Marriage Lies and a Dangerous Obsession novel Chapter 40

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Chloe woke up the next morning to see a message from lan. He’d already checked out early that morning.

She took a deep breath, shook off the lingering frustration, and threw herself into work.

A week flew by. As soon as Chloe returned to Kingsford, she got a call from the auction house. They’d finished appraising Jill’s jewelry set.

After talking things through with Jill and Frank, she set a minimum price of 500 million and authorized Glory Profit Auction House to handle the sale.

If she could secure at least that amount, it meant she could finally divorce Ian and break free from her miserable situation.

On top of that, Carl would be able to finish his courses at that elite private school. Also, Jill and Frank could finally enjoy a better life.

From now on, her one and only goal was to make as much money as she could and buy back that jewelry set while Jill and Frank were still around to enjoy it.

The next morning, Chloe showed up at work as usual, but was immediately summoned to Richard’s office.

Richard addressed her respectfully as “Mrs. Hamilton” and tactfully asked if she’d consider resigning.

Chloe didn’t make things difficult for Richard, just thanked him politely and walked out, feeling utterly crushed inside.

Edward had given her an ultimatum at the Hamilton Mansion one week to quit, or he’d call Richard himself.

She hadn’t resigned in time, so Edward stepped in and made things happen.

As Chloe walked out of Richard’s office, she unexpectedly bumped into Ian, Andrea, and Clint right outside the elevator.

Chloe froze in place.

Ian had Clint cradled in his arms, while Andrea was snuggled up close to lan, her head gently resting on his shoulder.

Anyone who passed by would think they were the perfect happy family.

Even though Chloe had already made up her mind to leave, she couldn’t help but feel a stabbing ache inside

as she watched them.

The moment they locked eyes, Ian’s gaze sharpened.

He hurriedly set Clint down, instinctively stepping toward Chloe before he even realized it.

Andrea caught him by the arm, her voice soft but firm. “Ian, Mrs. Hamilton probably doesn’t want us here

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right now. Clint’s still got that fever. Can you take us upstairs first? Then you can come back and talk to her, okay?”

The elevator doors slid open and lan looked back at Chloe.

He hesitated for a second. Then he scooped Clint back up and walked into the elevator with Andrea, his expression torn.

As the elevator doors slowly closed, Chloe walked away without looking back. Her heart was broken into pieces and seemed to be scattered by the wind.

Inside the elevator, lan held Clint, staring at Chloe’s determined departing figure as if he couldn’t breathe, feeling a crushing tightness in his chest.

He had gone to Seahaven actually wanting to sit down and talk things through with Chloe, maybe even bring her back home.

But then Andrea called and messed everything up.

Now, after a whole week apart, Chloe had just gotten back, and the very first thing she saw was him standing at the hospital with Andrea and Clint, looking just like a happy family again.

When they reached the hospital room, Ian just paused at the door without going in. “If you feel unwell, call the doctor right away. I need to head out now.”

Andrea stood at the doorway, watching Ian hurry off, biting down on her lip to keep her frustration in check

Andrea thought, her mind racing, ‘If I hadn’t called Ian that night, I’d never have found out the truth. It turned out lan was the last person thinking about divorcing Chloe.

‘He doesn’t want to leave her at all. In fact, he wants Chloe to have his child to solidify their marriage. I can’t let lan control my fate any longer. I’m determined to drive Chloe out of lan’s life once and for all. If I fail, I’ll be stuck on the sidelines forever!

Ian went to Chloe’s department to find her, but she was nowhere to be seen. He called her, and to his surprise, she answered.

Chloe was standing by the river in the park behind the hospital, watching as lan ran over to her.

They had grown up together, and Chloe had always thrown herself into his arms.

Whenever she was happy, she laughed out loud. Whenever she was upset, she cried without holding back.

But through everything, Chloe never stopped running to lan.

As long as she could bury herself in his embrace, she felt unbelievably happy, even when he rejected or scolded her.

“Chloe,” Ian said softly, stopping right in front of her. Seeing the tears in her eyes, he reached out to brush them away.

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Chloe quickly turned her head to avoid his hand, realizing she was crying again.

lan gently turned her to face him. “Let’s go sit somewhere and talk things through, okay?”

Chloe pulled away, a bitter smile on her lips. “I’m fine. I just recalled my childhood.”

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She needed to sit down with lan and talk things out. She had to get him to sign those divorce papers, and the sooner, the better.

Ian and Chloe stood side by side at the edge of the river. Chloe gazed quietly at the water, while lan couldn’t take his eyes off her.

He remembered the day Chloe first learned to walk. Her parents had brought her to his house to show her off.

All the elders in the room were trying to get little Chloe to walk. But she ignored them and wobbled over to him. She giggled and threw herself into his arms, calling him Ian in her cute baby voice.

She had always wanted to be close to him, no matter what.

Chloe never tried to hide her feelings, and she never cared what others thought.

Ever since Ian lied about a business trip and spent a month with Andrea and Clint, Chloe stopped reaching out to him.

He spoke up, his voice filled with longing and regret. “Chloe, I won’t explain about Andrea and Clint. But after three years together, even if you don’t trust me anymore, just give us a chance to step back and think things through. Please don’t end things so fast.”

Chloe looked at Ian calmly. “Ian, when I first caught you cheating, I lost control. I couldn’t sleep. I went hysterical. I even thought about ending everything.”

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