After Divorce, I Returned as the Army's Queen novel Chapter 26

26 She Really Is an Interesting Woman

Chapter 26 She Really Is an Interesting Woman

In the banquet hall, the guests stared in disbelief at the scene playing out on the massive screen.

Curtis‘ eyes widened in shock, confusion, and awe. Although he knew Chloe had previously served in the military and knew a few combat techniques, he’d always assumed they were just flashy moves meant for

show.

Yet moments ago, she’d taken down those two burly men with ease right in front of everyone.

Unlike the others, Brian watched the massive screen with a knowing expression.

Indeed, this woman was very interesting.

The scene from the hotel room appearing on the electronic screen was probably all part of Chloe’s plan.

Her counterattack was clever, bold, and completely unexpected.

If she couldn’t handle something like this, she wouldn’t have deserved to be the former captain of the

Shadow Hawks Special Forces.

Brian’s lips curved into a small smile. William, standing beside him, understood immediately that Brian was in an excellent mood. It seemed his interest in Chloe had only deepened.

At that moment, the hotel staff finally found the room. “It’s Room 1205! They’re in Room 1205!”

Upon hearing this, Curtis dashed out of the banquet hall, with Lena right on his heels.

Sonya looked up at Chloe on the screen, her eyes flashing with resentment. Things had already reached this point, yet she hadn’t expected that Chloe would somehow manage to escape their trap.

Instead, it was the Greens and Sonya who’d ended up at a disadvantage, especially since Curtis‘ secret marriage to Chloe had been revealed.

Sonya now looked like the third party in everyone else’s eyes. The thought made her grit her teeth in bitter

resentment.

“You… you weren’t affected by the aphrodisiac?” Joanne’s panicked voice rang out from the hotel room.

Chloe looked at her coldly. “That’s not what you should be worrying about. What really matters is that everything that happened in this room was caught on camera and broadcast live in the banquet hall.”

“What did you say?” Helen and Joanne gasped.

“I said, everything you did has already been seen and heard by everyone attending the banquet today,” Chloe replied.

She’d deliberately delayed entering the room by half an hour to make final preparations. What she’d originally planned as a precaution ended up proving unexpectedly useful.

“By the way, Curtis is attending the banquet today as well,” Chloe added.

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Joanne’s face went pale instantly.

In other words, everything she’d said in the room, along with her and Helen’s plan, had been publicly

exposed to everyone.

If Chloe was telling the truth, she would never be able to face all those people again, especially since, as

far as she knew, the banquet Curtis attended today was filled with Corvessia’s high–society elites.

Chloe’s actions had made it impossible for Joanne to have any standing in high society from now on.

“You… you’re just trying to scare me. You’re lying!” Joanne cried in panic.

“Am I lying? When Curtis arrives, you can ask him yourself,” Chloe replied calmly. Based on the timing,

Curtis should have already gotten her room number from the hotel staff by now.

Joanne trembled as Helen lunged at Chloe in rage. “You bitch! I’ll tear you apart!”

Chloe smoothly sidestepped Helen’s attack. Helen missed and slammed into a nearby cabinet, screaming

in pain.

At that moment, the door to the room burst open, and Curtis stormed in with several hotel staff members.

Joanne jumped in shock. Her heart sank when Curtis appeared at the door. She wondered if Chloe had

been telling the truth.

Had everything that had happened in the room really been broadcast live to everyone in the banquet hall?

The moment Helen saw Curtis, she scrambled up in panic and rushed to him. “Curtis, you came just in time. That bitch Chlo was cheating on you, and Joanne and I caught her red–handed.

“I only scolded her, but she turned vicious and even laid her hands on me! She’s such a shameless woman! If you don’t divorce her now, then I’ll disown you as my son!”

“Mom!” Curtis cut her off sharply, his face dark with humiliation. “Stop talking. Everyone out there already

saw what happened in this room!”

“What?” Helen froze.

“How… how could anyone have seen it? No, it’s a trick! This is all Chloe’s plan! Curtis, you mustn’t believe

her!”

Curtis‘ chest tightened with bitterness. It wasn’t that he believed Chloe. He believed what he’d just seen

and heard with his own eyes and ears.

On that screen, Helen and Joanne had been nothing like the women he thought he knew. He’d never imagined they would resort to something so cruel and underhanded, scheming to drive Chloe out of his life with nothing.

He lifted his eyes toward Chloe, who stood just a few feet away.

In her deep blue gown, Chloe showed no sign of disarray from the fight. Instead, her sharp and unyielding

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demeanor gave her a commanding presence, making her seem untouchable, like someone far beyond his

reach.

They were married and shared the same bed every night. Yet, in this moment, the space between them felt impossibly wide, so much so that he didn’t even dare to take a single step toward her.

“Yes, Curtis, it was all Chloe’s plan! She deliberately lured me and Mom here to catch her cheating, just to

frame us!

“You can’t believe her–this is all her scheme!” Joanne finally snapped back to her senses and desperately

tried to throw all the blame onto Chloe.

Chloe’s lips curved into a mocking smile as she met Curtis‘ gaze. She wanted to see what he would do now that things had come to this point.

“Curtis, you’re not going to take her side over me and Mom, are you? We’re your family!” Joanne pressed, growing uneasy at his silence.

Helen added quickly, “I gave birth to you, Curtis! How could you doubt me and believe this outsider? Have someone seize Chloe right now. She attacked me just moments ago. I’ll call the police and sue her!”

Helen’s fury boiled over. Emboldened by Curtis‘ presence, she lunged forward, ready to strike Chloe, but

Curtis yanked her back.

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