"Smith mentioned earlier that he'd be quite busy during this period and asked you to come to me directly if you needed anything," Chloe said. James watched her with a formal air that made him chuckle, "You're really something, you know that?"

James vividly remembered their first meeting. Chloe had an unshakable attitude, ready to confront anyone without a second thought, even while the other party might hold a gun. Chloe, unable to meet his gaze, awkwardly changed the subject. "When are you flying to Mamaica?" James checked the date on his phone. "Next Monday."

"Today is Wednesday," Chloe thought. She nodded, relieved that he didn't seem suspicious of her. "I'll go with you."

James was surprised. "You're coming to Mamaica with me?"

Before Chloe could respond, a firm grip pulled her arm.

"You're going to Mamaica?" Michael stood before her, disbelief written all over his face. The sight of her dancing with James had already been hard enough to bear, and now she was planning to leave the country with him? Chloe was taken aback for a moment before pulling her arm free. "Is there a problem?" Where she went had nothing to do with him. Michael opened his mouth but couldn't find the words. "You... can't go."

They were no longer married. She didn't have to listen to him anymore. She could go

at a loss for words. He had no right to stop her anymore. He stared at Chloe for a long moment before speaking

the world. "Of course." She had promised Smith she would stay with James until his surgery in Mamaica was done. She would see how he was doing before making any other plans. "Will you come back?" Michael's voice held a hint of melancholy.

settling abroad until Michael mentioned it. But

long ago. What else was there to keep her here? Perhaps moving abroad could be a

work was flexible enough to be done anywhere.

uncertainty. "What about your mother? Are you going to

up my mother," Chloe thought. She maintained a cold front. "I could move her grave abroad. It's not a

that much?" Chloe frowned, wondering what this had to do

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