"Chloe, calm down, okay?" Blake tried to calm her down before he continued, "If they caught him alive for all these years, it means he is crucial to their plan and they can only use him when he is sane, which means they would have to keep him sane."Chloe calmly thought about Blake's statement for a while. It made a lot of sense so she decided to go with it. "That's a relief." Chloe sighed, relaxing her tense muscles. "I'm curious about one thing. Where is the entry to the basement?" She asked curiously. "It's in the garage–" "Under Father-in-law's oldest car which has been parked for years." Chloe quickly completed it. "I'm not sure about that. It's been a long time since I last entered the garage. What makes you think so?" Blake asked curiously. "I– I remember that day. I had come to visit George about a few days before my Dad's disappearance. I saw some men digging up that place. Later when I was married into the house, I saw the car that has since then been permanently parked
LATER THAT DAYChloe had just concluded her office work for the day and was about to go home. She sat in her car holding the bag of drugs Blake had given her the other day. 'Tsk…he didn't even tell me how to use it.' She scoffed, remembering how fluttered he was that day.She took out her phone and face-timed Blake.At that time, Blake was also on his way home and he wasn't hesitant in answering the call. "You didn't give me a prescription." She complained, dangling the drug in front of his face. “Oh– that’s doxycycline. You will take it every day until it's finished.” He instructed. "Chloe, a little respect wouldn't hurt, would it?" Zane chimed in. "What did I do now?" Chloe asked cluelessly. Blake stared blankly, looking equally clueless. "No greetings? Just straight to the point! The Chloe I knew before never even called Blake by his name or even looked into his eyes. But now you're so different I'm beginning to think you're possessed." Zane pointed out his observation. Blak
SATURDAY "Chloe, go through the guest list one more time." George suggested as he handed over a file to Chloe, nervously pacing about Chloe's office. "Sure." Chloe replied as she collected the file. She got up and held onto George's hands and gently massaged it. "George, you don't have to be so nervous. Everything will go perfectly well." She motivated him. "I know, right? I've invited the most influential people in Castile, thanks to Dad." He went on. "Yeah." She smirked. "Why don't you go and check on the hall and see where they are in preparation?" Chloe suggested. George nodded repeatedly as he replied, "You're right, I should do that." "A good luck hug?" He suggested as he spread out his arms anticipating Chloe's embrace. Chloe was because she had a lot going on in her mind but she won't let a simple and meaningless hug ruin her plan so without much hesitation, she walked into his arms, hugging him tight. "You announced at the meeting that this month would be one of th
"Isn't that her sister's husband?" A staff member asked her colleague as the suspicions slowly rose. "I thought so too but they seem like a hot couple." The colleague replied.Stephanie was alerted by their murmurs and she quickly pulled Jamie away, bringing their attention back to where they were. "The function has been canceled, everyone can go home now! George, let's go!" She said, grabbing George's arm. "Mom–" He called out, trying to fight back his tears. "...this was my chance to prove myself." Hot tears streamed down his cheek."Let's leave for now." His mom suggested as she pulled him away. George paused briefly as he got to where Chloe was standing. They stared into each other's eyes for a while, his eyes filled with guilt and disappointment. He felt he had disappointed her for the opportunity he gave her. Stephanie stared at Chloe with contempt as she asked, "Where the hell were you?" "I was taking Juan–" "Clumsy bitch!" She mumbled as she attempted to pull George aw
"So, when did it start?" Chloe asked curiously. Oliver Lincoln, now a member of the Castile Parliament was a mutual college mate of the trio and since he had declared his relationship with Jamie, they moved their conversation to the Starry Night Cuisine where their date was supposed to be held. Since Chloe already knew they were lying, she knew somewhere along the line that their story won't add up so she decided to probe further. "Well–" Oliver brushed his hand gently on his Blonde hair. "About two years now but I've always been in love with her since our college days. You know how scary Jamie can be, that's why I waited for so long to finally confess my feelings." He went on. "Wow! That's an amazing love story. How did she react to the proposal?" Chloe asked again. George and Jamie just ate their meal slowly and in silence, as they were disgusted by their conversation. "Uhm–she just walked out on me the first time but later called me back that night. It was the best day of my
'What did I just do?' Blake thought to himself, his eyes widened. "Blake, what are you talking about?" Chloe asked, looking very clueless. "Umm…that was out of context. What I wanted to ask was whether you really have no information on the artist who made this?" Blake asked curiously. "Sadly not. But they seem to know you well. If that moment were real, you must have been really happy. It's shown in your beautiful smile." Chloe replied, grinning from ear to ear as she thought about the painting. Her words broke his heart knowing she doesn't even remember meeting him. "I could have gotten it for myself if I had seen it beforehand." She added subconsciously. "What?" Blake asked even though he heard her clearly. "Ah, nothing. It's nothing." She replied, dropping her gaze and her grin. "Did you give them my message?" He asked again. "Not yet. I still have to sort the payment and give the fundraiser its 10% before I get a chance to contact the artists once again." She replied. "H
'I Love This Drama!' Chloe grinned from ear to ear as she watched Jaun and George engaged in a fistfight at the busy lobby of Knightley.&. Even though she loved the drama, she had to stop it because she was the Boss and this is a work area. Her grin quickly turned into a frown as she walked towards them while yelling at the top of her voice, "WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!" Her voice drew the attention of everyone as well as forcing them to stop their fight."What is wrong with you too?" She asked again but the men with a few cuts on their faces just huffed and puffed while shooting daggers at each other. "Ask your stupid friend!" George bawled out angrily. "Stupid? Asking your cheating husband!" Juan retaliated. "Guys, calm down! Let's go to my office, you're causing a scene in front of everyone. Don't be too surprised when you see videos of yourselves all over the internet." Chloe scolded some sense into them before they eventually calmed down and agreed to go to her office, though o
"Two weeks ago, your wife held a meeting with the three major shareholders of Knightley.&. All she's been doing for the past weeks is just deception. She never planned to give you her company, you fool!" Dawson blamed him. "What?" George and Jamie gasped in unison. "Father, how is that even possible?" George asked curiously. "There's no way Chloe would deceive me like that. She isn't that smart." He added. "Well, she outsmarted all of us. You already know who this information came from! One of the major shareholders. Do you think it was a lie?" Dawson sighed angrily. "Father– Chloe– how could she–" "The only logical explanation is that she knows about your affair!" Dawson scolded angrily. "Father, there is no way she knows about us. Chloe is definitely not someone who could take that kind of betrayal so well. She can barely keep anything to herself so she'd have already confronted us if she knew anything. She even defended me in front of the whole office today." George describe