Marriage Lies and a Dangerous Obsession novel Chapter 242

Chapter 242

They stood there in a tense standoff for a long moment, neither of them saying a word.

Finally, lan set the pillow down and turned to leave.

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Chloe stared stiffly at lan as he walked out of the bedroom. The moment he disappeared from view, she let out a shaky breath and flopped onto the bed, exhausted. Why does he always leave me feeling so powerless?” she thought, a trace of bitterness flickering in her heart.

This was lan’s private island, and without him around, Chloe was completely trapped. If Ian didn’t allow it, she had zero chance of leaving.

On top of that, lan had taken her phone. She was utterly cut off from the outside world.

Now that things were already like this, Chloe told herself she had to take this chance to completely cut things off with lan–make him lose all hope in her, once and for all.

Chloe was sprawled on the bed, lost in a whirlwind of anxious thoughts, when lan walked back into the room. a bowl of steaming porridge in his hands.

He shot her a meaningful look before placing the bowl gently on the nightstand. “I made you something to eat. Come on, get up and have a little,” he said, his tone halfway between concern and command.

Seeing that Chloe was still motionless, lan leaned over and reached out to support her, determined not to take no for an answer.

Chloe kept her expression completely blank as she pushed fan away, then turned over and lay with her back to him.

Ian knelt on one knee beside the bed, bracing himself with one hand just behind her.

“You have low blood sugar. If you keep refusing to eat, it’s going to make you feel awful,” he said, his tone firm but worried.

Still getting no response, Ian forcefully turned Chloe’s body so she was facing him.

The moment their eyes locked, Ian’s whole demeanor softened, warmth flowing into his voice.

Speaking in a low, gentle tone, lan said, “Even if you’re upset with me, please don’t play games with your health. Eat a little, so you’ll actually have the strength to argue with me.”

Chloe’s eyes were icy and distant as she shot back, “Ian, don’t flatter yourself. I just can’t stomach anything you make it honestly disgusts me!”

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They stared at each other up close for a moment before Ian slowly released his hold on Chloe.

Chloe turned away from him, keeping her back toward lan and ignoring him completely.

‘He only lost his cool and broke down because his precious male ego got bruised, Chloe thought, her heart.

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colder than ever.

He actually did wrong, she continued with a twist of bitterness.

All doesn’t even realize what he

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He just can’t stand not having me around. It’s really just his possessiveness showing Chloe told herself, her resolve hardening.

lan sat motionless on the edge of the bed, his gaze lingering on Chloe, as if stunned, watching her in silence for what felt like ages.

He finally said, his voice low and stern, “Chloe, I’m asking you one last time–are you going to eat, or not?”

Chloe lay there quietly, her back still turned to lan, not giving him a single word in response.

Ian’s breathing grew heavy. Suddenly, he leaned over, wrapped his arms around Chloe’s waist, and pulled her into his arms, locking her against him.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, lan held Chloe fast with one arm while bringing the bowl of porridge right to her mouth with the other.

lan tried to force the porridge into her mouth, but Chloe clamped her lips shut, fighting him with everything she had as if her life depended on it.

In the struggle, the bowl of porridge slipped from lan’s grasp, splattering its contents all over them. The bowl crashed onto the floor, the sharp sound of breaking porcelain echoing through the room

Chloe turned back, her eyes cold and implacable. “Ian, I’d rather starve to death than touch a single bite you. made!”

Her expression was set in stone, steely and unshakeable, as she waited in absolute silence for lan to lose his cool.

Ian stared at Chloe, totally helpless in the face of her complete rejection.

Inside, his heart felt like it had been torn to shreds, and it took everything he had not to break down; when he finally managed to speak, his voice was strained and rough with pain.

“Alright, have it your way. If you won’t eat, you won’t eat. Let me help you get cleaned up,” he said quietly, his tone tight as he tried to hold himself together.

Before Chloe could even protest, Ian scooped her up without giving her any choice and carried her straight into the bathroom.

Inside, lan put Chloe down and said, his voice low but unwavering, “Do you want to clean yourself up, or are you going to let me do it for you?”

Chloe could sense how much Ian was trying to keep his emotions in check, but she chose to ignore him

anyway.

If she went missing for a few days, sure, her parents and family would be worried sick–but as for her job, it wouldn’t actually make much difference.

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But lan was carrying the weight of the entire Hamilton Group on his shoulders.

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Even if he didn’t care what his family thought, there was no way he could just leave the whole company behind and hang around this place with her for long.

Tll wash up myself, Chloe said, her tone icy and defiant.

She shoved lan right out to the bathroom doorway, not letting him linger for another second.

lan fixed her with a hard stare. “You’ve got thirty minutes. If you’re not out by then, I’ll bust down the door.”

Chloe locked the bathroom door behind her, making sure lan couldn’t get in.

lan waited outside the door, setting a timer on his phone.

Half an hour later, Chloe had showered, changed into her pajamas, and blow–dried her hair. After all that, she planted herself on the toilet seat, perfectly calm, just waiting to see if Ian would really come crashing through the door.

“Chloe?” Ian called softly from behind the door, his tone tinged with uncertainty.

His knock echoed from the hallway, but Chloe just sat there picking at her nails, refusing to give him any

reaction.

“Chloe, are you done yet?” lan asked again, his voice now edged with worry.

But Chloe continued to ignore him completely, acting like she hadn’t heard a word he’d said.

Soon enough, lan’s knocks turned into full–on pounding as he tried to break the door down, but Chloe just kept sitting there like it was nothing.

Finally, with a bang. Ian broke into the bathroom.

Chloe got up, cool as ever, acting like she hadn’t even been bothered.

Chloe’s cold attitude totally set lan off. I’ve been calling you out here–why didn’t you say anything?”

She barely spared Ian a glance, her face indifferent, then strode right past him without even acknowledging

him.

Chloe’s cold indifference left lan feeling utterly frustrated, lost, and powerless.

He quickly turned and wrapped Chloe tightly in his arms from behind.

When he finally spoke again, his voice was gentle now, all traces of frustration gone.

I’m sorry, Chloe. I just got a little too anxious. It’s just that I was worried about you. I didn’t mean to raise my voice,” he said softly, regret written all over his face.

Chloe struggled out of lan’s grip and spun around to face him.

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She met his gaze and tossed out, almost mockingly, “Ian, you’re such a hypocrite.”

With those words, she strode right out of the bathroom without looking back.

Ian nearly lost his balance, grabbing onto the bathroom door just to keep himself from collapsing

He stood there, staring numbly in the direction of the bedroom, completely spent. Moving as if in a daze, he shuffled over to the toilet and sat down right where Chloe had just been moments before.

He pulled out a cigarette and a lighter from his pocket, kept flicking at it, but no matter how many times he tried, the thing just wouldn’t light.

For what felt like forever after, lan just holed up in the bathroom, not coming out and barely making a sound.

The door stayed shut, with Ian inside the whole time.

Chloe lay quietly on the bed, barely moving.

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