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.

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

only to find it packed with all

were gifts from Anna, and the bottle of stomach medicine buried at

eternity, he finally found the medication-only to discover it had

nearly eighty percent of his time with Anna, only coming back to me around

"C-Chloe...

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Chloe,

on me, as if he could

toward me, his face was pale but a trace of relief

a thud, Luke collapsed at my feet, overwhelmed by the pain

would have worried. Now, I merely watched him

could I do? I was nothing

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

couldn't even protect my own

if Luke died, he deserved

him sprawled on the floor. "Mr. Bolton, what's going on?" he asked, trying to

"Chloe!"

he grasped Roy's hand tightly, his

Why are

what was happening. His face turned

Bolton still in Cloudville?

in confusion, "So

your dreams. I've got flowers and gifts ready whenever

as if he wanted to say something but couldn't quite bring himself to. It

to the airport and get

Roy waited by the door with a beige suit laid

came out, about to take the suit, but

the wardrobe, only to find it stocked with an array of light-colored suits. He realized he hadn't worn dark colors in ages, and I hadn't bought him

frustration until he finally found a long-neglected

dry-cleaning bag and neatly pressed,

so nervous that he couldn't

tie with a soft touch, our gazes locking

so handsome in a suit, it makes me

stood on my tiptoes and