Marriage Lies and a Dangerous Obsession novel Chapter 283

Chloe had assumed she’d need to argue her case a lot more.

To her surprise, lan backed down without much fuss.

Since he was willing to go back to just being childhood friends, she agreed right away.

Letting others off the hook meant letting oneself go free.

Chloe felt a wave of relief wash over her.

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She took the chance to ask, “Ian, let’s get our story straight. How are we going to announce the wedding’s off to everyone?”

lan found himself watching Chloe, her smile lighter and a touch cheeky now, and couldn’t help but let his expression soften little by little.

His voice turned gentle without him realizing it as he said, “As long as you’re happy, just leave everything else

to me.”

Chloe still wasn’t quite used to seeing this softer, low–key side of Ian.

But since they’d come to an agreement and laid everything out in the open, all she wanted now was to go home.

She was just about to speak when Ian beat her to it. “I know you can’t sleep well anywhere but your own bed. I’ll hop in the shower, change clothes, and then we’ll head back.”

Chloe didn’t say anything.

“Well, look at that–Mr. Stone Heart actually grew some feelings. Wonders never cease, she thought to herself.

They walked side by side toward the helicopter.

Not far off, Mitchell was still standing there, completely dumbfounded, trying to wrap his head around everything. Mr. Hamilton slaved away day and night, personally setting up every detail of this proposal scene.

‘Did the proposal really just crash and burn?

“The almighty CEO of Hamilton Group, Kingsford’s number one heir–actually got rejected?‘ Mitchell was utterly stunned.

Early the next morning, the helicopter touched down safely at Hamilton Private Airfield.

The doors swung open, and Ian and Chloe walked out.

Patrick and Mia showed up with a whole squad of friends, everyone armed with a confetti cannon, laughing and shouting as they crowded around.

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Patrick caught sight of lan in a fresh change of clothes and shot him a sly, knowing grin, as if to say, “Well, well, someone had a busy night.”

Whooping and hollering, everyone shouted, “Congratulations!”

All at once, confetti cannons exploded, shooting bursts of rainbow–colored confetti high over Chloe and Ian’s heads before fluttering down like snow.

Chloe and Ian caught each other’s eyes for a moment.

Chloe tossed Patrick a deadly glare, threw out a rushed greeting to the group, and bolted before anyone could

react.

Everyone froze, the party vibes evaporating instantly as Chloe slipped away without so much as a word.

They all turned their eyes to Ian.

Ian’s gaze was still glued to Chloe’s retreating figure, unable to look away.

Patrick picked up on the weird vibe and sidled up to Ian, asking, “Ian, what’s going on?”

Ian hid it expertly as he finally shifted his eyes back, giving nothing away.

He scanned the crowd, keeping his cool as he said, “She’s only just graduated—marriage is still a little early for her.”

Mia suddenly burst out, “Ian, did Chloe really turn down your proposal?”

That got everyone gossiping in an instant.

“No way! Everybody knows Chloe’s been crazy about marrying Ian for ages!” someone exclaimed.

“Yeah, she’s been after Ian forever, and now that she’s finally got a shot, what happened?” another person shouted.

“The Hamilton family already made the engagement official—maybe the Irvine family is just trying to ask for more now that everything’s out in the open,” someone piped up.

“Makes sense, honestly, The Irvine family is flat broke and drowning in debt. If it weren’t for lan, Chloe wouldn’t even be at the level of a regular nobody. I wouldn’t put it past them to try and score a payout before the wedding,” another chimed in.

“There are tons of heiresses in Kingsford who idolize lan, and he goes for a bankrupt girl? Of all the choices, what does he even see in her?” someone else scoffed.

“Exactly! With her family bankrupt and her attitude all dramatic and arrogant, she’s not even worthy enough to lick Ian’s boots,” a girl said with a smirk.

“All Chloe really has is a pretty face that seduces men and a body that makes guys lose their heads. Just look at those girls who marry into wealthy families for their looks–how many actually get a happy ending?” sneered someone in the crowd.

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The crowd started whispering in hushed tones among themselves.

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A few of the younger girls practically looked ready to throw a party on the spot.

Ian stood his ground, his deep–set eyes fixed on the crowd in front of him.

He waited until the murmurs died down before speaking slowly, voice cold and powerful, “Chloe is going to be my wife. You really think you can trash–talk her right in front of me? Did you forget I’m standing right here?”

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