chloe.
She moved with athletic grace, diving into the waves and swimming swiftly toward the child.
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In that instant, Curtis felt as though Chloe’s figure was merging with the image he had seen in the river-
the one that had haunted him as he drifted in and out of consciousness.
