Marriage Lies and a Dangerous Obsession novel Chapter 239

Chapter 239

Chapter 239

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A few minutes later, in the cramped front seat of the luxury car, lan gently took Chloe’s hands, checking her arm for injuries.

His worry was written all over his face and in his voice. “You hurt yourself like this just to keep Eric out of trouble. When you needed help, why didn’t you come to me?”

lan pressed, frustration in his tone, “Am I really that untrustworthy to you?”

Chloe pulled her hands back, her heart racing.

Chloe jerked her hands free from Ian’s grip.

She reached out to press the door unlock button on the center console, but Ian caught her hand with ease.

Breaking out in a nervous sweat, Chloe pressed him anxiously, “Ian, what are you trying to do?”

Ian studied Chloe’s expression intently, his eyes never leaving her face.

He said, “First, I’ll take you to the hospital so you can get your wound cleaned up. After that, just take off the dress and we’ll have it dry–cleaned. I’ll come with you to return it to Philip.”

Before Chloe could say anything, Ian continued, “Or, if you want to keep the dress, we’ll just pay Philip thirty million dollars for it instead.”

Chloe sat in the passenger seat, her nerves frayed, and snapped at Ian. “Ian, this is my business, not yours! You mess with me again, and I’m calling the police!”

She said it as she started digging through her bag for her phone.

Ian reached over and grabbed her phone right out of her hand before she could even get a grip on it.

Chloe was getting desperate.

She lunged over into the driver’s seat, grabbing at Ian’s hand to snatch her phone back.

In the middle of their tussle, Ian forced Chloe down onto his lap.

Face to face, Chloe ended up straddling Ian, their position embarrassingly intimate,

Chloe struggled to break free, but Ian kept her firmly in place on his lap.

Ian towered over Chloe, his gaze locked on her face, his Adam’s apple moving as he swallowed hard.

He said, “Chloe, I don’t want to argue with you. Be good and listen to me, alright? I’ll take you to the hospital to get your arm treated, and then come with me to explain things to Philip.”

Chloe raised her arm and shot back, “Ian, whatever happens to my arm is my problem, not yours—even if you paid me, it still wouldn’t matter to you. Whatever’s between me and Philip? That’s for me to handle, so

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Ian’s eyes darted with emotion. “When I passed out in the supermarket this morning with a stomachache, you seriously left me lying there without a second thought. But now that you’re hurt? There’s no way I’m just going to sit back and do nothing.”

Chloe suddenly ducked her head, stifling a laugh she couldn’t hold back.

Ian’s face grew even darker as he saw her reaction.

Chloe looked up, her laughter fading away.

She shot Ian a look like he’d completely lost his mind.

Chloe snapped back, “Ian, back when we fought and I passed out right in front of you, didn’t you just leave me there and run straight to Andrea Sherman without a second thought?”

Chloe scoffed, “Look at me–I’m a woman and I’m perfectly fine. So what’s your problem, Ian? You’re a grown man, why are you acting so sensitive?”

Their eyes met, tension thick in the air.

Ian felt a sudden ache in his chest.

“I’m sorry,” Ian said.

He couldn’t help himself and hugged Chloe tightly again.

Chloe fought to break free. “I don’t want your sorry!”

She deserves someone better.

She owes it to herself.

“Ian, none of this is your business! Stay out of my life–you’re not controlling me anymore!” Chloe shouted, her voice trembling with fury.

Chloe didn’t back down for a second, fighting Ian off with everything she had.

In his panic, Ian pinned Chloe against the steering wheel.

Ian’s gaze, dark and possessive, lingered on Chloe’s tempting lips. “Chloe, you’re mine. No one else gets you.”

Ian leaned in, about to claim her lips, but stopped short when he saw the discomfort on Chloe’s face, worry immediately overtaking his desire.

He gently drew Chloe’s legs together and scooped her onto his lap with extra care, as if she were precious and fragile. “Did you hurt your waist?” Ian asked softly.

Chloe tried to break free, but Ian just held her tighter.

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Chloe’s eyes turned red with frustration. “Ian, we grew up together, but you never loved me, never cared about me. And now you won’t let me go, won’t let anyone else treat me right.”

She looked lan straight in the eye. “How can you be so selfish? I really regret ever meeting you, and I regret marrying you even more!”

Chloe snapped at him, “You’re cold–blooded and heartless. You don’t deserve a marriage, you don’t deserve a family–you’re only fit to die alone!”

Ian just held Chloe, saying nothing, not trying to defend himself–he simply let her vent all her anger at him.

He waited until Chloe finally exhausted herself and went quiet, then, with gentle hands, smoothed the stray hair from her forehead.

He spoke softly, “Chloe, you don’t have to tear me down like that. I just want another chance to make things right between us–to remarry you and show you I can change. I’m not as hopeless as you think.”

Chloe shoved Ian’s hand off. “Ian, tell me–why won’t you let go? Why do you insist on remarrying me?”

Ian met her eyes with complete sincerity. “Marriage is a vow for life. We promised we’d stay together for the rest of our lives.”

Chloe shot him a look of pure disdain. “Let me guess, you told Andrea and her son the exact same thing, didn’t you?”

Ian shook his head, firm. “I did make Andrea a promise, but it wasn’t anything like what you’re imagining.”

He clarified, voice low and honest, “It’s not the same–what I feel for you and for Andrea are worlds apart. I never loved her, and I never even wanted her that way.”

Before Ian could finish, Chloe cut in coldly, “Ian, do you even love me?”

Their eyes locked, and Ian was stunned silent, completely floored by her question.

Since he could remember, Chloe had always been everywhere in his life.

They’d been childhood friends for over twenty years, and Chloe practically wanted to declare to the whole world how much she liked him.

But she had never once asked him anything like this.

During their three years of marriage, Chloe was always the one giving–she never brought up something like

this.

This was the first time she’d ever asked him if he loved her.

All these years, it never even crossed his mind to ask himself that.

He’d honestly never given it any real thought–not once.

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Chloe stared at lan, cold and unflinching, a mocking smile playing on her lips.

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She said, “lan, you’re the kind of businessman who only cares about his own bottom line. You don’t love anyone–it’s always just about your own interests.”

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