First Love Only? I Left Him First, Now the CEO Can't Let Go novel Chapter 255

Chapter 255: Chapter 255: Marry Her

The sound of knocking was heard, and Caleb Lockwood set his phone to sleep mode, softly saying:

"Come in."

The hospital room door opened, and the person who entered was Claire Shaw’s mother, Valerie Vance.

As soon as Valerie saw Caleb, her face filled with a fake smile.

However, Caleb couldn’t bring himself to smile.

Such a terrible thing happened to Claire, yet Valerie, as her mother, only showed up now.

Caleb knew that ever since Claire went bankrupt and incurred a huge debt, her parents had run away, clearly leaving Claire to take the fall alone.

Though, admittedly, that bankruptcy was indeed because Claire was brainless and so easily fell into the trap set by Serena Jennings.

But when Valerie heard that Claire had been raped, she hadn’t shown up.

She only came to visit now, likely on account of Caleb.

With a sullen face, Caleb let out a sigh.

"President Lockwood, our dear Claire is so pitiful... that Serena... she’s trying to ruin Claire’s life! If we just let this go on, Claire will sooner or later..."

Valerie said, tears beginning to well up.

She thought Caleb would say something to comfort her.

But Caleb did not.

Feeling a bit awkward, Valerie had no choice but to continue talking: "This incident has caused such a big scandal... Claire won’t be able to face anyone unless..."

Even if Valerie didn’t finish her sentence, Caleb knew what the rest was.

"Oh, President Lockwood, I’m not trying to force you to take responsibility... but, you know... the one who harmed Claire is your ex-wife. Now the whole internet knows about the love triangle between you, Claire, and Serena... If Claire gets discharged and you don’t marry her, not only might she never get married, but the online opinion about you, President Lockwood, wouldn’t be good either!"

"But if you marry Claire, then the situation would be different... Online users would praise you, President Lockwood, for being responsible and would admire the true love between you and Claire for standing the test... This reputation would also be very beneficial for The Lockwood Group!"

Valerie eloquently laid out the pros and cons for Caleb.

If possible, she never wanted to see Claire again.

She and Cole Shaw never liked their daughter; they spent so much money and effort raising Claire just so she could marry a wealthy man when she grew up.

But what was the outcome?

Claire, that useless fool, not only failed to catch a wealthy man but also lost the family business that Valerie and Cole had worked on their whole lives, and even racked up enormous debt, proving utterly incompetent and a complete failure.

What Valerie never dreamed was that Claire had been raped!

A perfectly good young woman turned into a fallen woman, nearly making Valerie and Cole vomit blood in anger.

Where could they find a wealthy man now?!

But later, she heard that Claire had attempted suicide by slitting her wrists, was sent to the hospital, and was in a first-class ward accompanied by Caleb.

She suddenly realized that Claire might still be of use.

Though raped, the instigator was Serena, and Caleb must feel deep guilt towards Claire.

If they used this guilt to force Caleb to marry Claire, wouldn’t that be a blessing in disguise!

Valerie came to visit Claire with this thought in mind.

She didn’t want to end up with nothing when her daughter soared again.

The hospital room was silent.

Claire was actually awake, but she was pretending to be asleep.

Her mother’s timing was perfect.

Hearing these words from her mother’s mouth was better than her forcing Caleb to marry her.

However, the response that Claire and Valerie dreamed of didn’t come from Caleb.

"Since you’re here, Auntie, with you accompanying Claire, I can go back to the company to check things out."

Caleb said lightly, then turned around and left.

"Hey, President Lockwood! President Lockwood!"

Valerie couldn’t stop Caleb from leaving, stomping her feet in frustration.

On the hospital bed, Claire silently shed tears.

Why?

She had sacrificed so much, yet why wouldn’t Caleb marry her?!

While Caleb returned to the company, Serena arrived at Ethan White’s home.

The place was a high-end apartment provided by the government for Ethan.

Ethan made a cup of coffee for Serena.

While receiving a document from Ian Blackwood, Serena threw Ethan a grateful smile.

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