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?”

he replied calmly.

that you like me. That you–you have a crush on me. Is that true?” Claire looked at him seriously,

her beautiful eyes, Matthew’s words echoing in his mind. After a few

picture of happiness. “You’re not lying to

to take her own life because of Matthew. How could she have forgotten about him already in

smiled softly. “I’m not lying to you. Come, let’s go. I’ll send you

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,

tenderness. “It’s fine. I’ll carry you.”

scooped her up easily and strode

that Claire was

her room, Chandler and Kyle left the hospital together. On the way back, Kyle, who was driving, glanced

coldly. “Stop

this while? He started seriously, “Mr. Frost, carlier, when Miss Kane was talking about having you accompany her to Mr. Burgess‘ concert, she was obviously trying to use you to make him

nonchalantly, “Is that how you interpreted

in front of you. Maybe she’s too used to being a rich, spoiled lady with everyone else at her beck and call.

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

while. “Actually, sir, we could easily know what happened by retracing the surveillance

have to do then.” Chandler closed his eyes.

to use him to make Matthew jealous, how could he

later, in the president’s office, 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

before was the truth. 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

could be mistaken about people.

much so that when she chose Matthew over him, he decided to stop caring about anything

stood, though there was a certain kind of freedom in his heart as if the knots in his chest had been untangled after far too long.

it into a shredder. He had been putting this off for too long. It was time to bury her past, once and for