Marriage Lies and a Dangerous Obsession novel Chapter 64

Chapter 64

lan’s eyes were bloodshot as he shouted, “Chloe, shut up!”

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Three years of marriage, countless nights of passion, and she’s twisting it into something so sordid.

Chloe lost control, a bitter laugh escaping as tears streamed down her face. “For old times‘ sake, I’ll even give you a discount. Fifty million for three years. You can forget the interest, but I’ll pay back every penny of the principal. Let’s get a divorce.”

Chloe finished and shoved the bank cards at Jill.

Sobbing, she said, “Mom, that fifty million is the price for selling my body. You can’t give it to them.”

With that, Chloe stumbled back to her room and locked the door.

Her suppressed sobs could be heard from inside. Ian, his eyes red, pounded on the door.

He slammed his body against it. “Chloe, open the door!”

Carl heard the commotion and came out of his room. Seeing lan trying to break down his sister’s door, he ignored the injury on his wrist, grabbed Ian’s collar, and punched him squarely in the face.

“Carl!” Jill, afraid things would escalate, threw herself between them.

Frank spun around, ran into the kitchen, and came back with a large kitchen knife, his eyes bloodshot. “All of you, get out!”

Ian stumbled before Frank, his eyes filled with panic. “Jill… Frank… Chloe is my wife. I never thought of it like that!”

He had let his grandfather settle accounts with Chloe only to show her the reality of the situation, to make her back down from the divorce.

While love wasn’t the reason he married her, he had never belittled her.

He had thought that getting their families together to talk things out would be enough to bring Chloe home.

He never imagined it would blow up like this.

It was the first time Miranda had seen her son so out of control. Her expression was a mix of disappointment and pain.

Shane pointed a finger in Frank’s face. “You lay a hand on my son, and I’ll make sure the entire Irvine family goes down with you.”

Frank’s hand, gripping the knife, trembled with rage.

He shielded his wife and son, his voice a low growl. “I may be an old man, but I’ll fight to the death anyone who dares to hurt my children.”

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Edward gave Thomas a look, and Thomas quickly opened the door, letting in the bodyguards waiting outside.

“Let me go!”

Though lan was a skilled fighter, he was overwhelmed by the sudden rush of several bodyguards.

With Thomas and his own father in the mix, he couldn’t fight back with full force.

Seeing the bodyguards were no match for Ian, Thomas seized an opportunity to knock him unconscious from behind. They carried him out.

Shane shot Chloe’s parents a warning glare before storming out.

At this point, Miranda knew there was nothing more to say. She remained silent.

Before leaving, Edward delivered the final word. “Since the girl has put it that way, we’ll waive the interest. I’ll have my lawyers handle the divorce. From now on, the Irvines and the Hamiltons have no reason to see each other again.”

With her back to Edward, Jill said, “We couldn’t be happier.”

After the Hamiltons left, Jill knocked on her daughter’s door.

Chloe opened it and fell into Jill’s arms, repeating, “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.”

Her time working abroad had shown her how hard it was to make a living.

She knew she still had so much to learn and a long way to go in her field.

She couldn’t support her parents and brother yet.

That’s why she had to secure some savings for them.

For the first time in her life, she had thrown away her pride for money, even at the expense of her own parents.

Chloe cried, and Jill cried with her.

Carl and Frank stood on either side of the doorway, their eyes red.

Over an hour later, Jan woke up at Hamilton Manor.

In the living room, his grandfather sat in silence while his parents were in the middle of a heated argument.

Ian looked deathly pale.

He tried to ignore the fight and leave, but his grandfather’s voice stopped him.

Ian walked over and stood before Edward without a word.

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Edward reminded him, “We’ve reached an agreement with the Irvines. You two will divorce as soon as the contract with Grand Horizon Group is signed next month. In the meantime, you will find a place for that Sherman woman and her son. Even after the divorce, you are not to publicly acknowledge them.”

Shane agreed with the decision. “lan, that’s how a man should act. You’re the heir to the Hamilton family; you have heavy responsibilities. Feelings are worthless in the face of reality. The last thing you can afford is to be sentimental.”

“Dad, I know,” lan said wearily.

Miranda was seething. She pointed at her son, her eyes full of disappointment. “Ian, Chloe was your wife for three years! She gave up her career to be a full–time wife because she trusted you. She caught you cheating and asked for a divorce. What did she do wrong to deserve this?”

The image of Chloe’s tear–filled eyes, her trembling lips, and her look of utter despair sent a sharp pain through lan’s heart.

He looked down, his voice muffled. “Mom, I never said she was wrong.”

lan collapsed onto the sofa, completely drained.

He leaned forward, elbows on his knees, and ran his hands through his short hair.

Miranda walked over to him, her tone earnest. “Son, when Chloe asked for a divorce, she didn’t ask for anything because she didn’t want to make things difficult for you. She wanted to let you save face. She might not ask, but that doesn’t mean you should give her nothing.”

Miranda continued, “You controlled her, you manipulated her, you made her pay back every cent you ever spent on her family, and you’re letting her walk away with nothing. You’re doing all this because you think she’s not worthy.”

Ian shot to his feet. “Mom, I’m not!”

He couldn’t stand it anymore and walked out.

Three days later, Chloe was preparing to return to Tecnovia.

Despite having rested, she still looked unwell.

Carl was back at school, so Jill and Frank walked Chloe to the entrance of their apartment complex.

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