Rural Belle & Three Heirs by Harper Hall

Chapter 96 Truly Double Standards

Chloe glanced back at Grant, who was giving her a nasty look. She felt even more uneasy. She forced a reluctant smile. "Grant, seriously, I can go to school by myself. I'm not a kid anymore."

Faced with Chloe's rejection, Grant smirked with a hint of mischief. Lowering his voice, he said to Chloe, "You're scared of me, aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, Chloe shook her head vigorously, unable to control the rush of memories from the passionate kiss they shared in the car last night. Her face flushed instantly, heart racing at the thought that it was her first kiss.

Grant let go of her collar and started to walk away, but not before throwing a threat over his shoulder. "Get in the car, or I'll tell everyone what happened last night."

His words made Chloe shiver; his threat definitely hit home. She quietly followed him, muttering under her breath, "Grant, this isn't fair."

Grant seemed to catch her muttering and turned to look at her, making Chloe shut up instantly.

Watching them leave awkwardly, Michael turned to Liam, curious. "Liam, don't you think there's something weird going on between Grant and Chloe?"

"What's weird?" Liam, always a bit clueless, hadn't noticed anything unusual.

his voice, "It seems like Grant might be developing some

be ridiculous. How could Grant like that ugly girl? If he does, I might as well eat dirt. Grant's taste can't be that bad. What does he see in Chloe? Her attitude? Her

words made some sense, but Michael still had his doubts. "But I swear, there's something off between

got attacked on the way. She almost got hurt saving him. If I hadn't shown up in time, it could've been bad. Grant probably drove her to school to make sure she wasn't

head and walked away. As he walked, he said to Michael, "Don't worry, that ugly girl has no chance of becoming the lady of our

did Liam know, his words were a bit premature. The

drove a luxury car Chloe had never seen before. She wanted to sit in the

to sit with Grant, afraid of

ignored her protest and shot her a cold look, making Chloe cave instantly. She grabbed her backpack and slid into

face slowly faded. He leaned over, practically hovering over Chloe, making

were still at the Martin Mansion; the car hadn't even left yet. Wasn't

unease, Grant glanced at her and pulled the seatbelt from the car door,

fastening her seatbelt, Chloe's heart finally settled. Thank goodness, it wasn't what she had

Grant drove Chloe to

Hugh's motive for the attack. To prevent

hasn't fully dealt with the Hugh situation yet. For your safety,