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Chapter 164 Inner Struggle

Author: blazers990
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-26 13:49:46

Chloe sat by the windowsill, her mind replaying Lionel's cold expression, and her heart ached uncontrollably. The pain was sharp, so vivid that she couldn't ignore it.

Could it be that she... had truly developed feelings for him?

Otherwise, why did it hurt so much to see him bring another woman home?

The urge to storm up to him, grab him by the collar, and demand an explanation—while throwing Moira out so she'd stop disgusting her—was overwhelming.

Yes, the reason she cried so hard yesterday wasn't just because Cynthia met a terrible man, but because she, too, was about to leave the man she had fallen for.

If she hadn't developed feelings for him, she wouldn't feel this reluctant. If she hadn't fallen for him, she wouldn't feel so devastated.

It turns out, the heart she thought had long turned cold hadn't actually died—it was revived by Lionel, beating fiercely again.

Perhaps, all his care for her had unknowingly woven a net that trapped her heart, leaving her unable to escape, fallin
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