Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 67 The Truth Is Revealed

Deep down, Erin had guessed that Chandler would surely favor Claire over herself. She just didn’t expect him to make her apologize without any other justification!

“Why should I apologize? I didn’t do anything wrong! She faked her fall. Just because you have a crush on her doesn’t mean I have to apologize for something I didn’t even do!” Erin was filled with anger, and she spoke her mind directly without thinking any further.

Chandler’s dark eyes narrowed, and he gritted his teeth. “Erin Lane! Do you even know what you’re talking about?”

Erin swept her gaze coldly over them, gritting her teeth as she said, “Haven’t you heard what I said? You like Claire. Are you so much of a coward that you don’t even have the guts to admit it? Do whatever you want. Play your game. I don’t fucking care. It’s your fucking business, and I want no part in it!”

Having said that, she turned and left without sparing them another glance.

From a distance, the other employees watched the scene unfold with shock in their eyes. They could not believe Erin had dared to treat Chandler that way in public. Even though most of them had never encountered their president, Chandler, face to face before, it wasn’t exactly hard to deduce who he was from simply looking at Kyle standing obediently beside him and those perfect, godly features as he sat on the couch imperiously.

Erin looked at Chandler coldly as she walked into the elevator, unpleasantness filling her heart.

Why did he insist on forcibly chaining her to him as his secret lover if he liked Claire? Was she nothing but a stupid, ridiculous replacement to him?

After Erin left, Chandler’s dark eyes remained unfocused for a long time. Claire watched the man who had a crush on her lose himself over another woman. For the first time in her life, she felt herself getting jealous.

She complained, “Chandy, how dare she, a mere employee under your orders, openly contradict you like this! Who does she think she is? She completely disrespects your authority and never takes your words seriously. You should just fire her already!

”

Chandler snapped out of his daze and looked at her with a hint of reproach in his eyes. “Why did you sneak out of the hospital, Claire? Your injuries have not yet healed, and your parents will be worried sick. Come on, let me send you back to the hospital.”

Claire placed her hand on his arm, a sweet smile on her lips. “Chandy, what Miss Lane said just now–is it true?”

true?” he replied

me. Is that true?” Claire looked at him seriously,

words echoing in his mind. After a few seconds, he admitted, “Yes,

face was a picture of happiness. “You’re

tried to take her own life because

not lying to you. Come, let’s go. I’ll send you back to the

me…uh, no, wait, I mean. She didn’t exactly push me- never mind. Forget it. I don’t want to pursue this anymore. Can you carry me, though? I don’t think I’m strong enough to walk all the way…” Claire feigned weakness as she spoke, swaying lightly on

were full of tenderness. “It’s fine. I’ll carry

her up easily and

brow. Even he could tell that Claire was lying. Mr. Frost had to have seen it, too,

Chandler and Kyle left the hospital together. On the way back, Kyle, who was driving, glanced at the rearview mirror, though he

coldly. “Stop sighing. Whatever it is,

was talking

nonchalantly, “Is that how you interpreted it?”

acting in front of you. Maybe she’s too used to being a rich, spoiled lady with everyone else at her beck and call. Regardless, I truly believe she’s trying to take advantage of you, sir, and I

was both his friend and subordinate. He would never have spoken up had he not had enough of this Claire business. He asked, “Do you believe Claire was trying to frame Erin in the lobby just now?”

for a while. “Actually, sir, we could easily know what happened by

do then.”

really was trying to use him to make Matthew jealous,

the documents containing the requested information about Claire. Only when he’d returned to the company did he hear that Erin had left the office for the day. Initially, he wanted to call her, but later,

heart was heavy. He even thought he felt undercurrents of

he could be mistaken about people.

it was because he had been envisioning Claire as this perfect image all this while, so much so that when she chose Matthew over him, he decided to stop caring about anything about her. If it hadn’t been for the suspicion awoken

freedom in his heart as if the knots in his chest had been untangled

the file about Claire and placed it into a shredder. He had been putting this off for too long. It was time to