CHLOE. The next day, I walked over to the kitchen because I needed to see the maid and tell her about my new decision and what I had decided to do now. There was only one plan that I had in mind. That was to get my family back on track, I wanted nothing more than that. To be honest, I didn't have feelings for Damon. All I knew was that he was a nice man and he would use me for what I was about to do. I knew that I could also use his influence to get Ethan off my back. Breaking off a contract with Ethan was never going to be easy but withFamon, I was sure that it would be. I went to the kitchen and called the maid countless times but she didn't answer me. She was right there in the kitchen standing next to the island and when I called her, she didn't respond to me. It seemed to me that she was lost in thought so I went over and tapped her by the waist. After I tapped her on the waist, she winced and then glared at me. She looked like she was in pain. “What happened to you?” I ask
ETHAN. Getting to the hospital, I rushed toward the ward to go and see Chloe's mom. When I got there, I saw a girl, Inna's maid uniform, in the room talking to the mother. She was a maid, how come she was with Chloe's mother? I knew that all of the maids had disappeared after they lost their homes and riches. Who was this girl? I wondered as I stared at her speak to the mother of Chloe. I knew that she didn't have family aside from her husband and her daughter, Chloe. She grew up in a poor and abusive home hence her dissociation. She worked her ass off day and night and this was the reason she became mean to poor people. To her, they were lazy, and this was why they remained poor. She believed that everyone should work hard for their money. This was how she trained Chloe with such a mentality. This was the reason Choe did not have any regard for the poor. She had always thought that it was their fault that they were poor. She believed that if they had worked harder they would be ri
CHLOE. I thought to myself that I was making the right decision even though it felt like I wasn't. I really needed Damon’s influence to be able to get back the life that I used to have. I did not love him, nor did I think that I would want to marry him, but this needed to be done. I needed to be done with it I really wanted to have my previous life back. Plus, it was better than being stuck with Ethan who didn't care about me at all. This was right. It wasn't that hard and Damon was also a sweet soul. He was better than the bastard Grayson that I wanted to marry. He was better. This was the way I talked myself through all of the bad feelings that I had. Many thoughts crossed my mind, the good and the bad. Still, I was excited because this was going to be the beginning of a new life for me. I would be back to controlling and being respected. Then I could finally have the time to find those who had conspired to ruin my father. The marriage wasn't even going to be long, it was goi
CHLOE. Damon didn't see Ethan, he didn't hear him because he went ahead and asked me; “HowMuch is your debt with Ethan?” He didn't seem to be seeing what I was seeing. It seemed that he was so blinded by excitement that he didn't notice what was happening. Ethan was looking at us with so much anger. I could feel his anger even as I was standing there. Then he walked over. “What happened, why are you not saying anything?” Damon asked me. At the same time, Ethan was heading toward us. Then he grabbed Damon’s shirt and pulled him back before he slammed him into the car. “It is three hundred thousand dollars. She is owning me that much, can you pay for it?!” Then he punched his face. I heard the sound of bone crush before blood gathered in Damon's mouth. I gasped, looking at them; I was confused myself. I called the name of Damon because his eyes went shut like he was going to faint. Ethan was going to punch him again and I couldn't just hold on and not do anything. Hence I jumpe
CHLOE.I had slapped Ethan and he didn't do anything to me. I was shocked beyond words. How come he didn't do anything to me? He walked out as though nothing happened. Why did I even slap him? I shouldn't have slapped him. I should have allowed him to leave. Now I was scared that he was going to punish me. It was what Ethan could do. He probably did not say anything because he wanted to punish me greatly. However, I could not take the words that he was saying to me. The words hurt me so much, and I couldn't keep the anger within me. This was the reason I fled up and slapped him. I didn't know why I thought that I was with an ordinary person that I could slap. Being In Damon’s house reminded me of the power that I used to have, this must have made me feel like I was Chloe Hathway again. Well, now, I would have to wait for the punishment that Ethan was going to inflict on me. Thinking about it now, The maid must have known about Damon and how he was deceiving me. How didn't even hav
