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."

One day, your child might resent having you

this is your

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 much

to understand, nor do I care to. Lucas and I have been over for a long time. I couldn't

with confusion. "What

sly smile. A shrewd gleam flashed in her eyes. It was the same expression Linda had often seen during their school days the look Chloe had when she was scheming. School-day

you? We never officially married, so our marriage never actually existed." Linda's eyes

the place you've been longing for. If he truly loved you, he

non-existent marriage..."

sea. Chloe's voice remained

you things, but if he has something and hides it from you, he

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

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