Marriage Lies and a Dangerous Obsession novel Chapter 276

When Chloe got home, Jill and Frank were in the kitchen making lunch. Looking around her familiar home, Chloe still couldn’t shake off her anxiety. Her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it might burst out of her

chest.

Her wedding to lan was scheduled for the end of the month. To keep up appearances, Ian had bought this luxury apartment for her family. The apartment was right in the city center, worth over ten million dollars.

lan also set up a bank card for Jill and Frank, with his finance team wiring thirty thousand dollars into it every month. He said it was his way of showing respect and fulfilling his duty as a son–in–law.

On top of that, Ian had cleared all the massive debts weighing on the Irvine family.

In Chloe’s previous life, Ian kept track of every dime he spent on her, and in the end, he demanded payback for every single item.

Thank goodness Carl was only in eighth grade at the city’s top public school–at least Ian hadn’t shipped him off to some fancy private academy yet.

She needed to return every penny to Ian and cut all ties with him as soon as possible. No way was she going to marry him ever again. With this new life, Chloe was set on not repeating the same miserable story twice.

“Chloe, how come you’re back alone? Where’s Ian?” Jill called from the kitchen.

“Did

you guys finish the forms? Everything go okay?” Frank chimed in.

The familiar sounds of her parents brought Chloe back to reality. Chloe looked at them, who looked so much younger, and her eyes grew misty.

At this point in time, Jill’s heart hadn’t gotten bad enough to need surgery, and both Jill and Frank were still relatively healthy. This really was a blessing.

Now Chloe could take care of them, spend more time with them, and truly make up for the regret of how she’d ignored them before, throwing herself completely into Ian in her previous life.

Chloe led Jill and Frank to the living room. She stood before them, her expression growing serious, and confessed, “Mom, Dad, I’m not going to marry Ian.”

Jill and Frank gaped at Chloe in shock.

Jill asked worriedly, “Chloe, did you have a fight with lan?”

Frank cut in, “It’s lan we’re talking about. Would he ever argue with you?”

Chloe bowed her head, weighing her words.

Frank’s expression turned stern as he snapped at her, “Chloe, ever since our family lost its fortune, you’re no spoiled princess anymore. You’d better check your attitude and stop acting like things still revolve around

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“We knew lan since he was a kid. He’s from a respectable family. He’s decent, reliable, and earnest. He pulled our family out of ruin and truly wants to marry you.

“Honestly, it’s us who are reaching above our station here. So stop throwing a fit and get your head out of the clouds.”

Jill added, “Chloe, you’ve been into lan ever since you were a kid. Didn’t you always say you’d only ever marry him? What’s with the sudden 180?”

Chloe looked at them, her heart a tangled mess of emotions. She honestly had no idea how to explain herself.

If she really told them she’d married lan in some previous life, got betrayed, ended up losing her baby and divorced, they’d probably think she was crazy or just rambling nonsense. There was just no way they’d ever

believe her.

After thinking it over, Chloe came up with an excuse. “Mom, Dad, I didn’t really know much back then. But I’m a college graduate now. I’ve got to start planning out my life for real and figure out what’s best for me.

“Dad, like you said, since the Irvine family went bankrupt, marrying lan is clearly way above my station now. Edward and Shane–they only care about money and status, and in their eyes, everything is about profit.

“Honestly, we’re just not a good match. If I actually joined the Hamilton family, they’d never really accept me. It’d only get uglier later on.”

Her words may have sounded a bit in jest, but Jill and Frank still listened to her in earnest.

Jill let out a sigh. “Chloe, sure, the elders in the Hamilton family might seem strict, but Ian really is an exceptional young man. You and he grew up together, know each other better than anyone. He’d never let you be mistreated under his roof.”

Chloe lowered her gaze, hiding the emotions swirling in her eyes. ‘But that’s the thing,‘ she thought, ‘Ian did hurt me. It wasn’t just mistreatment–it was cruelty. The kind my parents could never even imagine!

