Chapter 81


    Connor let go of Chloe and stormed off.


    Chloe suddenly felt even more exhausted. After the argument she had with Lucas at the Moncada


    family mansion, she fell out with Connor. She understood it was normal for men to be a bit


    possessive, but she hadn’t broken any of their agreements. If everyone expected her to constantly


    appease them, then it was too much for her. Men were just tools for her happiness. She didn’t want


    to emotionally invest in any man anymore.


    Chloe slept for half the day. Her phone finally charged. When she turned it on, the screen was


    flooded with missed calls—all from Connorst night. Even at 4 a.m., he had called. He had actually


    waited for her all night. Chloe sighed, a strange emotion welling up in her heart. She wasn’t as


    carefree as she seemed.


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    Why did she choose to break up with Connor after Lucas came back from his time abroad?


    Because Chloe realized she had started to feel something different for her “Trophy Boy.” She


    couldn’t allow herself to fall in love, so she wanted topletely end their rtionship. But


    unexpectedly, she had actually been tangled with a big shot from the Eldridge Elites. The situation


    had suddenly flipped, and she couldn’t break off their rtionship as she wished. The control was in


    Connor’s hands. If he wasn’t done ying, she was destined not to leave. Deep down, she didn’t


    want to get entangled with him too much. Connor was an even bigger danger than Lucas. If their


    rtionship worsened, allowing Connor to let go on his own might not be a bad thing after all.


    As Chloe had anticipated, Connor didn’t return to Greenpeace Estate for the next few days. Chloe


    didn’t send him a single message either. Every night, Chloe wondered if their rtionship was over


    just like that. As time passed day by day, the weight on her heart gradually lifted, and she felt she


    finally got rid of the big shot she shouldn''t have messed with. Somewhere deep inside, she felt


    relieved. But for some reason, she couldn’t quite feel happy.


    Chloe’s annual leave was about to end. Just as she was debating whether to quit her job or not,


    Tony called her. He asked her toe to work tomorrow and to anchor the 7 p.m. prime-time news.


    Chloe was puzzled. Tony wouldn’t just give her the prime-time anchor position back for no reason.


    Sure enough, when Chloe went online, there were various twists concerning the previous post.


    Firstly, someone dug up that John was addicted to gambling and had been abusing his family for


    years. There was also a person iming to be a warrior for justice online, defending Ann, saying


    she was a very kind and loving person. Moreover, Ann was previously a nanny, and several families


    she had worked for all came forward to vouch for her good character. She was not the cruel


    murderer as rumored. A neighbor interviewed by the media said they witnessed John abusing Ann


    on the day of his death, so it was very possible that Ann was merely defending herself and


    identally killed him.


    Someone also exposed that the prime-time news anchor, Chloe, was switched at birth in the


    hospital and grew up as the daughter of the Meadows family. Suddenly, the inte was in an


    uproar. Firstly, there was doubt over the judgment in Ann’s case, with some even advocating for a


    re-investigation and retrial. Secondly, there was some fascination over the stories of the Meadows


    family''s real and fake daughters. Lisa’s identity was also revealed, and both Chloe and Lisa''s


    names appeared on the trending search list.