While Chloe followed the doctor in, she shit off a text to Maeve, telling her to keep Ethan occupied a little longer, just until she had a beating of the situation.“Please, have your seat.” He opened the door, a pleasant smile on his face as he ushered her into the sterile-looking room.The small office was bereft of any personal items save a mug that says ‘Best Doc Ever’ and a calendar that looked to be abused judging by the number of marks it had on it.“Nice office.” Chloe offered, not sure what to say in this scenario.“Thanks,” Robin said taking his seat at the other end of the desk. “So, Miss…?”“Chloe.” She eagerly filled in. “My name is Chloe.”“Right.” He waved it off, diving straight into it. “Like I said earlier, your uncle's wife's case is quite severe.” Sliding a pair of files to her, he prompted her to take a look. “The car's airbag deployed immediately after the hit so that helped her head stabilize a bit. The only part I'm worried about is the rest of her body…”The d
Moriah was pretty eager to meet up with me.Shortly after the call, she directed me to her office in downtown New York. According to her, a space in her schedule just magically opened up when she called.Chloe sensed something fishy but she kept it to herself, boarding the next bus out of the hospital while making sure neither Ethan nor Maeve saw her and tried to stop her.She couldn't handle either of their troubles at the moment.Lambert Inc was only twenty minutes away but it felt like an eternity away, with Chloe looking out the window watching cars pass by.Anything to keep her off the impending meeting that could equally decide if Christy lives or dies.The cab pulled up in front of the massive building, putting an end to the thoughts swirling around in her mind.Leaving the cabbie with a handsome tip, Chloe hesitated for a second, not sure where to go from here.Moriah, ever the gracious hostess anticipated that which was why there was a man dressed in a black suit who hovered
Chloe looked at Moriah in shock, wondering where this was coming from. “This is a joke right?”“So you see any clown here?” Moriah replied, her face as cold as steel. It was hard to equate this woman with the same person who was all smiles at the engagement party. Granted, it was only a week ago but the sudden change gave Chloe whiplash.“How can you tell me that?” Chloe sat up, struggling to make sense of this scenario. Even though she might have returned Sean's ring, that didn't mean she wanted to wipe him off her memory forever. “I love Sean.”“Yet you're sitting here without his ring on your finger.” Moriah cooly stated a pointed look at my bare ring finger.Aware of Moriah's scrutiny, she pulled it out of view. “Whatever issues Sean and I are having are ours to face, not yours.”“I'm not trying to meddle but you see…” she stood up from her perched seat, circling Chloe's chair the way a predator would. “The last time I caught Sean in a similar position, I stepped back and allowed
Hastening her steps, Chloe practically ran down the stairs until she got to the third floor. Even then, her heart skipped a beat when she saw a man who had his back to her, looking scarily familiar.With her heart in her mouth, Chloe managed to suck out of sight before he turned.She wasn't sure she could deal with seeing Sean today, not after everything that had happened.The folder Yvonne gave to her was burning a hole in her bag, and as soon as Chloe got into her she whipped it out.Licking her suddenly dry lips, Chloe had a sense of deja vu when she stared at the file.Instinctively, she knew that it had the power to change the trajectory of her life but at the same time, she couldn't help but pry it open.It was similar to a mouse who saw food in a trap but went there nevertheless.Opening the file, her eyes ran over the details not sure whether to be disgusted or stunned at what she was looking at.The first page turned out to be phone records.It showed a call being made from L
Armed with the truth, Sean ran over his lines thinking about how he wanted to plate the truth towards Chloe.When Magnus told him what the security guard said, he only dug deeper.Just like he thought, the entire thing was one big lie. Not only was Amelia's unborn child, not his, but it belonged to a gardener…the man Magnus saw Amelia with was the father of the child.It wasn't surprising but Sean loathed Amelia for the destruction she brought with her false accusations, which was why he was out to set things straight. Hopefully, he could talk Chloe over to his side and they would live happily ever after.“I thought you promised me she would be here!” Sean ground out to the man next to him, tapping his feet on the floor of the car. “We've been out here for over an hour and not once have I seen her!”Mr Pontus, Sean's head of security shifted around nervously as Sean grew more agitated. “Sir, I promise you she's in there.”“So hasn't she come out?” Sean barked, fisting his fingers. He
Chloe turned around slowly, not sure she heard right. “What did you say?”Sean dared to hope. “The baby isn't mine. Amelia has been lying all these while, hoping to drive us apart.”She shook her head. It was a wonder that a man this bright could be so dumb. “You don't get it, do you? Do you honestly think I'm upset about the baby?”Sean's mouth dropped open. His first instinct was to say ‘yes’ but judging by the look on her face, that would be a wrong response. “It isn't?”“Of course not!” Chloe stomped her foot on the ground. “I am mad at you because you hurt me and lied to me. Everything about this relationship has been a lie.” She smiled sadly, her shoulders slumped. “That's what you do. Lie and use people until they're useless to you.”Sean's mouth flapped like a fish. He didn't know what to say. Chloe was spinning this around in another direction entirely. “What? Look, Chloe, I don't know what you're talking about but I would never hurt you and you know it.”Chloe spun around so
Before the confrontation with Sean….Chloe hiked her bag up her chest, peeling off the wet strands of hair that were glued to her cheeks.She resumed her workout sessions as a way to escape her current reality, and for a short amount of time, it worked.But then as soon as she's done, the world comes crashing down around her.It kinda sucks.“Hey, good one today Chloe!” Her trainer, Jackson boomed from the other end of the room, raising his water bottle to her in salute.Chloe returned one of her own before she focused on removing the straps from her knuckles.Hissing as she peeled it off, Chloe took a minute to examine her slightly bruised knuckles. There was a pinkish color, with faint purple marks around the center.The punching bag in front of her didn't dare any better.Punching off her anger wasn't healthy but for now, it was all she got.Bunching her hair up in a ponytail, Chloe reached for her water jug on the bench next to her but before she could take it, someone else swiped
Chloe rolled her left shoulder to get friction and blood flowing. That fucking bastard, Jackson gripped her arm too tight, stopping the blood circulation.Once she was sure that everything was well and good, she drew it back and slammed it into Clement's face.“Ow!” Chloe jumped up, clutching her hand which nearly dislocated from its sockets upon connecting with Clement's jaw.Clement's head snapped to the side, and he heard rather than felt something snap into two. He gingerly touched his jaw, flexing it a bit to be sure nothing was broken before he looked at Chloe.There was murder in her eyes...“Itching to get that one off your system huh?” He smirked, checking for blood. Luckily, there was none.“You're lucky I didn't do more than smack that annoying smirk off your face.” She growled, plopping her ass on the bench. “Don't you want to know why I'm here?” Clement thrust his hands into his pocket.“What I want is for you to get as far away from me as possible, so if that can happen