“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
Audrey was curled up on the couch. She was so immersed in the game that she didn't even care that her mother had just left her behind over there. Meanwhile, Aiden stared at the door longingly, as if he was hoping for Chloe to come back. Kelvin felt a sense of guilt building up in his chest when he saw the way Aiden looked. Maybe what Chloe said earlier was true. How terrible of a father must I be to have my son being so dependent on a woman he'd only met a while ago? How many mistakes must I have made to have my son disliked his biological father so badly? “Aiden” Kelvin calmly called out for his son. Once Aiden realized that Chloe wasn't going to come back to the room anytime soon. He began to doodle in the notebook that Chloe had left behind without paying any attention to his father. Kelvin groaned before he noticed Audrey's small figure lying on the couch from the corner of his eyes. He then recalled how
Author's Announcement( March 2rd, 2022) Hello, my lovely readers, Thank you all for having supported me this far. Chloe and Kelvin's love story has finally concluded. I'd have to say this, this was the most challenging story for me to write, because I had to create a tight schedule for regular updates. Still,, I thank my creator for guiding me, I also appreciate my reader's words of encouragement, concern, and understanding. You all have helped me get this far. I am grateful that despite the struggle, I was able to complete the story according to my storyline. So here we are. Let me address your question in this announcement. 1. Will there be a sequel to this story? * Yes, I will write the sequel of this story. First, I need to hold on for a while. I am into the sequel of the story and might commence the story at the right time.
“What do you think? You think you can hide things from me and I won't find out?” Kelvin asked from behind and Chloe turn back to see him standing behind them with a file in his hands. His expression was darkened and the looks in his eyes were deadly. Seeing this sight, Davina quickly stood up from her seat and nodded at Chloe before she took a step away from there. “I'll leave you two alone,” She said as she walked out of the restaurant, leaving the two of them alone. Chloe was quivering. However, she managed to say, “Mr...Clifford?” Without saying a word, Kelvin came forward and took hold of her hand, and dragged her out of the restaurant. He took her to the car, he sent the driver out and drove the car himself. He drove the car like he was on a death mission. The sp
A few days later, Javier was still recuperating at the hospital, while Chloe was watching over him. She came out of the room to go in search of food. Just then, her eyes fell on the figure of a familiar person. “Audrey hasn’t eaten yet. You take her out to have something to eat.” Chloe entrusted Audrey to Victor, “I have an appointment with someone and I’ll be back later.” “Okay.” Victor nodded, “Chloe, who are you meeting?” Chloe paused for a moment, “Davina” In an open-air café on City Road, the iron tables and chairs had a strong French feel. The maple leaves on thebranches in early autumn overhead showed that the weather in Rave city was getting cold gradually. &
A few months later, Chloe had just returned home from the company after the day's work. The past few weeks have been a tough one for her as she had to watch over the VIP at the hotel, on top of that she got into many fights with Kelvin unprovoked. During one of the fights, she had said hurtful things to him. She even went as far as telling him off about not being interested in getting married to a person like him ahi k had greatly angered Kelvin–due to this, he has been keeping his distance from her the entire time. Both Aiden and Audrey tried to bring them back together but it wasn't working out either. Claire was not at home when she came back, while Audrey was in her room working on her homework. when she saw Chloe at the door, she shrugged her shoulders and continued working. Chloe exhaled as she went back to the kitchen to prepare dinner for them. As soon as she set the ingredients on the table, her phone suddenly rang as she quickly wiped her hands on the apron before
After tossing and turning all night, Chloe woke up at dawn the next morning. On the sofa, David was woken up by a rustling sound. He sleepily took his watch from the coffee table. “It’s only five o’clock, so early?” Chloe took her bag and prepared to go out. She looked so calm as if nothing had happened last night. “I’m going to work early. By the way, you can sleep in the guest room now.” David nodded dazedly and went to the bedroom while hugging his pillow. But when he turned, he went in the wrong direction and had entered the master bedroom. Chloe did not call him and just secretly smiled. Then, she left Claire’s house. Kelvin’s matter indeed dealt a big blow to her but she still had to continue working. She still had to plan the matter of letting her son return
David instantly shut his mouth. His voice abruptly stopped. Chloe looked back at David and her face did not look good. They were even childhood friends. Claire was livid. “You surprisingly really know. Continue saying.” Looking at the situation, if David did not say everything honestly, he would be blamed together with Kelvin. After weighing the pros and cons, David chose to temporarily switch sides. “Davina is the English name. Her name is Addison Ramirez. The Ramirez family, my family, and the Clifford family have been friends for generations. I, Kelvin, her eldest brother and, her second eldest brother are similar in age so we often play together as a child. But Kelvin is more withdrawn and he doesn’t love to bother us. Addison is young and we don’t love to take
“Listen up everyone, the president of LG Travel Agency is going to inspect our hotel this afternoon. Make sure nothing goes wrong even the tiniest details, got it?” “Got it.” Chloe just finished her all-hands meeting in the meeting room at Grandex Hotel. The headquarters took up a long-term partnership with a prestigious travel agency LG, everything else was done, what was left was the on-site inspection. The agency chose Chloe’s hotel for the inspection. As soon as the inspection passed, the contract of long-term partnership would be signed. After that, all LG Agency’s customers traveling to East China would be arranged to stay at Grandex Hotel. In the afternoon, under the scorching sun, the management team of the hotel stood at the doorway waiting for the inspection team. &nb
Surrogate 144 “This one.” David took a look around and pointed at the largest piece at the center, “I’ll take that one.” One could tell from the expression of the onlooking shop workers, that the piece was pricey. The shop owner was sophisticated enough to stay calm and asked, “Do you have any specific inquiries? Or you can give us your design if you have one.” “Not much, just one thing. It has to be special and match the vibe.” “What kind of vibe?” A worker asked cautiously. Closing his eyes, David pondered for a while and said, “Hot and spicy.” The worker twitched the corner of her mouth and looked at Kelvin as if asking for help. Frowning, Kelvin stepped sideways and put on an aloof look. &
There was dead silence in the conference room. Maddie could barely stand, holding the corner of the table and trembling. She was overwhelmed with shame and rage, wishing to have Chloe murdered. She couldn’t believe that Chloe had filmed these unpleasant scenes and also showed them to Zayn. Chloe used such a trick to threaten her, ruining her only chance to be together with Zayn. “So, do you read or not?” After a long moment, Maddie gritted her teeth, “I’ll read it.” Before leaving the conference room, Chloe unplugged the USB flash drive and brushed it off, “Besides, please let the Twilight Media and also your internet water armies delete all those nonsensical remarks from the internet. Otherwise, you bear your consequences.” &nbs