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.

spot for him to reach, so that even in the dead of

drawer, only to find it packed with

Anna, and the bottle of stomach medicine buried

he finally found the

with Anna, only coming back to me around his

"C-Chloe...

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fixed on me,

a trace of relief lit up

Luke collapsed at my feet, overwhelmed by the pain and losing

the past, I would have worried. Now, I

could I do? I was nothing but a ghost

Instead, I stood by

my own body, what

if Luke

to reach Luke, arrived at the Bolton Residence and found him sprawled on the floor. "Mr. Bolton, what's going on?" he asked, trying

"Chloe!"

snapped open as he grasped Roy's hand tightly,

Why are

moment to process what was happening. His face turned pale.

Bolton still in

muttered in confusion, "So it was just

that it's invaded your dreams. I've got flowers

quite bring himself to. It

Just take me to the airport

to the bathroom. Roy waited by the door with

out, about to take the suit, but

worn 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

finally found a long-neglected black

bag and neatly pressed, it was impeccably

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

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

look so handsome in a suit, it makes me

my tiptoes and gently kissed his