Chapter 4. Are You Disappointed That I'm Still Alive?

"Who are you?" Claire took a step back and looked at the man blocking her with annoyance.

"Miss. Chloe, Mr. Bradford would like to see you, please come with me." He was Jason's man.

"Mr. Bradford? The owner of DA Group? But I'm in a hurry, he doesn't know me anyway." Claire pretended not to recognize him and turned to leave, but several men in black suits immediately surrounded her.

Claire suddenly turned pale. "What do you want?" She snapped.

"Mr. Bradford wants to see you, don't be afraid."

"But what for? I don't know him." Claire began to shake, "Step aside, I have to go."

"Come with us to meet him and we'll see if you know him or not." Paul came and motioned for the guards to take her.

Claire immediately panicked, "Let me go, why are you being so pushy? I don't want to see him, I don't want to. Let me go... Help, help..." She didn't want to look at Jason because she hated him so much.

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At the Bradford house.

Just as Jason arrived home, the butler entered his study with two cute little children.

They were about the same age and looked alike.

Calvin was the brother, short hair, fair skin, and handsome. But the little boy had a sullen look on his face, even though he was only five years old. He was cold like Jason.

The other one, Kimberly, is his sister. She's a beautiful girl, her face is a little round and she's very sweet. She looks very friendly.

No matter how cold Jason's demeanor was, when he saw these two children, he immediately softened. "The principal just called me and said that you two had another fight at school," he said to the two children.

"It's not our fault!" Kimberly replied angrily, crossing her arms over her chest.

Calvin rubbed her head and gently comforted her, "Don't worry. I already beat him."

Jason smiled and leaned back in his chair. "What the hell happened? I'm sure my kids don't fight with others for no reason."

"They said I didn't have a mom." Kimberly began to cry, "What does he mean, I don't have a mother? I didn't come from a rock. And my friends said my dad doesn't love me either because he never picks me up after school.

Jason said nothing, just sighed and was distracted.

Arthur, the butler, saw the situation and comforted the two children, "You have a mother, it's just that... she lives far away from here, it's not easy for her to visit you."

"Where is she?" Kimberly looked at him wide-eyed.

Arthur thought for a moment. "Somewhere. Surely you will meet her one day." He didn't know what to say because it was hard to come up with a believable lie.

Just then Paul ran in. "Sir, Miss Chloe is here."

Jason was a little nervous. He looked at the butler, "Arthur, take both Kim and Calvin into the bedroom."

"Yes, sir."

As they walked out, Calvin turned his head and looked at his father, "Dad, where's my mom?"

Jason was silent for a moment and replied, "I'll tell you later."

"Why later? Why not now?"

"If I tell you now, she'll be in danger."

That was always the answer. Calvin was a little disappointed and could only follow the butler.

"Let me go, I don't want to see him. I don't want to see him. Let me go... Let me go!" Claire was still rebelling as the men led her into Jason's study, and the two children briefly crossed paths with her.

She didn't know that she had taken a short jet ride to get back to this house because Jason's bodyguard had knocked her out.

In the hallway, Calvin looked curiously at the panicked woman, "Arthur, who is she?"

Arthur looked at the woman with a furrowed brow and replied to Calvin, "She's just a crazy woman who insulted your father. Let's go back to the room, she will hurt you if she manages to escape the guards."

Calvin even turned around to see the woman being sent into his father's study. He was shocked and thought, "This woman is not crazy. She was obviously sane, but she was angry that they were forcing her. So who was this woman?"

"I don't want to meet him, I don't know him, why are you forcing me? let me go!" Claire panted and was speechless when the door to the room finally opened and she barely dared to look at the man sitting in the chair.

Everyone walked out and closed the door, leaving her and Jason inside.

Jason watched her reaction in silence, his hands clenched on the table.

She's still alive. She deceived him for over 5 years and all this time she was hiding in prosperity?

Sandra, a maid and the only eyewitness, was still in a coma. She was also injured in the head and hadn't woken up yet, while they couldn't find Alice, but Claire was living peacefully alone somewhere else instead?

What kind of joke is this?

"Who are you? What do you want from me?" Claire asked angrily, still pretending not to know Jason.

Jason stood up and smiled at the beautiful face of his ex-wife who had become even more beautiful. "I just want to talk to you, why are you so scared of me?"

Claire's beauty used to be that of a gentle and natural woman, while this Chloe's face looked so modern. She had the features of an actress in a movie.

Claire fell silent and raised her eyebrows in defiance, though she was actually trembling. "Why should I be afraid of you?"

Jason smiled. Since when did Claire have such a rude and defiant attitude towards him?

Seeing that she was still very stubborn and unwilling to confess, Jason put his hand on her chin, but in the next second, Claire pushed his hand away roughly.

"Don't touch me, asshole!" She shouted so angrily, as if Jason's touch had disgusted her so much.

Jason narrowed his eyes, grabbed her by the collar and said, "Claire, stop pretending, do you think I don't recognize you?"

"I'm not Claire, you're wrong. My name is Chloe. Are you out of your mind?" Claire glared at him even more angrily.

Jason looked at her face. "You think I won't recognize you if you change your name, your voice, even your face, huh? I told you, even if you go to hell, I can find you."

To Claire, the look in Jason's eyes was still full of hate, just like five years ago. He spoke as if he wanted to kill her again and again. He hated her so much that he couldn't let her live another second.

But what had she done?

If Jason had really looked for evidence, he would have known that she was innocent. His mother could have just fallen or been attacked. He probably knew that too, but he deliberately wanted to get rid of Claire just to be with Alice, right? Unfortunately, Alice was missing. That was the only thing that upset him, so he took it out on Claire.

"Why are you silent? Can't you find another reason to lie?" Jason challenged her.

Claire suddenly didn't want to deny him anymore, her sadness and hatred exploding at the same time.

She boldly looked into Jason's cold eyes and smiled emotionlessly, "Are you disappointed that I'm still alive, Jason?"