Chapter 337


    Chapter 337


    “Yeah, I get it. If someone really tries to pin the me on me, I’ll set the record straight myself.” I didn’t


    have much on my mind at the time. The mental shock I had received today was kind of heavy. My head


    was a nk.


    Ste chatted with me for a bit, then, out of nowhere, she brought up Neil.


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    The moment Neil took me away, she and Mitch saw it all. So then, they were starting to think that Neil


    still had feelings for me.


    “Rena, you have to think this through. This guy is the definition of a bad boy!” Ste’s opinion of Neil


    was firm as a rock. She kept harping on about how I needed to never look back.


    I knew where she wasing from, but a lot of things weren’t as simple as ‘you want, you get’. You


    must y it by ear.


    “Alright, I get it. You should get some sleep.” I was beat. I barely kept my eyes open.


    Ste yawned, “Okay, goodnight then.”


    After hanging up, I drifted off to sleep, but it was filled with nightmares. In my dream, I saw Chloe,


    covered in blood,ughing at me. I wanted to run, but my legs wouldn’t move.


    When I woke up, my back was drenched in sweat. Looking at the bright sunshine outside, I took a deep


    breath and quickly hit the showers.


    After showering, the first thing I did was check the news, but there was still no coverage about Chloe’s


    suicide. After mulling it over, I dialed Neil’s number.


    My goal was simple. I wanted Neil to stop hiding that. If Chloe would use her death to get back at me, I


    might as well face it head-on and exin the whole situation. The truth had to be said. If that kept


    getting swept under the rug, hiding wouldn’t do me any good. If that news suddenly came to light, I


    would have been hit with even worse suspicion and bacsh.


    After hearing my reasoning, Neil didn’t object. He probably understood better than I did, being the


    rational guy he was.


    “Alright, if this is getting too much for you, let me know.” Neil didn’t say anything else, but I felt a sense


    of security from him. No matter what I did, he would stand by me.


    That was what it felt like to feel secure. I made a mental note.


    After hanging up, I got ready and headed to the office. An event that hadn’t happened yet couldn’t be


    an excuse for not going to work.


    -Around noon, news of Chloe’s death finally broke. As expected, some people started analyzing the


    situation, and the me was ced


    on me and Russel. The general narrative was that Russel and I had a secret rtionship, which led


    him to break off his engagement with Chloe. Then, I invited Chloe for dinner and said something that


    provoked her, leading her to jump off a building.


    Someone was definitely targeting me from behind the scenes. They were twisting the facts, and every


    word they said was aimed at me. People who didn’t know the truth were calling for me to be held


    legally responsible.


    What was really bothering me about this situation was Chloe’s parents. They knew exactly what


    happened. Even though I could understand their grief over losing their daughter, they were pinning a


    baseless usation on me, which I couldn’t ept.


    which


    “Mr. Finch, there’s a party tonight. Do you want to go?” My assistant came in. She probably saw the


    news, so she seemed a little nervous when she asked.


    If I wasn’t in a good mood or state of mind, I probably wouldn’t go.


    But, having gone through a lot of simr stuff, my ability to cope has been strengthened. So, I just


    replied nonchntly, “Yeah, arrange a


    car for me.”


    My assistant quickly went to arrange the car while I finished up my remaining work and headed to the


    party.


    Rosemont was of a décent size. Larger businesses were basically the usual suspects. So I expected to


    see some familiar faces.


    Because I was suspected of being involved in Chloe’s suicide, I was the center of attention the moment


    I showed up.


    “You criminal! How dare you show your face in public?” Kate was also there, and she started to throw a


    fit the moment she saw me. Tooked around at the people in the room. Most of them were big shots in


    Rosemont. It seemed like going there today was worth it. Bonnie was looking at me coldly. Her eyes


    were filled with contempt.


    Seeing Kate make a scene, a smirk appeared on my face. I picked up a ss of wine, walked up to


    her, and asked, “You say I’m a criminal. Have you got any proof?”


    Perhaps my calm andposed demeanor annoyed Kate. She and Malinda were cut from the same


    cloth, masters of making a scene, with no sense of morality.


    But I could understand her. She had never been loved by her mother and always got overshadowed by


    her own sister, Karina Aaron. That had left a shadow in her heart, She was desperate to please the


    people she loathed and feared deep down.


    After Karina died and Gloria went abroad, she didn’t even take care of her own daughter. Sometimes I


    thought Kate was both pitiful and


    /hateful.


    “Didn’t Chloe kill herself because she couldn’t handle the pressure after having dinner with you? Her


    parents confirmed it too. You were seen in the hotel surveince footage waiting for her. She and her


    family arrivedter. Isn’t this a fact?” Kate argued forcefully. It was clear she really wanted me to be the


    “criminal”.


    Everyone else was watching me. Their eyes were expressing different thoughts.


    The smirk on Bonnie’s face became even more pronounced. As long as someone was willing to take a


    swing at me, she was happy to sit back and watch. Only when things started to go south for her, would


    she step in to defend herself.


    “Alright, let’s not talk about this today. It’s an honor to have Ms. Finch here at the party. Here, let me


    propose a toast to you.” Jessica Moore, the host of the party, stepped in to defuse the situation.


    She was a long-term business partner of mypany, and we got along pretty well.


    I nodded at her, smiled, and said, “Okay, my bad, I shouldn’t have said those things. I’m sorry.”


    “That’s okay; some people just like to stir up trouble. Leave Chloe’s case to the police. They’ll sort it


    out.” Jessica said casually.


    I nodded, nced at Kate, and said, “If you keep messing with me, you might end up regretting it.”


    After I said that, I just brushed them off. Jessica and I moved to the side to chat. We had some


    business stuff to hash out.


    I needed a favor from Jessica. After hearing me out, she was more than happy to lend a hand.


    As the party was about to wrap up, Jessica had to take the stage to say a few words.


    She even threw in an extra bit, “Now, I’ve got something I want to show you folks, if you’ll just bear with


    me for a second.”


    A screen popped up behind her, ying a video. It was some surveince footage I’d dug up for today.