Rural Belle & Three Heirs by Harper Hall

Chapter 25 How About You Accompany Miss Brown?

With a wave from Sophia, Grant turned to see Chloe in a wheelchair. Her pant leg was rolled up, showing some nasty bruises that made him worry. "Chloe, what happened to you?" Grant rushed over to her. Sophia had been trying to get Grant's attention because she was in pain, but to her surprise, after calling out for a while, Grant went straight to Chloe.

"She stepped on me, almost broke my bones," Sophia complained again.

Sophia's constant whining finally got Grant to look her way. He turned to her, clearly annoyed, and asked, "What's going on?"

"I was in line and bumped into Chloe, so I thought I'd say hi. But maybe she's still mad about last night, so she stepped on me hard. Look, she's so unfriendly, really too petty," Sophia said, covering her face and crying. She blamed everything on Chloe, thinking her contributions to the Martin Group would make Grant side with her. After all, with Chloe being so plain and her own striking beauty, any reasonable guy would choose her. After Sophia finished, Grant turned to Chloe and asked, "Chloe, what's going on?"

Chloe, wanting Grant to dislike her and kick her out of the Martin Family, just shrugged.

"Just like you saw, I stepped on her. And I used this foot to do it." Chloe shook her uninjured leg, trying to show Grant her strength.

But Grant misunderstood, thinking Chloe was symbolically showing him the gap between herself and Sophia. Given Chloe's limited mobility in the wheelchair, unless Sophia got close, Chloe couldn't have stepped on her foot.

you to get in line for an X-ray, but you still found time to chat. You two don't get along, so why push it? She's in a wheelchair-can't you cut her some slack?" Grant's words left Sophia speechless. She never thought he'd scold her, the injured one.

he was, she could cry, call her grandfather, and get back to the Northwest sooner. But Grant's unexpected reaction messed up

her." Sophia looked at Grant with teary eyes,

Chloe, carefully

he been doing with you? Didn't I tell him to take good care of you?"

as well go all out. With Sophia already distressed, Chloe decided to

you to a place like that? He needs a good talking to." Grant was a

in luxury, shouldn't be watching something

you were busy with a client-turns out it was her? Not spending time with me is one thing, but why lie about

was the first time Grant had heard Chloe

It was his fault.

the Northwest to the Martin Family. Whether or not she could marry one of his three brothers, as her older brother, he had a responsibility to

it's my fault," Grant apologized

Group even longer. Grant, ever noble and princely, never apologized. Yet