Marriage Lies and a Dangerous Obsession novel Chapter 167

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Chloe was taken aback by Philip’s decision.

She looked at Philip in stunned silence.

Philip explained awkwardly, “Dr. Irvine, you’re the only person Simon has ever wanted to get close to in the past three years. When you were gone these past few days, he actually spoke to me for the first time ever and asked me to take him to see you. I just thought-”

Before Philip could finish, Chloe cut him off with a generous smile. “Mr. Foster, you don’t need to explain. You’re a great father, and I understand. As long as I can help Simon get better, being his godmother is no problem at all.”

Noticing beads of sweat on Chloe’s forehead, Philip took the initiative to relieve her of Simon. “I never expected you to be so generous, Dr. Irvine. Let me thank you on Simon’s behalf.”

Chloe didn’t turn him down.

‘No wonder he’s a top lawyer–he’s such a smooth talker,‘ Chloe thought to herself.

As they were about to head into the outpatient building, Chloe heard Ian call out her name.

She paused and turned back. Ian handed her the bag full of meds, saying, “I tried calling you, but you didn’t answer, so I just brought it over.”

Chloe took it from him.

Philip called out to Ian, “Mr. Hamilton, are you and Dr. Irvine…?”

Ian

gave

Chloe a meaningful look before replying, “We’re married.”

Philip looked puzzled. “So who was that woman in the hospital room the other day?”

Ian said, “Sorry, Mr. Foster. The kid who hurt your son isn’t mine–I just happen to know his mother from way back. I didn’t clear things up in the hospital because I hoped we could sort things out quickly. Sorry for the confusion.”

Philip nodded, getting the picture. “No worries, Mr. Hamilton. As long as Dr. Irvine isn’t bothered, it’s all good.”

Just as Ian was about to step closer to Chloe, she turned away and said to Philip, “Let’s go, Mr. Foster,” pointedly distancing herself from Jan.

Whether she misunderstood or not was insignificant to lan.

The only reason he bothered to explain now was because things weren’t going his way anymore.

He just wanted to temporarily smooth things over, hoping she’d keep the peace and not blow things out of proportion.

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Ian’s foot, halfway lifted, slowly lowered again.

He listened as Chloe candidly introduced Andrea to Philip, saying she was lan’s first love.

She described Andrea and Ian as a pair of doomed sweethearts, forced apart by their elders.

She added that she and Ian were currently discussing divorce.

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Ian just stood there, totally stunned–he felt like his heart had dropped into an abyss.

She didn’t hold back at all, practically dragging all his secrets into the daylight, letting everyone know she couldn’t wait to tell the world they were splitting up.

That twisting ache in his chest hit so hard that he clutched at it without even thinking.

Back in his car, Ian sat there for a long while, letting the silence settle in.

Finally, he sent Chloe a message before driving off.

After dropping Philip and Simon off at their room, Chloe saw the message from Ian reminding her to take her meds.

‘Typical,’ Chloe scoffed to herself, pretending she hadn’t even seen it.

Around ten in the morning, Andrea knocked and walked into Chloe’s clinic room.

Chloe glanced at the registration list on her computer, and when she saw Andrea’s name, her expression turned cold in an instant.

Before Andrea could sit down, Chloe said, “Sorry, you’ll have to see someone else. I can’t help you.”

Andrea met Chloe’s frosty stare with a provocative smirk. “Dr. Irvine, I know you’re not exactly thrilled that Ian’s good to me, but you’re still a doctor. Helping people is your job, and I already booked an appointment with you. You can’t just tell me to leave.”

Chloe really had no interest in sparring with Andrea.

She said, “Andrea, we’re both women here. No matter how messy things are between me and Ian, I never once set out to make things hard for you.”

Chloe went on, “Sure, I was the fool who misjudged him, and Ian was the one who hurt me. You’re not exactly innocent in all this, but honestly? I just want nothing to do with you.”

She added, “Listen, the Hamilton family already knows your son isn’t related to Ian at all. While Edward’s still out cold, you better talk things through with Ian and have him figure out somewhere for you to land. Otherwise, once Edward wakes up, he’ll tear you apart and by then, it’ll be too late for regret.”

Andrea asked, her voice shaky with guilt, “How can you be so sure my son isn’t Ian’s?”

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Chloe arched an eyebrow, her tone cool and dismissive. “Because Ian told me himself. If you don’t believe it, go ask him.”

Andrea’s legs suddenly buckled, and she crashed into the clinic door with a dull thud.

Flustered and nervous, she quickly turned and left the room.

‘That old witch Miranda and that bitch Chloe both claimed lan said it himself–it can’t be fake if they’re saying the same thing,‘ Andrea thought bitterly.

‘lan swore to me he’d keep quiet about my son’s true parentage. So why did he suddenly blab?‘

‘I need to find lan and get some answers, no matter what.’

After Andrea walked out, Chloe went straight to Eric Jordan. She told him, because of their personal history and to avoid any risk of clouded judgment, she refused to treat Andrea or anyone from her family.

Eric didn’t hesitate for a second. “Don’t worry–she won’t be able to see you for an appointment here again, no matter how hard she tries.”

Eric asked, “You took a week off–were you able to take care of things at home?”

Chloe didn’t hide anything. “I had a miscarriage. The divorce will still take some time.”

Eric tried to comfort her. “Mr. Hamilton’s got it all wrong–he’s trading a real gem for a fake. He’ll regret letting you go for the rest of his life.”

Chloe couldn’t care less about what would happen to Ian. All she wanted now was to finalize the divorce.

Meanwhile, in the CEO Office of the Hamilton Group, Mitchell escorted Andrea Sherman inside and smartly excused himself, closing the door behind them.

Mitchell led Andrea Sherman in, then quietly slipped out, giving them some privacy.

As soon as the door clicked shut, Andrea couldn’t hold back anymore–she broke down and started sobbing.

Andrea confronted Ian, voice trembling, “Ian, your mother showed up last night and threw Clint and me out. She said you told her Clint isn’t part of the Hamilton family. Is it true?”

Jan stood tall by the floor–to–ceiling windows, dressed in black pants and a white shirt, a black armband strapped to his sleeve.

He met Andrea’s eyes, seeing her on the verge of a breakdown, and his tone was grave as he answered, “Yes, I said it.”

Andrea’s sobs cut off in an instant, shocked by lan’s blunt response.

She stared at him, completely unable to believe what she’d just heard.

After a long, tense silence, Andrea finally managed an incredulous, trembling whisper. “lan, you promised me -you swore you’d never tell anyone who Clint really is.”

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