Chapter 0445


    Karl


    So far, the ns to have Abby’s staff cater for the library building event are going well. Abby was very receptive to the idea, and


    now her staff is all here.


    I''m certain that this event will be great press, not just for the election, but also for Abby and her restaurant. And even though this


    election is important to me, so is helping Abby.


    As the meeting finallyes to an end, though, | can feel my heart beginning to race ever so slightly. It’s time to talk to Chloe


    and Leah.


    | did make a promise, after all; and I’m no longer in the business of not keeping my promises. If Abby wants me to talk to her


    friends, then I''ll do exactly that. And I''ll do a damn good job of it, too. I’m not about to let Chloe and Leah, especially Chloe, walk


    out of here with a bad taste in their mouth.


    I turn to face Chloe, Leah, and Abby, who exchange wary nces. Abby knows what’sing next, and | know she’s a bit


    embarrassed. Hell, I’m even a little embarrassed too, but | won’t show it.


    The atmosphere is tense, and | can feel my wolf bristle with unease. Chloe, in particr, shoots me a re that could cut


    through steel, and | can''t help but inwardly question the state of our supposedly improved rtionship.This is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Putting on a smile, | muster my most diplomatic tone. “Chloe, Leah, could | talk to you two for a minute?”


    Chloe''s apprehension is palpable, and she shoots me a skeptical look as she folds her arms across her chest. “What could you


    possibly need to ‘talk’ to me about?” she retorts.


    | have to hold in a sigh. It’s clear that Chloe is upset—no, more than upset. Furious. But regardless, | push aside the unease


    gnawing at me and maintain myposure. “I just want to set the record straight,” | say evenly.


    Abby steps in, her voice gentle but pleading. “Chloe, please, hear Karl out.:


    Chloe hesitates for a moment before relenting with a reluctant nod. Leah, standing beside her, seems more open to the idea.


    “Alright, Karl,” Chloe concedes, her tone less confrontational. “| guess we can ‘talk’.”


    | lead them to my office, and they take seats in front of my desk. Abby leans against the windowsill, watching from a safe


    distance as though she expects her friends to explode like dynamite once | tell them everything. And honestly, | don’t me her.


    Chloe wastes no time in unleashing her usations. The second the door is closed, she whirls on me, her tone biting. “So, Karl,”


    she begins, her voice sharp and usatory, “what is it you wanted to ‘talk’ about? Because | think | already know what the deal


    is here.”


    “Oh?” | ask, exchanging an almost imperceptible nce with Abby. “And what would that be?”


    Chloe scoffs. “You two are totally sleeping together,” she says. “I can see it all over both of you. And honestly, Karl, I’m appalled


    that you''re doing this to her. After what you put her through—”


    “Chloe, please,” Abby chimes in, “don’t jump to conclusions. Just hear what he has to say.”


    “| fail to understand why any of us


    should listen to anything this guy has


    to say, Abby,” Chloe retorts befor


    turning back toes volte fate bby


    behare Shttow it seems like you''re


    trying to pull her away from the city.


    How long do you n on keeping her


    here, hm? Is all of this really to keep


    her safe, or is it just another one of


    your schemes to win her back? To


    manipte her?” Please read the


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    “Oh my god,” Abby mutters, passing her hand over her face. “Chloe, it’s not like that.”


    “Listen,” | say, sitting down in my chair, “Ipletely understand why you''re worried about Abby, Chloe. And | fully understand


    why you''re so distrusting of me. | get it, alright? But Abby is an adult.”


    Abby nods, taking a tentative step


    closer. “I’m not a child, Chloe,” she


    says softly. “I love \agad


    app(eoiata dour cern, but I''d really


    appreciate it if you could just try to be


    a little more understanding right now.


    Besides, you don’t even know the full


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    Chloe sighs, her anger giving way to


    a sense of helplessness. “I do kn


    that,” she admi s-softening Site,


    “hot! aust Shit orget how


    heartbroken you were because of


    him. I''ve tried, I''ve really tried, but...”


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