“Who is Audrey Crowther? ” Ariana couldn't stop herself from asking as her gaze fixed on the documents. Kelvin glanced at her and answered calmly.“She's the daughter of an employee ".“Why are you looking at the medical history of an employee's daughter? Who is this employee of yours? She asked with a constricted but gentle gaze.Kelvin finally placed his hand over the medical records as he spoke with a sharp edge of his tone. “Do I have to report everything to you?”“No!, no. That's not what I intended to say; I was just curious ” she said as her face fell a little.“Well, you are asking too many questions. I still have other things to handle, and we're only meeting grandfather during the dinner hour. If you have nothing doing you can head over there yourself, I will be there on time”. This time
“Mr. Kelvin is handsome and rich; he is the man of every girl's dreams. I'd be able to enjoy the rest of my life without worries if you get married to him, mommy. Great – now that you've failed to seize this opportunity, he's going to get married to someone else ” Audrey grumbled. Chloe finally understood what Audrey was going on about. this silly brat is still trying to find me a husband, huh! She didn't know whether to laugh or cry as she knocked her knuckles against Audrey's head. “ What's going on in that little brain of yours? What has his marriage got to do with me? he's just my boss, and that's all; you need to stop daydreaming and just go to sleep already”. Audrey quietly crawled under the duvet and went to bed. There goes a good opportunity, she thought as she closes her eyes. Chloe shook her head slightly before turning the lights off and shutting the bedroom door. After that day, Chloe began to purchase all the classroom necessities for Audrey. She then picked a Monday m
oh!, don't worry about it Once the admission procedures were completed, the helpers came forward and led the two children into their classrooms. Both Chloe and Kelvin had come along to observe the school environment, but the difference between them was that Chloe had to arrive at work by 9:00 am. She was running out of time, so she had to speedily your around the school premises before she left. She simply glanced around at the playground before she began to walk away from the place. However, she then slowed down as she heard a voice behind her. “ There aren't any safety precautions taken for the swings here”, Kelvin's voice was deep and a little hoarse as he glanced at the helper who had been following them around the whole time. “Are you sure that these are safe? Lyra, the pretty helper, seemed a little stunned upon hearing Kelvin's question. “The swings aren't that high and the ground beneath it is cushioned. Plus we've never had an accident with the swings at school in the past,
Any pretentious facades that they had put on were gone the moment Ariana clarified herself. Chloe took a deep breath as she clenched her fists tightly. “ I would suggest you take your words back, Miss Blake”. Chloe uttered in an angry tone. “What's wrong? Are you guilty of something? Or are you afraid I might be right? ” Aria scoffed. “Do you think every woman in Kelvin's life is interested in pursuing a stand with him? Or taking advantage of him? ” Chloe asked in return with her eyes squinting with anger. “Most of the time, yes. Who knows what sort of requests you might come up with next since you saved Aiden before? After all, how did you– ahead chef under probation at the Grandex hotel– even manage to send your daughter here if you hadn't seen an opportunity and seized it immediately? Do you think I don't know what is going through that sneaky mind of yours– you are trying to get closer to Kelvin. I've seen countless women like you before”. Ariana hissed ferociously. Chloe's fac
Immediately Dave left them alone Kelvin led the way to the office while David continues to talk nonstop. As soon as they got to the office, Kelvin slam himself on the chair with his hand running through his hair. “Why didn't you inform me about that; you should have told me that you wanted to get married!” David said as soon as he saw him ruminating. “At least that way. It would spare me the trouble of continuously looking for that woman. But I don't seem to understand one thing, why did you suddenly change your mind about finding her?”. “Do you have news about her yet? Getting bored by his questions Kelvin wanted to wave aside his question but he knew he wasn't going to stop without getting an answer. Shaking his head vigorously David replied. “We still haven't found her yet but my men are still working toward finding her as soon as possible ”. “The thing is. We found out that she left the country after giving birth to the child. That's why it's very difficult to find out a
After that day's work, Chloe went home and prepared a meal for Audrey in the kitchen. Right then, her phone rang in her pocket. She rubbed her palms against her apron before pulling it out and glanced at the screen, but her face fell when she saw the caller's ID. It was her stepmother. “ Matilda!” she greeted her. “I heard you were back” Matilda's voice was deep and quiet from the other side; she seems to be thinking of something else. “Yes,” She replied as she ran her finger back and forth. She couldn't wait to get over this conversation already. She was certain that Maddie was the one who had informed her stepmother of it, she didn't know what she had said about her but it was probably good. That way she would be able to make things very clear to them. “Why don't you move in since you're back here. How can you leave alone for such a long time? When these words hit her ears, Chloe felt like she was in a daze. Since when did Matilda start caring for her this much!? “It's fine. M
Meanwhile, Chloe was fast asleep when she heard her bedroom door being opened. Audrey rushed over to her, making loud thumps as she ran to Chloe's bed and pulled her sheets away. “Mommy! Mommy! Something's happened!”. “What is it? ” Chloe was half asleep as she forced her eyes open to look at her daughter.“Arent you just fine?”. “I'm not talking about me. it's my brother!. My brother had an accident!”. Audrey cried. “What brother? since when did you get yourself a brother?” Chloe was stunned for a moment, but she then shut her eyes slowly before she pulled her sheets over her face again.“ You must have been dreaming”. Audrey was so anxious that she began to jump on the spot before she grabbed onto Chloe's arm and attempted to pull her out of bed.“It's Aiden.. Aiden fell off the stairs, and he's in the hospital!”. “Nonsense". Chloe could barely open her eye
However, what Ariana didn't expect was for Edward to challenge Kelvin's orders after the latter attempted to get Chloe to leave.“ I think it's more likely for Aiden to need you right now”. Edward uttered in a cold tone as he glanced at Kelvin disdainfully. He was hinting at Kelvin to take his words back.“I think what Kiss Crowther said was perfectly right. Look at yourself – do you think you look like a father? You drank so much; Where were you when Aiden fell off the stairs? You were probably fast asleep on your bed after getting drunk, right? How careless of you” Edward didn't hesitate to lecture him in front of Chloe. Kelvin felt guilty, to begin with, and he only felt worse after hearing his grandfather's words. He no longer mentioned anything about sending Chloe away.“She can stay if she wants; If you want to”. He said annoyingly. “Why should I stay here?. I'm old now I don't have the time to clean up all the messes y