Marriage Lies and a Dangerous Obsession novel Chapter 188

Chapter 188

When lan saw Arthur walk in, he completely lost his appetite.

Arthur dropped the roast duck on the table and slouched into a chair like he owned the place.

Seeing lan’s icy face, Arthur smirked and said, “If you’re gonna apologize, at least put some effort into it. Just flapping your lips doesn’t count.”

Arthur snickered, “Eat what helps you, right? Later, I’ll let you have both duck legs!”

Ian reached out, putting his hand on Chloe’s shoulder. “I’m not hungry. Just help me to bed.”

Chloe helped Ian lie down. “Alright, let Arthur eat first, and you can have some whenever you’re hungry.”

Ian just stared, momentarily lost for words.

When Chloe came back, Arthur passed her a duck leg. “Perfect timing, Chloe, since Ian’s not eating, we get one each!”

Chloe picked up some food for Arthur. “Go on, taste what the Hamilton family chef can do.”

Ian stared at the two of them at the table, his face growing darker by the second.

Ever since he met Chloe, she’d always stuck to his side at mealtime.

If she thought something tasted good, she’d always insist he try a bite, no exceptions.

And when he wasn’t feeling well, she was even more attentive.

But now, with him injured and stuck in the hospital, she was acting so cold toward him.

Ian closed his eyes, hiding just how much it hurt inside.

After lunch, Chloe cleared up a bit.

Noticing the tired look on Chloe’s face, Arthur said, “It’s way too noisy here. Go rest in the office. I’ll keep an eye on him for you.”

When Chloe saw Ian playing dead on the hospital bed with his eyes closed, she didn’t even pause and walked straight out.

Outside, Chloe instinctively worried about leaving the two guys alone together, so she shot a quick call to Mitchell and told him to hurry back to the hospital.

Mitchell hurriedly hung up and turned to Andrea. “Ms. Sherman, money’s tight at Hamilton Group right now, and Mr. Hamilton’s still in the hospital. Just hang in there for now–we’ll talk more once he’s out.”

Andrea’s eyes went wide when she heard lan was hospitalized. “What’s wrong with lan? Take me to the hospital right now!”

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Mitchell hurriedly waved his hand. “Ms. Sherman, you really shouldn’t go. Mrs. Hamilton is keeping a close watch by his side day and night. It probably wouldn’t be the best idea for you to show up.”

At the mention of the huge debt she still owed Miranda, Andrea instantly backed down. “Alright, Mr. Garrison, I’ll stay out of it then.”

Andrea’s eyes were rimmed with red as she pleaded, “But Mitchell, my kid and I really can’t get by anymore. Can you lend me some emergency cash? Just 100 grand. Once Ian’s out of the hospital, I’ll have him pay you back immediately.”

Mitchell was feeling totally overwhelmed.

If it weren’t for Ian’s instructions to keep Andrea calm, he thought bitterly, he would’ve slapped some sense into her ages ago.

Mitchell sighed, “Ms. Sherman, my wife gets every penny of my paycheck. There’s just no way I have that kind of money to lend you.”

Andrea pressed on, refusing to give up, “Okay, if you don’t have a hundred grand, surely you can spare at least ten or twenty thousand, right?”

When Mitchell still wouldn’t give in, Andrea started crying even harder. “Looks like Ian really doesn’t care what happens to me and my kid now.”

Mitchell, totally worn down by Andrea’s endless sobbing, finally blurted out, “Ten thousand. I can only give you ten grand, that’s all I’ve got.”

Andrea snatched the offer up without hesitation. “Deal.”

‘Not that I ever planned on paying him back anyway,‘ Andrea thought with a cold smirk.

Just as Mitchell finished sending Andrea the ten grand, his wife and sister–in–law walked in pushing a baby stroller and happened to witness the whole scene.

Mitchell could only curse in his head–‘Oh crap‘–before his wife pounced and caught him in the act.

His sister–in–law yanked Andrea down by the hair and started slapping her silly right there on the floor.

Mitchell scrambled around, clutching his head, just trying to save his precious face from his wife’s onslaught.

Pandemonium broke out.

It was already over an hour later when Mitchell finally showed up at Ian’s hospital room.

When Arthur saw Mitchell walk in, he got up and left without a word.

Once the door closed behind him, Ian asked, “So, how did it go?”

Mitchell spilled the whole story–how he met up with Andrea, and then ended up getting smacked around by his wife and sister–in–law.

Ian tried to cheer him up. “Come on, man, there’s nothing embarrassing about getting roughed up by your wife. Hang in there.”

Seeing Mitchell looking so down, Ian added, “Once this is all over, I’ll give you a month off with pay, and your year–end bonus will be doubled.”

Mitchell perked right up. “Mr. Hamilton, Ms. Sherman asked to borrow ten thousand from me.”

Ian couldn’t help but frown.

Even now, Andrea still hadn’t reached out to Clint’s real father for help.

‘Who the hell is backing her up?‘ Ian wondered.

‘Does this have anything to do with Chris Hunter’s death?‘ Ian couldn’t help but think.

‘Just what is Andrea hiding now?‘ Ian thought, unable to shake off his suspicion.

Chloe came by the hospital room that afternoon, and Ian was there all alone.

Ian reached out to her. “Can you help me to the bathroom?”

Chloe didn’t budge an inch. “Seriously, Ian? Your legs work just fine. Stop playing the victim.”

Ian pressed, “You said you’d take care of me. Is this your idea of caring? You won’t even give me a hand?”

Chloe begrudgingly dragged herself over, muttering, “Maybe you should just have Andrea handle your care, since you’re obviously enjoying all the attention.”

Before she could even finish, Ian brushed her aside.

Seeing Ian stride into the bathroom without so much as a limp, Chloe could only roll her eyes in disbelief.

‘Guess I’ll just have to grit my teeth and put up with him until he finally gets discharged,’ she thought, sighing inwardly.

Just then, Arthur knocked and strolled in. Seeing Chloe looking all gloomy, he joked, “What’s on your mind, Chloe? Looks like your eyebrows could tie themselves into a knot.”

Chloe just smiled and shrugged it off. “It’s nothing.”

Arthur grinned, “Hey, why don’t we find some time to go race some cars?”

Chloe smiled. “Sounds good.”

When Ian walked out of the bathroom, Chloe, for once, actually reached out to support him without being

asked.

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