Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Billionaire Is 16

Chapter 16 Chloe, You're Back Chapter 16 Chloe, You're Back

It was late, the night still and silent.

"Chloe!"

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Luke woke up, calling my name as if he had just escaped a nightmare. His right hand clutched his chest, and he was gasping for breath.

Sweat covered his forehead, and his chest heaved unevenly.

Frantically, he fumbled for his phone on the nightstand, dialing my number again. Still off.

He opened our chat history, stopping at the last message-a voice note where he had threatened me.

Only then did Luke realize I might actually be mad this time. After all, I'd never disappeared for more than three days without saying anything.

He mumbled under his breath, "Women are nothing but trouble."

He then called Roy. "First thing in the morning, go to the jewelry store and buy the Heart of the Ocean. And pick up a bouquet of yellow roses while you're at it."

Yellow roses meant an apology.

In his mind, my disappearance was just another one of my usual tantrums, something he could smooth over with a simple gesture, a little sweet talk, a crook of his finger, and I'd come running back.

He tossed and turned, unable to sleep, his face twisted in discomfort. Half-conscious, he muttered, "Chloe, get my stomach medicine."

The room was empty and silent, with no one to respond.

I looked up to see Luke clutching his stomach, his face twisted in pain.

He had a bad stomach, and I'd spent years taking care of it, always keeping medication on hand just in case.

But ever since my miscarriage, things between us had changed for the worse. And with Anna's deliberate seduction, he'd spent more of the time in the past three months with her than he did with me. Without my care, his stomach problems flared up again.

Luke was curled up on the bed, writhing in pain.

I stood off to the side, watching coldly. Luke, there'd be no one to bring you medicine anymore.

His trembling hands fumbled to open the drawer.

kept his medication in the easiest spot for him to reach, so that even in the dead of night, he could find

to find it packed with all

gifts from Anna, and the bottle of

searching. After what felt like an eternity, he finally found the medication-only to

our impending wedding, he spent nearly eighty percent of his time with Anna, only coming back to me around his work hours. In his most intense pain, I couldn't tell if he was recalling the better times

"C-Chloe...

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gaze fixed on me, as

his face was pale but a

collapsed at my feet, overwhelmed by the pain and losing

worried. Now, I merely

was nothing but a

felt any sorrow. Instead, I stood by the window, watching the

my own body,

even if Luke

Residence and found him sprawled on the floor. "Mr. Bolton, what's going on?" he asked,

"Chloe!"

Roy's hand tightly, his voice desperate as

are you alright? Why are you

moment to process what was happening. His

Mrs. Bolton still in Cloudville? What's

confusion, "So

I've got flowers and gifts ready whenever you need them, but you don't look well.

to say something but couldn't quite bring himself to. It was unclear what he had

to the airport and get

Luke headed to the bathroom. Roy waited by the door with a beige suit

to take the suit, but paused.

dark colors in ages, and I hadn't bought him any new clothes in over a year. The entire master bedroom, not just the walk-in closet, was filled with items connected to Anna. Everything around him was a reminder of her, while I

until he finally found a long-neglected black suit in the

dry-cleaning bag and neatly pressed, it was impeccably

had worn at our engagement, so nervous that he couldn't even tie his bow

in a white gown, adjusting his tie with a soft touch, our gazes locking

handsome in a suit, it makes me want to do something

stood on my tiptoes and gently kissed his