Chapter 160
The deafening crash jolted the two people inside.
Matilda cracked a window with a swift hit, and then Criss kicked it wide open, shattering the ss into a
thousand pieces. He charged in, yanking the man off Chloe with all his might.
Slipping off her own jacket, Matilda draped it over Chloe’s shoulders, her face a mask of fury as she
turned on Horatio. “Are you insane? Couldn’t you see she didn’t want it?”
Horatio was a familiar face, and his reputation was known among the well–to–do youth of the city.
Matilda had heard of him, seen him around, but never would have guessed that beneath the dapper
exteriory a beast capable of such vile acts.
Her heated words only drew augh from Horatio.
“What would you know about matters between us? You’re an outsider.”
Chloe, usually so vibrant and alive, now trembled in Matilda’s arms, her face streaked with tears,
clinging to her friend. “You came… thank goodness you’re here..
Seeing Chloe, usually so fierce and proud, broken like this, Matilda’s heart ached. Why did the innocent
always suffer? Why did her friend have to endure such humiliation?
“Oh, Lord, why do you let the innocent get hurt?” She yelled inwardly.
“Chloe is my best friend, and I won’t stand aside when she’s in trouble, especially when you were
forcing her. What right do you have to think you’re in the right?” Matilda’s eyes zed with a protective
rage. When she had been alone and vulnerable, it was Chloe who hadforted her. Now, it was her
turn to stand up for Chloe.
Horatio’sughter faltered as he faced Matilda’s protective stance. His handsome features twisted into
a scornful sneer. “Chloe, you really are something. Climbing from nothing to where you stand now. You
surely know how to win hearts!”
“Shut your mouth!” Criss couldn’t stand by as Horatio insulted her, his voice thundering as he flung
open the living room door. “Get out!”
Horatio, as if deaf to themand, advanced, only to be met by Matilda’s retreat, shielding Chloe. He
leaned in, his suit immacte, his gaze fixed on Chloe hiding behind Matilda. “Chloe, this ce was
never yours to run wild in. Don’t think for a minute you can bewless just because you have Den at
your back. You’re not yet worthy to take on my family, the Yoakum family.”
With that, he straightened up, dusted off his suit, and, with a mocking nce at Chloe, mmed the
door behind him, leaving only silence.
Once Horatio left, Chloe allowed herself a soft sob. Clutching at Matilda’s clothes, her body shook.
“Mat, I’m so d you’re here…”
Matilda sighed, and Criss brought over a mug of coffee, squatting down tofort the crying
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Chloe. “Poor girl, no more tears, okay?”
Chloe forced the remaining tears back, biting her quivering lip, refusing to let herself cry
anymore.
Matilda touched her face gently, “He didn’t do anything else, did he?”
“No.” Chloe handed back the jacket. “Thank you.”
“Don’t mention it; we’re friends, aren’t we?” Matilda smiled, “Go change; I’ve cut ties with Yvan. so
dinner’s on me tonight.”
Knowing Matilda was trying to cheer her up, Chloe managed a smile. “Alright, just let me freshen up.”
Matilda and Criss waited in the living room as Chloe took ten minutes to reappear. The fragile woman
was reced by the cool, decisive secretary to Den, and any previous vulnerability was seemingly
an illusion.
Matilda realized that maybe it was their simr strength that made her and Chloe such good friends.
Chloe called themunity security to fix the window, paid them, and left with Matilda and Criss. “I’m
sorry you had to see that mess,” she said.
“If something’s bothering you, you should always talk to me,” Matilda said, concern etched on her face.
“What on earth was Horatio thinking?”
Chloe’s eyes were red–rimmed as she tried to smile. “I deserved it.”
Matilda didn’t press further, and they settled into a cozy booth at a buffet, waving a waiter over with a
flick of her wrist.
But as they were about to order, they identally bumped into two men passing their table.
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