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Chloe’s soft, steady voice left lan stunned.
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Ian stared at her in disbelief. His injured body couldn’t hold up any longer, and he fell to one knee on the floor.
Chloe had only known Julian for just a brief while.
When both he and Julian were in danger, she risked everything to shield Julian, leaving Ian exposed and on his own.
Afterward, Julian was the only one she cared about, as if Ian didn’t even exist.
Ian knew she couldn’t forgive him yet.
But he never expected Chloe would be so cold as to not even care whether he lived or died.
Quentin walked in. “Sir Julian, everything’s been taken care of.”
Julian ordered Quentin, “Take Mr. Hamilton to the hospital.”
Quentin hurried over to help Ian up.
Ian gritted his teeth through the pain, his face dark as he warned Julian, “You want to fish for trouble, do it yourself. Just don’t drag Chloe into this–she’s not on your side.”
Julian’s narrow eyes lowered a fraction as his gaze rested on Ian’s wound.
He spoke lazily, “I can’t say if Chloe and I are on the same side, but one thing’s clear–she’s definitely not standing with you now, Mr. Hamilton.”
Julian’s words carried a hidden meaning.
Ian’s expression was thunderous, almost frightening. He seized Chloe by the wrist and said, “Come with me.”
Just then, a video call from Jan’s father, Shane Hamilton, popped up on his phone.
Chloe’s face was icy as she wrenched her hand free from lan’s grip. Ian staggered, his legs giving out as he collapsed right there on the floor.
Julian just stared, his face giving nothing away.
Chloe said nothing, her expression cold and tight.
lan struggled to answer the video call from his father
Shane immediately noticed something was off Tan, where are you? Why do you look so pale?”
Ian held up his phone and panned it around the room, letting Shane see juttan and Chloe
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“Dad, I’m at the Rowe Estate. I’m okay,” lan said.
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Before Ian could even get his words out, his grip slipped and the phone crashed to the floor. He fumbled, holding his wound painfully as he tried to pick it up.
Shane’s voice thundered from the phone, “lan, are you hurt?”
“Did that Chloe do this to you?” Shane demanded.
Ian glanced at Chloe and said, “I couldn’t just stand by and let anything happen to her.”
Shane’s furious threats about going after the Irvine family, mixed with Miranda’s anxious questions, echoed from the phone. Without missing a beat, Ian ended the call.
Chloe and Julian exchanged a look.
Ian’s actions made it clear he was deliberately throwing Chloe and Julian under the bus, making sure his father believed his injuries were all because of them.
Knowing how the men in the Hamilton family are, there was no way they’d just let this slide.
Tomorrow, Edward Hamilton and Ian’s maternal grandfather were bound to come to Rowe Estate themselves, ready to demand answers.
Plus, Shane would definitely blame Chloe for Ian getting hurt–and odds were he’d find a way to hassle her parents too.
Just thinking about those two old men from the Hamilton family gave Chloe a headache.
If she could, she’d rather get hurt herself than drag the Hamiltons into this mess.
But since things had already gotten this far, she figured it was better to keep things simple and not stir up any
more trouble.
She really didn’t want to owe anyone favors, and getting caught up in more drama was the last thing she needed, Chloe thought.
After a brief hesitation, Chloe stepped forward and took the initiative to help lan to his feet.
fan’s dark eyes locked onto Chloe, searching her face for any sign of sympathy or regret. Despite the pain twisting his brow, he couldn’t help but wonder: ‘Does she really care, or is she just being polite?”
Chloe said quietly, ‘Let me get you to the hospital”
After Chloe and Quentin got lan into the ER. Quentin headed out and left Chloe by Lan’s side.
By the time lan was transferred into a VIP hospital room. it was almost five in the morning–and he sull hadn’t regained consciousness.
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Speaking with the doctor, Chloe learned that Ian had suffered two severe wounds and had already lost so much blood that he was unconscious before he even made it to surgery.
Chloe couldn’t help but feel a knot of worry in her chest.
If those two old men from the Hamilton family ever found out Ian had been stabbed twice and ended up in a coma from all that blood loss, they’d probably lose their minds with worry and rage.
It wasn’t until almost noon the next day that Ian finally came to.
He looked around the hospital room and saw his parents, his sister, and two unfamiliar women.
lan turned to his mother and asked, “Mom, who are they?”
Two middle–aged women walked up to the bedside and said, “Hello, Mr. Hamilton. Dr. Irvine asked us to be your caregivers.”
‘Caregivers?‘ Ian frowned, feeling even more annoyed. ‘Seriously?‘
Ian’s expression darkened. “Where is she?” he snapped.
One of the caregivers replied, “Dr. Irvine left early this morning.”
Ian clenched his jaw, a storm brewing in his eyes as he struggled to process her absence.
Shane’s face turned livid with rage. “I knew that woman was nothing but trouble. You end up hurt because of her, and she just dumps you in the hospital without even caring enough to check on you!”
He turned to Miranda. “Let’s go find the Irvine family right now–I want to see what kind of parenting makes a daughter turn out like that!”
“Dad!” lan gritted his teeth against the pain, forcing himself to sit up. “This is between me and Chloe. Can you just leave her family out of it?”
Miranda jabbed a finger at Shane. “With a fossil like you in the Hamilton family, lan could marry anyone and it’d still end in divorce!”
Mia piped up in a small voice, “Chloe was at the Rowe Estate, but she never asked lan to save her. He just went and did it himself. Dad, stop stirring up trouble for no reason!”
Mia shot a guilty glance at fan, then ducked behind Miranda, trying to make herself as small as possible.
Shane was so furious that the veins in his neck stood out. ‘All of you, shut up!
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