Frank scolded, “Yeah, the elders in the Hamilton family can be a little hard to please, but Mrs. Hamilton treats you just like her own daughter, and Miss Hamilton is basically family. Marrying lan means you won’t have to deal with any issues with in–laws.

“Tan promised that after the wedding, you two would live on your own, no need to look after his folks. So don’t go overthinking it or creating problems that don’t even exist.”

Chloe couldn’t help but feel a little exasperated. She put on her best bratty act. “I mean, whatever–do I really have to marry him?

“I’ve never even liked him that way. He’s more like a brother to me. What if we just rush into marriage and regret it for the rest of our lives? Then what?”

Chloe’s stubbornness left Jill and Frank not knowing what else to say or do. They’d always doted on her, and since they couldn’t convince her otherwise, they didn’t push any further. They just urged her to think about it again before making any big decisions.

Chloe couldn’t care less about all that anymore.

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She looped around the topic and said, “Mom, Dad, if you really have my best interests at heart, then how about just paying lan back–give him his card, let him have the apartment. Just clean the slate between us.”

Frank nodded, saying, “You know, Chloe, your mom and I only agreed to move in because you and lan were getting married at the end of the month.

“We just didn’t want lan to feel embarrassed or think our family was too shabby. But if you don’t want us to stay, say the word and we’ll pack up.”

Jill turned, went into the bedroom, and came back holding out a bank card to Chloe. “Ian gave us this card, and we haven’t spent a single dollar from it. Go ahead and give it back to him.”

Chloe took the card, her voice barely above a whisper as she asked, “Mom, do you think you could sell that emerald jewelry set and use the money to pay Ian back?”

Jill and Frank exchanged glances.

Chloe hurried to explain, “Please don’t worry. I’ll work my butt off and, one day, I’ll earn enough to buy it back. You both know Edward and Shane never liked us after we went broke. They’ve always thought we were

beneath Ian.

“If we keep living off Ian’s money, I’ll never be able to hold my head up around them again. And if I ever hope to marry Ian one day, that’d make it completely impossible.

“I want to pay back all the debts first, before I even think about getting married. At least this way, I won’t owe anyone a thing, so no one gets to look down on me.”

For now, Chloe could only buy herself some time. She soothed her parents, telling them not to rush her- she’d think twice before doing anything about marrying Ian.

After that, she started working on convincing them to sell off that emerald jewelry set and clear their debts to Ian, so she could really call it quits between them once and for all.

As soon as Jill and Frank understood what Chloe really wanted, they didn’t hesitate for a second. They got the emerald and handed it straight to her.

Chloe felt her heart swell with emotion. No matter what–before or after she got a second shot at life–her parents were always the strongest support she could ever ask for.

With the emerald jewelry set in hand, Chloe could reach out to Eric and ask him to pull some strings, helping her get it into the auction house.

That way, she could settle her debt with lan in no time, and finally leave lan’s place for good.

She also needed Eric to be her reference at Jordan Family Hospital, so she could get her foot in the door and kickstart her new career as soon as possible.

With all the skills and knowledge she’d gained from her previous life, Chloe was confident she could quickly make a name for herself in the world of sleep disorders.

This lifetime, Chloe wouldn’t let herself get caught up with lan ever again, and she sure as hell wasn’t going to

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When Chloe got home, Jill and Frank were in the kitchen making lunch. Looking around her familiar home, Chloe still couldn’t shake off her anxiety. Her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it might burst out of her

chest.

Her wedding to lan was scheduled for the end of the month. To keep up appearances, Ian had bought this luxury apartment for her family. The apartment was right in the city center, worth over ten million dollars.

lan also set up a bank card for Jill and Frank, with his finance team wiring thirty thousand dollars into it every month. He said it was his way of showing respect and fulfilling his duty as a son–in–law.

On top of that, Ian had cleared all the massive debts weighing on the Irvine family.

In Chloe’s previous life, Ian kept track of every dime he spent on her, and in the end, he demanded payback for every single item.

