Chapter 139



After Tara left, Chloe strolled back into the office. Just as she reached the entrance, she spotted Linda coming out, clutching a packed box. Linda stared at Chloe, but there wasn't a trace of anger in her eyes.

"Chloe, are you happy now that you've ruined me like this?" Linda's voice trembled.

Chloe almost laughed. Linda had always been good at putting on a pitiful act. "Linda, you brought this on yourself."

Tears welled up in Linda's eyes. "All I wanted was for you and Lucas to get divorced. Can't you show me some sympathy? Do you really want my child to be born illegitimate, forever scorned, and called a bastard?"

Chloe snorted, her face a mask of disdain. "If your child is born out of wedlock and scorned, that's on you, not me. It's your own despicable actions, your refusal to live decently. Honestly, I pity your child having a mother like you. You hate Shannon for being messed up, and you hate being born into such a family."

you really any better than Shannon? One day, your child might

is

with fear and loathing. She clutched her belly, "I will never treat my child like Shannon did. I love my child more than anything. It's the result of my love for the man I adore most. Chloe, you'll never understand how

nor do I care to. Lucas and I

eyes flickered with confusion.

expression Linda had often

officially married, so our marriage never actually existed." Linda's eyes widened, too

to stir the pot. "We were never married, yet Lucas never told you that. He never gave you the place you've been longing for. If he truly loved you, he would have made it

non-existent marriage..."

emotions surging like a stormy sea. Chloe's voice remained casual,

just because he gives you things, but if

a bit, looking directly into Linda's eyes. "Linda, you're really

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