Chapter 44


    She couldn’t quite wrap her head around what had happened. With no physical evidence found at


    the hospital, reporting the incident felt pointless. No one knew about it. Chloe hadn’t told a soul.


    Cassie and Linda didn''t know about it. It was as if the whole incident had never urred. But how


    could Lucas have known? It seemed like he had known for some time.


    Chloe had a hunch—maybe it was during that summer camp in their sophomore year when Linda


    had used the secret to drive a wedge between Chloe and Lucas. That would exin why Lucas had


    seemed like apletely different person when he came back. But how did Linda find out? There


    was only one possibility. Linda was behind this.


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    ''Linda, if it really was you, I won’t let you get away with this.'' Chloe''s grip on the steering wheel


    tightened as she drove aimlessly. Somehow, she found herself at Greenpeace Estate. The bedroom


    lights were on. Chloe drove straight in, parking the car in the yard before getting out.


    Connor heard the car park downstairs. Fresh out of the shower, he’s dressed in a set of grey


    pajamas that somehow made him look even more handsome. He had just reached the stairway


    when he saw Chloe starting to climb the stairs. Casually slipping his hands into his pockets, he


    couldn’t resist a sarcastic remark. “I thought you were too proud to evere looking for me.”


    Chloe, expressionless, continued her ascent in her high heels, the sound of them clicking crisply


    against the marble staircase. As she got closer, Connor felt like those heels were stepping directly


    on his heart, causing it to beat faster. Damn, Chloe and her devastating beauty.


    But today, something seemed off. Her face was pale, yet her eyes burned with fierce rage and deep


    hatred as if she were ready to destroy everything in her path. Paradoxically, this made her seem


    even more vibrant, like a phoenix rising from the ashes.


    Connor frowned slightly. “I just embarrassed you a bit during the day. You don’t have to look at me


    like you want to kill me.”


    In the next moment, Chloe took another step up, her hand aggressively hooking around Connor’s


    shoulder. Her other hand pressed against the back of his head, and then she kissed him fiercely.


    Her kiss was urgent, almost desperate. Connor was taken aback. In their three years together, he


    had always been the one to initiate moments like this. This was the first time she had everunched


    herself at him. But his surprisested only a second. He immediately wrapped his arms around her


    waist and kissed her back passionately.


    Her high heels were kicked off the stairs as they stumbled into the bedroom, still locked in a heated


    kiss. He gripped her waist tightly, lifting her effortlessly. Chloe’s legs naturally wrapped around his


    waist. Her skirt had already been pushed up, and his hands were roaming freely. They both lost


    themselves in the moment. They continued like this, pressed against the door, kissing intensely,


    until he carried her into the soft embrace of therge bed...