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

crush on me. Is that true?” Claire looked at him seriously, pretending to

beautiful eyes, Matthew’s words echoing in his mind.

face was a picture of happiness. “You’re not lying to me?”

a few days ago, Claire had tried to take her own life because of Matthew. How could she have forgotten

you. Come, let’s go. I’ll send you back to the hospital.”

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

full of tenderness. “It’s

said that, he scooped her up easily and strode toward his private elevator.

tell that Claire was lying.

back, Kyle, who was driving, glanced at the rearview mirror, though he remained

coldly. “Stop sighing. Whatever it is, spit it

carlier, when Miss Kane was talking about having you accompany her

nonchalantly, “Is that how you interpreted

used to being a rich, spoiled lady with everyone else at her beck and

would never have spoken up had he not had enough of this Claire business. He asked,

a while. “Actually, sir, we could easily know

to do then.” Chandler closed his eyes.

really was trying to use him to make Matthew jealous, how could he not

Chandler finally opened 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,

His heart was heavy. He even thought he felt undercurrents of pain running through his chest. Chandler never imagined that the girl he had a crush on would be so different from what he had imagined.

be mistaken about people.

chose Matthew over him, he decided to stop caring about anything about her. If it hadn’t been for the suspicion awoken by Matthew’s words, he wouldn’t have had Kyle look into her background.

melancholic when he stood, though there was a certain kind of freedom in his heart as if the knots in his chest

picked up the file about Claire and placed it into a shredder. He had been putting this off