KATHERINE. Chloe came back to the house. According to the maid, Ethan found her and brought her back. The headache I got when I was told about it made me come down to get water. Unfortunately, I saw her in the kitchen with grandma, helping her out. I got more disgusted. Why did she have to come back? Why couldn't Damon just run away with her? He could have left the country with her so Ethan would never be able to find her. Then, she tried speaking to me after I walked up to the fridge to grab a bottle of water. I didn't respond to her. It seemed she didn't understand how much I hated her. Hence I ignored her, putting the bottle into my mouth. She looked away from me and looked toward Grandma. They started to talk and giggle. I wondered why Grandma accepted her into our lives. Chloe was trying to make everyone like her, a useless girl. Anyway, I decided that I was going to get her to leave this house. I knew someone who could help me and even though I hated her very much, I had
CHLOE. I hadn't seen Ethan for four days now after that incident happened; he had stayed away from me. I expected him to be angry, and try to punish me after slapping him, surprisingly, he hadn't even asked for me like he normally did. It was a weekend, a boring weekend. I was in my room doing nothing. I had rolled over the bed countless times, staring at the ceiling and counting my fingers. Tired of it, I decided that I was going to go and see him. I was dying of suspense, I needed to know what he felt toward me after I hit him. Maybe he was planning my death, I needed to know. Hence I got out of bed and headed to his work room. This was where he usually stayed instead of his room. His room was usually empty most of the time. Walking along the narrow hallway which was as deep as the house was large, I saw Katherine, heading toward me, emerging from the left corner that was also a hallway. I sighed, wondering why I had to see her this morning. It was funny that as large as the
CHLOE. I was shocked when Katherine yelled in pain. Tears quickly ran down her cheeks and she held her belly. “Ah, my baby. My baby!” She shouted. I didn't do anything, I only pushed her a bit and she started to exaggerate. The maids went to her aid and tried to pick her up. She kept screaming and shouting in pain. Then, I saw Ethan and Grandma approach us. Katherine's scream must have been so loud that it attracted all of them. All I did was watch, my thoughts all over the place. I didn't push her that hard, why did she have to scream and pretend like I pushed her so hard? My heart pounded in my chest seeing her cry in pain. Watching her groan in pain kind of made me believe that I had hurt her a lot. “What happened?” Ethan asked, walking over. Grandma rushed to her side and then the maids lifted her. “It hurt. Chloe pushed me over the bench. She pushed me!” She sobbed, pointing accusing fingers at me. “Did you see what happened?” Ethan asked the maids and they all nodded.
CHLOE. I thought to myself that David wasn't that bad, perhaps I could learn to love him. It shouldn't be so hard to learn to love someone. But it was so hard to unlearn loving. We danced to the music, just moving with the sound. It was fun, and at that moment I had nothing to worry about. I kept moving with the beat, my heart moving with the rhythm. It was so good dancing. David laughed and said some funny words as well. The music stopped and we were left with slow music. It was one of Gracie Adams's songs, this music was my work playlist. David lifted my chin and it seemed like he was going to kiss me. My heart pounded hard in my chest. I was not sure I was ready for him to kiss me but then this was the beginning of loving him right? He went as far as finding my playlist. Everything he did was to suit my taste. He did all these things just for me. Perhaps loving him was the right thing to do. Thinking about my son, it just all felt so right. “Do you want to kiss me?” He whis
CHLOE. David's request sounded like it wasn't such a bad idea. Giving him some days to prove he was worth dating. I needed to move on too. I couldn't be stuck with someone who didn't care about me. Ethan. I needed to forget Ethan too. Although I was a bit skeptical about dating. I didn't want to be with anyone like my ex-boyfriend once again. David had been with me for years, perhaps I could trust him but then Olivia was the same. She watched me and then brought me down. I told him, Yes. He smiled, happy with my answer. He held my hand and then promised that he would do anything to make me happy. Every word he said got in one ear and out the other though. I didn't want him to prove that he was worthy of being dated. No. I was just scared. I should really move on. I needed to. “You can't come here during the time of courting me. You have to stop seeing Eli as well because now you are no longer my friend. We have started dating,” I said. He raised his eyes. “That is really weird.
