For the next two days, Matilda and Scott were on their best behavior. Chloe would hear them arguing in their room, but the minute they came out, she would hear nothing. She heard them arguing in the living room monday morning as she got ready for work. However, when she came down, Scott hurriedly left while Matilda tried to run in the opposite direction, but Chloe stopped her. “Mom.” Matilda feigned ignorance and smiled at her warmly, “What are you still doing at home, Chloe? You should hurry to work, you’re almost late.” Chloe frowned slightly and moved closer to check her mother’s temperature. “Your temperature’s normal which means you’re not sick. Did you fight with dad and he, perhaps, hit your head on the wall by mistake?” Matilda shrugged off her hand on her forehead and huffed quietly. “Why would you ask that?” Chloe dropped her hands beside her and said seriously, I’ve lived with you and father my entire life and this is the first time you’ve both gone without scream
By the time Levi and Chloe got to the exhibition center, it was already filled to the brim with people. This was an opportunity for many companies to get close to the mysterious billionaire in Springdale, so they all wanted to make a good impression by getting to the exhibition center early. Josiah Haworth was speaking with some people when he saw Levi and Chloe walk in. He quickly excused himself from their midst and walked up to them. They stood close to the glass door as Levi introduced Chloe to Josiah. “Ms. William, this is Josiah Haworth, Chairman of Astoria Cooperation. And Mr. Haworth, this is Chloe William, my personal assistant.” Josiah smiled curtly and stretched his hand towards Chloe for a handshake. “Chloe William? I’ve heard so much about you. They say Levi broke the criteria by turning Pearl Hotel into the biggest hotel in Springdale in such a short time, but you’ve made it impossible for other hotels to catch up even if the hotel doesn’t have any improvement in t
Claire frowned hard when he felt someone’s hand on her wrist and turned to see it was Chloe. She tried to pry her hands away from her wrist and when she couldn’t, she scoffed impatiently, “What are you doing? He called you a bitch. Someone needs to yank those lips of yours and if you won’t do it, I will.” Chloe shook her head slowly and said calmly, “You going outside will only make him happy. Ignore him. The security will throw him out soon.” Unfortunately, when Claire moved, Lewis saw her side profile and recognized her immediately. Then his eyes settled on the familiar back of the woman standing beside her. Seeing them inside the building gave him a sudden adrenaline rush. He suddenly broke out of the grip of the security guards dragging him outside and rushed into the building. He stretched his hand towards Chloe’s hair to pull her around with it when Levi suddenly stepped in front of her and shoved him roughly to the floor. Lewis got up immediately and tried to lunge himse
As soon as he left, Mary Jackson turned to Chloe and sincerely suggested, “I say we call the police and have a restraining order against him. Someone like that shouldn’t be near other people.” Chloe turned to her and smiled politely, “No, thank you, ma’am. But there’s no reason to call the police on him.” Claire, who had whipped out her phone and was already dialing the emergency number, paused and sighed heavily. “What is it now, Chloe? Lewis is unstable. For what it’s worth, he shouldn’t be an inch close to any member of our family.” Chloe turned to her and retorted, “He isn’t close to any of us. We live far from them and we work in different places.” “If you get him arrested, he’s going to rot in jail. The last I heard, our William family don’t have enough money. Why would they spend money they don’t have on bail.” Claire didn’t see anything wrong in Lewis rotting in prison, so she just said the first thing that came to mind. “Then let him rot in prison for a few months. Whe
The women froze, then their faces reddened in embarrassment before the one in the middle parted her lips to say something, but Claire beat her to it. “From the right, Sally Brody, Trish Field and Regina Connors. Don’t you remember them?” Chloe turned to her, confusion still written all over her face as shook her head in refusal. Claire shrugged and continued, “It doesn’t surprise me. They weren’t exactly model students. Sally Brody was what I would call a delinquent.” “Regina Connors, I don’t quite remember but I hear she was a crackhead. Smoked anything that had smoke coming out of it.” “Trish Field liked to feel among, so she was always with the rich kids. People like Regina Connors and Sally Brody. I don’t really know what her deal was.” By the time she finished, the three women were trembling with rage. “Delinquent? Do you see how well a delinquent turned out? Unlike you and your sister, I don’t have to rely on men to get into places like this!” Sally Brody said through cle
Everyone turned around to see Levi Cruz standing behind the three women. He was a public figure, but not a public face, so a lot of people in the exhibition center didn’t know him. Upon seeing him, Sally Brody laughed triumphantly and waved her hand at everyone looking towards her direction. “Did you people hear that? He said he’s the man she was with, but just now, didn’t she say wasn’t with any man? That she was a married woman?” Regina Connors smiled and crossed her arms across her chest and hissed, “Oh, Chloe, how did you end up like this? Not only are you now having an affair with men to provide for yourself, but you’re now a liar.” Trish Fields turned to the guests and said, “We’re alumni and in school, this woman was the best in everything.” “If the whole school complains an exam is too hard, but only one person passed, everyone automatically knows it’s Chloe William even before the teacher mentions it. That’s how good she was.” “Now seeing her reduced to a state like th
Trish blinked again in disbelief and stretched out her shaky fingers towards to touch the slapped cheek. She winced in pain and withdrew her hand, then she gritted her teeth and glared hard at Chloe. “Is this how you do it? You make men, even married men, fall for your good looks. Aren’t you ashamed of yourself, you darn little bit–“ Smack!The word was knocked out of her mouth as her husband raised his hand and slapped her hard across the cheek again. Then he shoved her away and turned to Levi and Chloe. He clenched his teeth tightly and dropped down to the floor on his knees. Then placed his hands on his thighs and balled them into a tight fist, his face lowered to the floor. “F-forgive my wife, sir, ma’am. She doesn’t know what she’s saying.” Despite being slapped twice, Trish still didn’t learn her lesson. She gritted her teeth and asked in confusion. “H-honey, what are you doing? Why do you apologize to these nobodies when you’re a bank manager? You can end their careers
Seconds after everyone got seated, Josiah Haworth climbed the podium, starting the exhibition with a small speech. “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a car exhibition which includes, not just one, but three of the world’s most luxurious and expensive cars.”“Earlier this year, everyone of you seated here must’ve heard of the mysterious multi-billionaire who came to Springdale.” “Many of you have speculated that he’s connected to me somehow, and I’ve come before you today after many months of keeping silent to tell you that you’re absolutely right.” “Not only is he connected to me, but he’s also the real owner of Astoria Corporation. He’s my boss. And today, he plans to propose to his wife a second time and give her three of these cars as wedding gifts.” Sensing the car covers were about to be taken off, Chloe whipped out her phone and opened the camera app to begin recording. However, Levi suddenly asked her to accompany him somewhere. She pressed her lips into a thin line and ga