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
Chloe only realized that Kelvin hadn't gotten any soup. He's an adult; doesn't he have hands? Why does he need me to get a bowl for him? Soon after, Kelvin sip on his bowl of soup as he glanced at Chloe. “You're good at cooking. did you steal some tips from the head chef in the weeks of working at the hotel? “It's not stealing; I got the opportunity to observe their talents up close. Moreover, I got to meet many chefs since I graduated from one of the tops culinary schools, and I also worked as a chef in My Lady's Hotel, so I came in contact with top chefs, they aren't usually generous with their recipes. but I managed to learn these skills since I'm a great cook ”. Chloe explained casually. Kelvin didn't bother to continue with his argument. “By the way, President Clifford, I've made some changes to the proposal based on the comments you gave me previously. Do take a look at i
Meanwhile, Maddie returned home to the Crowther mansion. Matilda, who had been waiting for her all along, greeted the latter as soon as she came back. “You're back!, Maddie. Why are you so late? You didn't make it back in time for dinner”. Maddie leaned against her mother's arm and said. “ I went out to the city mall for a coffee date with my friend. Then I ran into a friend of mine, Ariana; You mentioned that you liked her series, so I asked her for a meeting”. “You've had had has always been this thoughtful. Maddie”. “But leave that now. Have you come up with a plan for your father? ”. Maddie nodded her head. then she went over to the kitchen and Matilda scurried after her. , “You don't have to worry about it. I'm going to handle everything for us”. After saying that, Matilda went back to the living room. Matilda praised her as she glanced