CHLOE. After handling everything at the office, I couldn’t help but feel relieved. The government had finally returned all the profits they had made while managing our company over the years. Sure, it wasn’t as much as we could have earned if we had been in control ourselves, but it was fair enough. It was better than nothing. It had been years. Although the profit was still massive. Once the work was done, my mind roamed back to my best friend and what I had said to him the previous day. Guilt ate at me. He had been nothing but kind to me—unlike Ethan, who always demanded something in return for the help that he rendered to me. David had never once asked for anything from me, let alone something so big. He had never deprived me. Ethan took every chance to make me feel smaller, he was that kind of person, and I hated him. I hated myself more for always falling for his tricks. As I walked down the reception area- my heels hit the floor. I was wearing the new Kate heels, and it was s
ETHAN. Chloe’s mood changed rapidly and I couldn't help but blame it on that bastard, he had to be the one who hurt her and made her feel that sort of way. He was nothing but a fuvking bastard and I was going to make him pay. He must be jealous because he jade fuvking her back in the van. I wanted to him, he was standing by the parking lot, pacing back and forth. The moment he turned to me I grabbed him and punched him hard in the face. “What did you say to Chloe?” I demanded, my voice cold and sharp.He turned to face me, his expression a mix of anger and astonishment. “I told her the truth, that you’re no good for her. That you’re just using her. And you are nothing but a bastard. You don't deserve her at all!” I clenched my fists, trying to hold back the urge to punch him again. The punch that I gave him actually affected me, the place where I was shot so I did not want to strain it further but I kept staring at him with a frowned expression. “Who the fuck are you to know whe
ETHAN. I couldn't resist her anymore. I had always wanted her and this wasn't an exemption. I wanted her badly so when she told the waiter to call me to her van, I did. Her van was huge, there was a very comfortable place for us to be in. I didn't mind kissing her. And fucking her. She laps looked like someone that wanted to be fucked by me hence I did not mind. So when she grabbed my shirt and pulled me to her, I gave in. I touched her first. I initiated it. I loved her and wanted her. I knew that she was mine, she had always been mine and the David guy was just there for nothing. I was going to take her back because she belonged to me. I would take her son too, I would treat him like mine. I knew that she wouldn't want to leave Eli, this was the reason I would build a connection with the little boy and then marry his mother after Savid had left. Chloe Hathway was the line of woman that I wanted to have - anyone would want to have her no matter what. I took her lips I to my own,
ETHAN. I couldn't deny that I felt jealous when Chloe left with that man called David. I was certain that he was happy that Chloe had left with him instead of stay with me like I had projected. I hated seeing the duo together. I wasn't sure who David was but certainly, I wanted to get id of him. I wanted Chloe to be mine alone. If I could have her as mine, she could then take up the space that belonged to her. I do u ted that she even knew how much I loved and wanted her to be mine. I made a mistake from the start. I didn't like that I did. That I made her suffer, I hated it so much. I had thought that she hurt my mother when she didn't and now I was paying for it. For the evil that I had done to her. The doctor finished dressing my wound, his hands quick and rehearsed as he worked on me. I had been two days since Chloe had been with me, she was always coming to see me and helping around. And god I loved it so much. Yeah, I wa sgoing through pain. The nurses were leaking my wound w
ETHAN. The hospital wasn't a place that I loved not after the death of my mother. Plus, my sister being in a coma and all of that. This made me hate the hospital. However, being here instead of her kind of made me happy. There was no regret, not even an ounce which was just weird because I had never felt this way toward any body. Well, Chloe Hathway was not just anybody. She was Chloe Hathway, a woman that I cherished in a way that I could not control. Chloe had a way of making me feel different. When I opened my eyes the next day, I was told that Grandpa had come to visit. But then I wanted to hear about Chloe.Hence I asked the nurse if she came. The nurse said yes. “Your wife, right?” She asked and I found myself shaking my head positively. Did Chloe introduce herself as my wife? I was happy with it though. She acted as my wife. “She was here all through the night and she only left when the police called her. She is such a caring woman,” the nurse had said. I felt more fulfil
CHLOE.The moment I stepped into the interrogation room and saw Olivia, every part of me twirled with anger. Why was she here? How did she come here? Why didn't I think that she could be the one behind all of these? She was nothing but a bitch who wanted advantage where she didn't belong. Staring at her right now I felt like smacking her face but then it was going to be tagged as insult. However when she opened her mouth, I started to have a rethink. Perhaps smacking her wasn't an outright bad idea. Her words annoyed me to the core and it took some level of self-control to not slap her face.“You!” she spat, pointing an accusatory finger at me. “Are you the one who told them to arrest me? Isn’t putting my husband behind bars enough? Now you want to destroy my life and my children’s lives too?! You want to leave them without a mother and father. You want me dead like your mother died?!” She shouldn't have mentioned my Mother. Mentioning my mother was the last level of self-control t
CHLOE. The shot had been so fast. I couldn’t even process it until I was nuzzling Ethan in my arms, his blood staining my hands. It was so bad that it felt like imagination. I couldn't bring myself to believe that he had been shot. How did this happen? And why? Who had shot the gun? Where did it come from? It happened so fast that I couldn't imagine it even though it was unfolding right in front of me. The glass wall had shattered all over the floor. Some had gotten into my skin as well. I just didn't mind because it didn't cause so much damage. I asked for help. Calling everyone around me. I begged them t help me and they did. The ambulance soon came and they look Ethan from me. Eli ran to my side after they had taken Ethan from me. “Are you his wife?” The nurse ahe asked me and I knew I had t say yes so that they woke allow me to be with him. Ethan had taken a bullet from me, I had to be with him. Sitting in the hospital hallway, the events kept replaying in my mind, over and ov