Thank goodness Carl was only in eighth grade at the city’s top public school–at least Ian hadn’t shipped him off to some fancy private academy yet.

She needed to return every penny to Ian and cut all ties with him as soon as possible. No way was she going to marry him ever again. With this new life, Chloe was set on not repeating the same miserable story twice.

“Chloe, how come you’re back alone? Where’s Ian?” Jill called from the kitchen.

“Did

you guys finish the forms? Everything go okay?” Frank chimed in.

The familiar sounds of her parents brought Chloe back to reality. Chloe looked at them, who looked so much younger, and her eyes grew misty.

At this point in time, Jill’s heart hadn’t gotten bad enough to need surgery, and both Jill and Frank were still relatively healthy. This really was a blessing.

Now Chloe could take care of them, spend more time with them, and truly make up for the regret of how she’d ignored them before, throwing herself completely into Ian in her previous life.

Chloe led Jill and Frank to the living room. She stood before them, her expression growing serious, and confessed, “Mom, Dad, I’m not going to marry Ian.”

Jill and Frank gaped at Chloe in shock.

Jill asked worriedly, “Chloe, did you have a fight with lan?”

Frank cut in, “It’s lan we’re talking about. Would he ever argue with you?”

Chloe bowed her head, weighing her words.

Frank’s expression turned stern as he snapped at her, “Chloe, ever since our family lost its fortune, you’re no spoiled princess anymore. You’d better check your attitude and stop acting like things still revolve around

you.

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“We knew lan since he was a kid. He’s from a respectable family. He’s decent, reliable, and earnest. He pulled our family out of ruin and truly wants to marry you.

“Honestly, it’s us who are reaching above our station here. So stop throwing a fit and get your head out of the clouds.”

Jill added, “Chloe, you’ve been into lan ever since you were a kid. Didn’t you always say you’d only ever marry him? What’s with the sudden 180?”

Chloe looked at them, her heart a tangled mess of emotions. She honestly had no idea how to explain herself.

If she really told them she’d married lan in some previous life, got betrayed, ended up losing her baby and divorced, they’d probably think she was crazy or just rambling nonsense. There was just no way they’d ever

believe her.

After thinking it over, Chloe came up with an excuse. “Mom, Dad, I didn’t really know much back then. But I’m a college graduate now. I’ve got to start planning out my life for real and figure out what’s best for me.

“Dad, like you said, since the Irvine family went bankrupt, marrying lan is clearly way above my station now. Edward and Shane–they only care about money and status, and in their eyes, everything is about profit.

“Honestly, we’re just not a good match. If I actually joined the Hamilton family, they’d never really accept me. It’d only get uglier later on.”

Her words may have sounded a bit in jest, but Jill and Frank still listened to her in earnest.

Jill let out a sigh. “Chloe, sure, the elders in the Hamilton family might seem strict, but Ian really is an exceptional young man. You and he grew up together, know each other better than anyone. He’d never let you be mistreated under his roof.”

Chloe lowered her gaze, hiding the emotions swirling in her eyes. ‘But that’s the thing,‘ she thought, ‘Ian did hurt me. It wasn’t just mistreatment–it was cruelty. The kind my parents could never even imagine!

Frank scolded, “Yeah, the elders in the Hamilton family can be a little hard to please, but Mrs. Hamilton treats you just like her own daughter, and Miss Hamilton is basically family. Marrying lan means you won’t have to deal with any issues with in–laws.

“Tan promised that after the wedding, you two would live on your own, no need to look after his folks. So don’t go overthinking it or creating problems that don’t even exist.”

Chloe couldn’t help but feel a little exasperated. She put on her best bratty act. “I mean, whatever–do I really have to marry him?

“I’ve never even liked him that way. He’s more like a brother to me. What if we just rush into marriage and regret it for the rest of our lives? Then what?”

Chloe’s stubbornness left Jill and Frank not knowing what else to say or do. They’d always doted on her, and since they couldn’t convince her otherwise, they didn’t push any further. They just urged her to think about it again before making any big decisions.