**CHLOE**“Still, we should just get up and leave,” I insisted.“Wow, who do we have here?” The lady asked as soon as she got to our table.“We don't want any trouble; we're already leaving,” I interjected. “You don't want trouble? But this whore slept with my husband last night, and she even had the guts to follow us here today.” The lady screamed. People in the restaurant were beginning to look in our direction, their faces filled with disgust.“We didn't follow you here,” I said, trying to keep my voice calm. “We came here to have lunch.”Audrey must be wishing the ground would open up and swallow her. She kept her eyes glued to the table.“We came here to have lunch,” the lady mimicked mockingly, and some people around laughed.“Let's leave now,” I said, standing up, and then I pulled Audrey up. We tried to walk away, but the woman blocked our path and growled, “Do you think she can just leave?” “Don't allow that whore to leave; teach her a lesson or else she'll keep sleeping

**CHLOE**My eyes dragged open, revealing a blurry living room, and I squeezed my eyes shut again.Rubbing my heavy eyes with the back of my palm, I squinted and spotted Eric lying down casually on the cushion opposite, his fingers moving across his phone screen. “What time is it?” I croaked, my voice thick with sleep.My eyes were still very heavy.Eric glanced at me, surprised. “Oh, you're awake. It's 9 p.m.,” he replied. A wave of dizziness washed over me. Jeez… I'd slept that long? Was I really that tired?“Why didn't you wake me up?” I asked, a hint of accusation in my tone.“You looked really tired,” he responded softly.I sucked my teeth. “Did you forget that I have a husband who'll be worried sick about me?”He was silent. I knew I'd regret coming here. Jeffrey must be worried about me. I picked up my phone and saw a string of missed calls from him between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. No more calls after then.That was weird.My eyes landed on Audrey, who was still fast asleep on t

**CHLOE**I moved back, startled, but he wrapped his hands around my waist and pulled me close. He fixed his gaze on me, his cold and distant eyes sending shivers down my spine and making goosebumps erupt all over my skin.His hands reached for my breasts again, and he squeezed them.“Jeffrey,” I swallowed, feeling warmth between my thighs. “You said you were going to call back, and you...”He bent down and shut me up with a brutal kiss, sucking and biting my lips.He will definitely not kiss way out of this. He'll have to give me an explanation for what happened.A soft moan escaped my lips as his mouth moved to my neck, kissing and sucking on it passionately.“Stop,” I murmured, my hands crushing into his chest. I tried to push him back, but it was like pushing a wall.I was still angry with him. He suddenly stopped, his hands loosening his tie, and then he undid the first two buttons of his shirt. I watched him tug off his trousers and underwear in one swift move, revealing his

**CHLOE**“Hey, Chloe. You've finally come out,” he muttered weakly.“You were looking for me?” I asked, surprised. “Then you should have just called. Did you have an accident?”“Well, I didn't want to call. You know your husband can be a bit crazy…” he said.I frowned. “What do you mean by that?”“Uh, nothing…” he muttered nervously, shifting his weight from one foot to the other. “I don't want to cause any more problems between you two.”“Cause problems? What do you mean by that?” I lifted his chin to examine his face. “Did you get hit by a car?”“I'm fine, Chloe; maybe I'll tell you about it some other time,” he said, running his palm across his face and looking around. “I don't want to stay too long before your husband finds me here.” “Relax,” I whispered gently, trying to calm him. “My husband knows that we're just friends.”He scoffed. “I don't think your husband would agree with that.”I gave him a confused look. “My husband trusts me,” I blurted out.“Yeah, right,” he murmure

**CHLOE**“Is it because of Eric?" he thundered. “You want to go and be with him?” “Eric? I want a divorce because you've been acting like a mad man, and I can't keep up,” I yelled.The constant fights and arguments were taking a toll on me.“Stop pretending, Chloe!” He barked. “I saw the way you acted when you were in front of him too.”“And how did I act?” I retorted. “You were being a jerk to him!”“That's why you want a divorce? So you can be with him.”I scoffed. “Shows how much you trust me. You've been the one acting like an ass, but now you're suddenly trying to pin everything on me?”I'm really tired of everything. “Why do you keep acting like you're so innocent?” He asked, narrowing his eyes on me. Wow, he's so convinced. There's nothing I'll say that will make him believe otherwise.“If you think it's because of Eric, then so be it! Suit yourself!” I barked, trying to walk away, but he blocked my path.Then he moved forward and pinned my hands above my head. He lowered