Chapter 160



Even Lucas, who had been with Chloe for over two decades, hit his breaking point when he found out about this incident. Connor's voice turned icy, sharp as a freshly unsheathed dagger. "Ms. Linda, did you time-travel here from the Dark Ages?"

"The Victorian era has been dead and buried for years, yet your mind is still stuck in those outdated, oppressive ideas. You're using these archaic standards to bind and persecute another woman.

"Maybe you cling to these old customs, but not all women are like you. They're free, radiant, and open-hearted.

"In my eyes, no matter what Chloe's past holds or how many men she's been with, I don't care. It's exactly those experiences that have shaped her into the woman she's become now-open-hearted, bright, and genuine.

"To me, she's the purest and most precious woman.

"But, Ms. Linda, your actions and thoughts are downright despicable and nauseating."

Connor was typically a man of few words. He rarely spoke this much.

and fierce demeanor, feeling a crushing pressure that left her gasping for air. The

and Chloe seemed cut from the same cloth. They were the chosen ones, basked in

like dark moss creeping along the

brighter they shone, the more she wanted to drag them into the abyss and make them taste the bitterness of

Her

did everyone seem

partially cloaked in the building's shadow. Against the fading light, his presence grew even more intense. His voice was cold, almost cruel,

should never hear you slander Chloe again or

wasn't just a warning-it

righteous deity?

earring he wore

radiate malevolence.

feel that this

near-death oppression made it hard for her to breathe, an involuntary shiver running

his piece, Connor

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