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
A slow knock sounded on his door, the sound grating on his nerves. Sean grunted at the door, turning his chair around to stare at the sunsetting.Trying to ignore the world around him for a week, Sean kept getting sucked back into the ever-revolving horror that was his life.Amber took great pride in reminding him just how much he had wrecked his relationship with his girlfriend and then she left.A hollow feeling had settled in his chest since that day.On his desk back home, were several unfinished letters which he addressed to Chloe, hoping that writing his thoughts out loud would be better.Maybe not.Because in the end, Sean couldn't come up with anything that seemed fitting enough.After all, what could he say?Hey, I'm sorry I drove out drunk and accidentally hit your mom's car.Abandoning the letters, Sean tried to reach out to her on her new line but he chickened out before she could pick up the phone.Every day, as Sean urged himself to come to work he was hit with bitternes
Magnus turned around slowly, almost like he was scared of what he would encounter. “Yes?” “Why did you bring this to me?” Sean grabbed the file that was now in disarray. “You could have kept it to yourself, why bother?”“Because you deserve to know the truth.” He shrugged. “Listen, even as an outsider, I'm not going to lie and say that your family dynamic doesn't look a little bit strange because it does, and if the least I could do is provide some answers, then it's fine by me.”Sean stared at the man before him, judging his sincerity. “Okay, fine. You can go.”Before the words were out of his mouth, Magnus had already fled through the door, closing it gently after him.Sean faced his desk once again, his eyes fixed on the papers in front of him.Why?That was the only thing going around in his brain. He tried to make sense of it, but nothing seemed to connect.Sean remembered how supportive Moriah had been from the start.When he worked on Magnolia he solved the court case against
Staring into space, Chloe shut off her raging thoughts focusing on the only important thing.Nature.Being surrounded by trees and the distant sounds of children playing, she cupped her thermos between her hands trying to siphon the heat.The past few weeks of her life have been the craziest thing it has ever been.After getting the costs of the surgery Ethan had enough money to sustain them for a couple of months before he could get another job.After that, she deleted Moriah's number from her phone and any other device that she stored, effectively closing the last chapter of her life.The warm, summer breeze blew in her direction, sending her hair flying in different directions.Chloe blinked and jolted back to the present.Pushing back her hair from her face, Chloe took a sip of her latte only to discover that it had turned warm.Spitting the disgusting liquid on the grass, she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, casting furtive glances to be sure nobody saw her.A glance at
“How about this?” Chloe asked, raising a white long gown to her chest so Maeve could vet.Her sister snickered, covering her mouth behind her palm. “Are you serious?!” She snatched it from Chloe's grip. “You're going for a date, not a wedding ceremony.”Maeve ransacked her closet, looking for a semi-decent dress to wear out.Chloe never cared much about fashion, and the clothes she always went for, were simple and comfortable… not the type meant to “Whatever, it's not a date.” She mumbled, sitting on her bed with a sigh.Maeve poked her head out of the cupboard, throwing her a sarcastic look. “You did see the place he made a reservation, right?”“It doesn't mean anything.” She denied, smoothing down the plain black skirt she wore. “Luke and I have been friends forever, and friends do hang out.”“I'm sure they do but they don't do it in expensive restaurants.” Maeve pointed out, resuming her search while she let Chloe stew on that fact.And Chloe did…maybe a little too much.“I could