After Divorce, I Returned as the Army's Queen novel Chapter 30

Chapter 30 Do I Have to Force Him to Divorce You

Chloe’s body stiffened.

That voice–it was Ethan!

Ethan had been her sidekick back in the military camp and different from everyone else. Aside from formal occasions, when he addressed her as “Captain“, he was the only one who ever called her “Clo” in

private.

She lifted her gaze to look at the refined, handsome face before her.

The features that had once seemed slightly youthful and naive had matured over the past three years, and the carefree energy of his youth had given way to a composed, understated grace.

During the explosion incident at the shopping mall, she’d called Ethan, who had then pulled strings and coordinated the evacuation of the mall.

That had been their first phone call in three years.

She thought it would still be a while before they crossed paths again, but she hadn’t expected to meet

him so suddenly.

“Why are you here with Lena?” Chloe asked, startled.

“Why do you think?” Lena shot her a weary look. “When he found out what happened yesterday and couldn’t reach you, he nearly lost his mind and came running to me.”

If Chloe hadn’t finally picked up the phone and walked out of the hospital, Lena suspected Ethan would have stormed the military district and called the army over to drag her out.

Chloe pressed her lips together. With everything that had gone down yesterday, word had spread quickly. It wasn’t surprising that Ethan knew, even if he hadn’t been at the banquet.

“Alright, I’m fine,” Chloe said, giving Ethan’s shoulder a light pat.

But he only held her tighter, unwilling to let go.

“I’m sweaty and haven’t even had a shower. I’m a mess. Stop holding me and let go,” Chloe urged.

“Do you know how worried I was last night? How much I hated myself for not realizing sooner that you’d been planning to marry Curtis?” Ethan said quietly.

“If I’d stopped you back then, before you married him, you wouldn’t have had to go through all of this. And

I wouldn’t have…”

His words trailed off.

Chloe smiled bitterly. If she had the choice, she too wished she had never married Curtis.

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Just then, Chloe’s stomach gave a loud growl.

“You’re hungry?” Ethan finally loosened his grip.

“Yeah, I’m starving,” she replied. Thinking back, she realized she hadn’t eaten much since yesterday

afternoon.

“Alright, since Chloe’s fine now, let’s find a place to sit down and have a proper meal,” Lena suggested.

With that, the three of them got into the car, slowly pulling away from the hospital.

Not far away, in a silver–gray Maybach parked by the roadside, Brian’s gaze lingered on the direction

Chloe’s car had gone.

Just moments ago, seeing her in another man’s arms had stirred an unsettling discomfort within him. It felt as though something that had caught his interest was about to be stolen from him.

Lowering his eyes, Brian gazed at his right hand, the same hand that had gripped Chloe’s wrist so firmly just yesterday.

His fingers slowly curled into a fist. He’d never allowed anyone else to take what he wanted.

Chloe, Ethan, and Lena arrived at a restaurant in the city center.

Once they were seated, Chloe returned a call to the police station, letting them know she would come by

later to give her statement.

As Lena brought up Curtis, she clenched her teeth in fury. “That bastard! I heard he’s even trying to hire the top lawyers in Corvessia for his mother and sister so they’ll be let off the hook. Has he not even stopped to consider that what they did was completely inhumane?”

“He won’t find a good lawyer,” Ethan cut in, his voice ice–cold. “None of the four top law firms in Corvessia

will touch his case.”

Chloe paused, then recalled that Ethan’s maternal family was a distinguished lineage of lawyers. His grandfather and uncle were towering figures in the legal field. Had his mother not been more passionate about mechanics and engineering, she would have probably become a lawyer as well.

“That’s great!” Lena laughed. “You’ve turned out well, huh? No wonder Chloe doted on you back in the military and fussed over you like a mother hen.”

Ethan lowered his gaze slightly. “If Clo hadn’t looked after me in the camp back then, I probably would’ve washed out within a few months. She treated me well, so of course I want to repay her.”

“Not bad at all. I wish I had a younger brother like you,” Lena muttered. Then her eyes suddenly brightened. “Chloe and I are the same age. Why don’t I be your sworn sister too, so I can finally be an

elder sister?”

Ethan gave her a look that suggested she was out of her mind. “You think you can be my sworn sister?

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Can you carry me two miles to a hospital on a freezing winter night? Or knock me to the ground and keep me there until I admit defeat?”

Lena rubbed her nose, speechless. Fine, she couldn’t do any of that.

“Besides, not just anyone can be my sworn sister,” Ethan added lazily.

The offhand words sent a chill down Lena’s spine.

Maybe it was because Ethan was so calm in front of Chloe, like a gentle, well–behaved dog, that she almost forgot he was actually Corvessia’s so–called “tyrant“.

No one could ever take advantage of him.

And if anyone ever angered him, they were definitely in for serious trouble.

“Come on, Lena was just joking,” Chloe said.

Ethan turned to her. “Joke or not, you’re the only one I’ll ever recognize as my sworn sister.”

Soon, the food arrived, and Chloe dug in immediately. She was really hungry, so she ate quickly.

“Take it slow, and don’t choke,” Ethan said thoughtfully, serving her soup and placing all her favorite

dishes in front of her.

Lena rolled her eyes at his attentiveness. This man, supposedly Corvessia’s tyrant, looked more like a

golden retriever vying for attention.

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