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Instead of receiving a greeting or even the faintest glance from Eric, Chloe had to swallow the bitter taste of disappointment.She was standing right there among them, yet Eric’s cold indifference made her feel invisible. If he had to leave, she had at least hoped he would smile at her, acknowledge her, the way he used to before everything between them fractured.That hope was shattered. Eric walked past as if she were nothing more than a streetlamp.What burned even more was that before leaving, he took the time to greet Betty and Lily with a subtle warmth, his faint smile enough to make Chloe feel worthless.Her chest tightened. Fingers curled into fists at her sides, her right foot nearly stomping the floor. She forced a breath down her throat, blinking rapidly as she fought to keep her face neutral. She could not let Eric see her anger.Of course, Eric noticed. From the corner of his eye, he caught the shift in Chloe’s expression. Rather than regret it, he smirked faintly, delibe
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Chloe’s cheeks flushed crimson like ripe tomatoes, her heartbeat racing wildly. Her eyes barely blinked as she drank in Eric’s face, now only inches away.While she was still frozen in that daze of admiration, Eric reclaimed his phone. His sharp gaze locked onto hers, jaw tightening as he said coldly, “I’m not like the other men you manipulate so easily. Don’t ever play games with me.”He rose and stood tall, while Chloe lay weakly sprawled on the bed. To her, his anger only made him more magnetic, more dominant.Eric turned, heading for the door. But Chloe refused to let him go.She slid off the bed and hurried after him. With confidence, she declared, “If you walk out of my room, I won’t hesitate to fire every single person working here. They’ll be jobless, struggling, and that will be your responsibility. You’ll be the cause of their misery.”Eric let out a sarcastic laugh. “Do whatever you want. If you actually fire them all, I’ll gladly recruit them myself.”Chloe froze. She had
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Eric’s car rolled into the courtyard of Chloe’s luxurious mansion. The guards immediately lined up in formation, standing on either side to welcome his arrival. The head of the household guards even stepped forward to open the car door for him.“Mr. White, thank goodness you came. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Simon Shao, the Chief Guard of the Turner estate,” he said with a relieved smile.Eric remained by his car, frowning slightly as he studied the man. This was the first time he had encountered the chief guard at Chloe’s residence, yet the dark-skinned man already seemed to know him.Eric remembered clearly that the day he had picked Chloe up, he had only waited outside the gates.“What exactly is that woman sick with?” Eric asked coldly, not bothering with pleasantries.Simon Shao smiled faintly. “I will escort you to Young Miss Turner’s room. You will understand once you see her for yourself. We, the guards and servants here, are deeply grateful for your presence. Because o
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A woman sat slouched among the hedge plants beneath a broad shady tree, half-dozing in exhaustion. The binoculars slipped from her grasp, tumbling onto the dry leaves scattered over the grass, and the sound jolted her awake.“Damn it! I fell asleep!”She shot upright at once, quickly snatching up the binoculars to scan the house she had been watching. Her lips curled into a hiss when the person she had been searching for still did not appear.“Stupid mosquitoes!” she cursed, slapping at the air in frustration after missing the insect that had bitten her hand.She swatted furiously, trying to chase off the swarm that grew thicker with the coming dusk.That woman, scowling and swearing at the mosquitoes, was none other than Chloe Turner.She had spent the entire afternoon observing the area around the lake in Kingsley Harrington, but when Eric and Lily never appeared, she decided to change her strategy. Instead of wasting her energy by the lake, she chose to lurk near Eric’s new home, c
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Lily’s words just now made Eric’s forehead crease slightly. He looked at the girl with a mixture of surprise and amusement that he tried to suppress. Her pale face, the cold sweat on her forehead, and the anxious look in her eyes all signaled that Lily had been imagining something far more complicated than reality. And it turned out that Eric himself was the one who had caused her to think that way.Still, Eric was wise enough to hold back his smile. His lips twitched faintly, as if wanting to laugh, but he quickly locked it down. No matter what, what Lily feared must have felt serious to her. If he laughed, it would only make things more awkward.Eric lowered his head briefly, drawing in a short breath. He cleared his throat softly, trying to ease the sudden dryness there. After that, with careful composure, he lifted his gaze again and let a small smile appear.“Um, I think you misunderstood,” Eric said gently, almost as if calming down a frightened child.Lily’s eyebrows knitted to
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Inside the Bugatti Centodieci, Lily sat silently beside Eric. Her thoughts were still stuck back in the classroom. She could not stop thinking about Chloe and Betty. Both of them were still there when she and Eric left, and she had no idea whether the argument had continued or not.One thing Lily knew for certain was that Chloe would never give up so easily. When Chloe wanted something and did not get it, she became obsessed. Chloe was capable of doing anything to achieve her goal.More than that, even though Chloe’s behavior could often be unbearable, Lily had been friends with her since they were both freshmen at the University of Grand Houston. Something about it felt wrong if their friendship ended in such a disastrous way.Lily’s emotions now were a tangled mess.“Do you have anything else to do this afternoon?” Eric asked casually as he drove.Lily shook her head. “No, no,” she said, smiling faintly.Honestly, being in the same car with Eric was already a joy for her. But from t
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