After Divorce, I Returned as the Army's Queen novel Chapter 35

35 He Once Cried for Her

Could it be that Ethan was the reason Curtis hadn’t been able to find a lawyer?

But why would Ethan do that?

Was it to help Chloe? Was it out of sympathy or for some other reason?

And clearly, Ethan knew a lot about Chloe. He was even aware of her military research achievements and that she was an expert on drones.

Yet, as her husband, Curtis himself knew nothing.

All of a sudden, Curtis remembered what Morgan had said, “Mr. Green, you really don’t know your wife at

all!”

At this moment, those words struck him with a far deeper meaning.

After Ethan left, the others naturally found excuses to slip away as well.

Wayne looked at Sonya and Curtis with displeasure. “Mr. Hughes once served in the military. From the way he spoke just now, it seems like Chloe also served. Maybe the two of them share some history.”

Sonya’s eyes widened. “Uncle Wayne, are you saying that Mr. Hughes and Chloe know each other and that they may even be close?”

“The tyrant from the Hughes family isn’t the kind of man to stand up for just anyone,” Wayne said meaningfully. “Mr. Green, I’d advise you to avoid showing your face in front of Mr. Hughes as much as

possible from now on.”

Curtis‘ face turned pale.

The once lively private room was suddenly quiet, with only Curtis, Sonya, and Luke there.

Luke rubbed his aching chest and grumbled, “That Chloe really has some tricks, huh? She even got another man to stand up for her. A man and a woman being that close… huh, I’d say they must be sleeping

together too!”

“Luke!” Curtis snapped sharply. “Chloe is my wife. Show some respect when you speak of her!”

Luke froze, then protested in dissatisfaction, “What’s with you? It’s not like this is the first time I’ve talked about Chloe. You’ve never spoken to me like this before!

“Don’t tell me you actually believe Ethan’s nonsense about your company going public thanks to Chloe? If she’s really some kind of expert, I’ll eat shit!”

Luke was the same as ever, making it clear that he looked down on Chloe.

But Curtis and Sonya weren’t like Luke. They both knew full well that someone like Ethan had no reason to

lie about this.

“Enough. I’ll call a car for you. You should go get checked at the hospital,” Curtis said to Luke.

The three left the club. Once Luke got into the car and left, Curtis looked at Sonya bitterly. “I must have

disappointed you.”

“Of course not,” Sonya said. “But Chloe really is something… She married you, yet still deliberately kept her past military research achievements hidden. If she really is an expert in drones, she should have some patents, right? If it were me, I’d definitely use those patents to help your company grow.”

Curtis froze. Patents?

If there really were patents from her research, and they could be integrated into the company’s development, then…

His eyes suddenly lit up.

“As for the lawyer issue, I’ll think of something for you. Even if the legal quadrumvirate won’t take the

case, there will still be other lawyers willing to handle your mother’s and sister’s lawsuits. Don’t worry too

much,” Sonya added.

“Thank you, Sonya,” Curtis said gratefully.

“I just want what’s best for you,” she replied.

He was the man she’d chosen, so she would definitely help him. After all, she could only thrive if he

thrived.

Chloe had finished packing her things in the villa and placed them in the trunk of the car.

Three long years of marriage, yet she had pitifully few belongings.

Lena came to pick her up. “I thought you’d call Ethan to help you move stuff when you decided to leave this place.”

“It’s just a few things. There’s no need to trouble him,” Chloe said. Ethan had indeed offered to help when

she’d mentioned moving out.

But with just a single suitcase, there was really no need to call someone else over.

“Ha, then won’t he feel like you’ve ditched him again? He might end up crying,” Lena teased.

“Crying?” Chloe raised a brow. “He’s a grown man. Would he really cry?”

“Pft! Back when you and Curtis got your marriage certificate, Ethan only found out afterward. At a dinner not long after, he actually cried his eyes out in front of everyone, bawling about how you had no taste in men and wondering how you could’ve fallen for a guy like Curtis!” Lena recalled.

Chloe was stunned. Back in the military, no matter how much hardship or injury Ethan endured, he had never shed a single tear.

Chapter 35 He Once Cried for Her

3/3

And yet, according to Lena, he’d cried his heart out all because of her marriage?

“But honestly, he wasn’t wrong. He said you had no eye for men, and he was right. Curtis really is trash,”

Lena added.

“Enough. Just drive,” Chloe said, sliding into the passenger seat.

She planned to stay with Lena for a few days. Once she returned to her hometown to bury Jenna and Walter’s ashes, she would come back to Corvessia and slowly look for a place.

“Alright!” Lena started the car and headed toward her place. “Oh, and don’t you dare mention what I said about Ethan crying. Back then, he bribed me plenty just to keep me from telling you.”

“What did he bribe you with?” Chloe asked curiously.

“He gave me pictures of his youngest uncle sleeping. Shirtless ones too,” Lena said.

Verify captcha to read the contentVerify