Chapter 23

Lucas was heading somewhere, and Chloe knew exactly where. Without making a fuss, she opened the car door. Chloe then took a taxi back to Moncada Estate.

When Tara saw Chloe return alone, she had a pretty good idea of what had happened and was about to go fetch Lucas herself. But Chloe stopped her.

"Let it go. His heart's not here. Even if he came back, he'd just be hopeless. Let him be," Chloe said before heading upstairs.

Tara rarely saw Chloe look so defeated. She had no clue what had happened that evening.

Lucas didn't come back for a whole week. During that time, Chloe's routine remained unchanged, except she never once visited Greenpeace Estate. She used to go there two or three times a week.

After Marian's big birthday bash, Chloe hadn't seen Connor either. Had he finally let her be?

calm, but Chloe couldn't shake a

even care about this family anymore? From

got back and am still getting used to the business. I've been working round

with Tyler. Lucas has been staying at

softened, and she changed the

eyes locking onto Chloe. "Thanks to

Joshua frowned. "What happened?"

Sartori Corporation opened bids, inviting hundreds of construction companies to CNR Tower, including several that are a notch below Lucas Construction. Leading Heights was the only company left

saw him leaving the building, asking if he had switched jobs. He had replied, "I own this building." Chloe had laughed it off, not realizing the implications back then. Now, she regretted getting involved

defended Chloe, "Chloe doesn't work at Moncada International. How is

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