"Please, let me walk you out," Matt Peterson ran after Priscilla Wilton, leaving Gladys Coleman alone in the teacher's lounge.Gladys closed the door again while keeping her eyes on the people huddled together."What is going on?""Nothing you should be worried about," Marie responded, flashing a tight smile at her.Gladys didn't return her smile but quickly waltzed across the room and stopped in front of her."Seeing teachers standing and doing nothing when they should be getting ready for their afternoon classes is a concern for the Principal of a school. And as the Principal of this school, I am concerned. So I'll ask you again, what is going on here?"Marie laughed softly and twirled herself around to face Gladys. "I told you, nothing."Gladys looked away from her, and her eyes settled on Chloe, barely visible behind her desk. Then she glanced at the teachers standing round the table, noticing they were on the same side as Marie."Are you guys that insecure, or do you just have no
The following day, Chloe still visited Astoria Corporation as soon as she was done with classes at Springdale National College. However, just like the day before, the entire day went by without any sign of Josiah Haworth.On the third day, Chloe left the house very early but didn't go to school. Instead, she went straight to Astoria Corporation and reclined outside the gate. Kane, who had followed her from the house, called and informed Ethan of her location as soon as he saw her sitting there.It was Thursday, a school day for Honey. Ethan, who had often watched Chloe prepare Honey for school, got his daughter ready in her mother's absence."I hardly see your sister these few days. Tell me she has gotten Josiah Haworth to agree he'd go to the William family house to dispel the rumor about him having an affair with her. Please tell me she has done it, and we're not about to lose the roof above our heads!""It may be shabby and rundown, but it's still a house that shelters us from col
"You're here, I almost thought you ran away!" Lewis snickered seeing the Koenigsegg Jesko drive into the William family house. As expected, Morello Jespersen had come. But unlike three days ago, he only came with his two children. Andy Reese and Jethro Reese didn't also want to pass up a possible opportunity to meet Josiah Haworth and graced the William family with their presence. Lewis laughed even harder when the door opened and only his two least favorite people stepped out of the Koenigsegg Jesko. He walked round the car twice and peeked inside for for some seconds and of course didn't see Josiah Haworth. His eyes twinkled mischievously and he looked up at Chloe. "What? Where's Chairman Haworth? Did you two bring him here inside your booth or is he coming here on his own? Hey, open the gate Chairman Haworth may be outside!" The gateman did as told and rushed to open the gate. Morello Jespersen and Andy Reese both stretched their necks to look outside the gate only to be di
"You're up, good. Get up and go continue begging your grandfather so he won't chase us out of this house!" Matilda's impatient voice was the first thing Chloe heard as soon as her eyes fluttered open.Claire, who was standing right beside Chloe, turned to Matilda in disbelief. "Mom! Do you even care about your daughter at all?""Of course, I care about my daughter! If I didn't, I wouldn't have let her be brought back into this house simply because she collapsed. How does she expect her grandfather to find her worthy and let her return to the company if she can't even withstand such a small incident?" Matilda huffed in reply, then she strutted closer to Chloe, who was still lying motionless on the bed with a pale complexion."Chloe William, you got married to a useless man and got our family cast aside by your grandfather. Eventually, he got tired of seeing our faces and kicked us out of the family house. But I bore all of this and let you continue living in this house with your daught
Lewis had a wide grin on his face as he hummed cheerfully and walked into the William family house.Adam William was going through the newspaper in the living room with the William family butler standing beside him, his head lowered to the floor.The house would've been serene if the doorbell wasn't ringing every second, and Chloe's crying face wasn't popping up on the door cam.Adam raised his eyes when he heard the door open and smiled proudly when he saw his grandson. "You're back. How was work today?""It was fine. I waited for the Reese family, but no one came. Grandpa, shouldn't we drag that loser to them?" Lewis asked, taking his seat opposite Adam, obviously referring to Ethan as the loser.Adam exhaled lightly and dropped the newspaper beside him."If the Reese family wants him, they'll come for him. For now, we'll continue showing them we have nothing to do with that family. Try your best to butter up to Andy Reese.""Now that Hermes Reese is unconscious, he's temporarily he
Lewis threw his phone on his bed as soon as he sent the money and grabbed the glass of wine on his desk. Then, he strolled to his window and pulled apart the curtain.He only waited for ten minutes before he heard a familiar voice, and his cheeks stretched into a wide grin."Grandfather! Lewis! Anyone! Chloe is in Springdale Police Station, and they've refused to release her on bail. They insist that she has to sleep there for tonight. Please let her off this one time and let me take her place. Honey needs her mother now more than ever.""Lewis! Grandfather! Is anyone there?"She continued shouting at a loud voice for more than ten minutes before Lewis saw the butler leave the house and walk out the gate.Obviously, he didn't hear what he said to her, but whatever it was succeeded in getting her to quiet down, and she was gone the following minute."Good riddance. Hmph! Your lives are now in my hands. Whether you live or die depends on me. Let's hope you've learned your lesson."He we
"Chloe!" Claire William ran to Ethan's side as soon as she saw him walk into the house cradling in his arms in bridal style."I went to the station last night, but I was refused bail. Are you... argh! Wh-what happened to your face?"Chloe signaled to Ethan to drop her on her feet. Although the man refused at first, he had no choice but to do as she asked when she glared at him.Nevertheless, he still supported her weight by holding her right hand firmly in his."I'm fine, Claire. Things got a little complicated last night. I know it doesn't look like it, but I'm really fine. Even better than you," Chloe replied, keeping the pain out of her voice and flashed a reassuring smile at Claire.She glanced towards Honey's room as soon as she finished speaking, and Claire followed her eyes."She's in school already. Ethan prepared and drove her to school this morning," she revealed, and Chloe glanced at Ethan in surprise.The man, who for some reason suddenly became shy, threw his face to the
"Ex-excuse me? If you have a business with my father, you should go take it out on him and leave us out of it!" Claire poked her head from behind Chloe and mouthed off. "If you had nothing to do with it I wouldn't be here, you brat!" The man snorted and whipped out a piece of paper. It was an IOU agreement. As collateral if Scott William failed to pay the 50 million he borrowed from the loan shark, they were to take his daughter with them until he paid them off. Claire's eyes widened in disbelief. "What? Dad used us as collateral?" The loan shark put away the IOU and smirked at them. "I see you now understand what's going on here. Willingly come with me to my car or I'll have my boys drag you to it. Your choice." Chloe who had been quiet the whole time, suddenly voiced out in a bold voice. "No, my father can't put us as collateral Because we're not things. We're humans. We're the only ones who can put ourselves as collateral. If there's anyone who should take back with you to y