**Third person**(A few weeks earlier) “Yes, please,” Audrey replied immediately. “I just want to get home.”He smiled internally.Chloe whispered something to Audrey's ear but Audrey insisted that they took his offer.They got into Eric's car, and he started the car. This could be the moment he'd been waiting for, but how would he get Chloe to follow him home? An idea struck his head when he saw Audrey crying in the center mirror.“Would you like some vodka? Something to calm you down?” Eric asked Audrey.Audrey was willing while Chloe was not, exactly as he had expected. He had to step in and play the pity card of Chloe treating him like a plague. He knew she was a good person. “Fine, let's go,” Chloe murmured. “But we won't stay long.”“Whether or not they stayed was totally up to me,” Eric thought as an invisible smirk stretched across his face.Audrey was vulnerable and Chloe was a good friend, as usual.He was glad that they liked his apartment when they arrived. He offere

**JEFFREY**I hung up on the phone, and Richard sent me a text immediately; it was Eric's address. Two of the guards followed as George drove to the address. I'd beaten Eric up myself, I didn't want anybody doing that for me, George had stopped me before all his bones were broken.I needed that to feel better, he had slept with my Chloe and even had the guts to send me pictures.I had him delete the naked pictures of Chloe. Nobody was going to have that type of pictures of my wife on their phone.**CHLOE**My legs kept pushing my body forward. I'd gotten to the park now, and my body sank into a bench.*He starts to get angry easily and says it's because of something you did*Everything flashed before me… It was true… He kept blaming his attitude on me. Always trying to insinuate that I had something to do with Eric.He'd known about Eric, even dropped me off at lunch and then picked me up.So why would he suddenly start thinking that I had something to do with Eric?*When a man st

**CHLOE**My phone slipped off my fingers. Jeffrey…I slumped back into bed and erupted in tears. The sound of my crying filled the room.*I've made the arrangements. George will bring you to the courthouse on the…Wait….Fourth? That's tomorrow?!We are getting divorced tomorrow? So soon? I tossed and kicked my legs in frustration. He just couldn't wait… I'd been that much of a bother? My chest ached. It seemed like my whole world was falling apart. Why?? But he said he loved me, and he'd always be by my side.My pillowcase was already soaked from crying all day; it's been an incredibly rough couple of weeks. Or was there someone else? And he couldn't wait to get it over with me? “Love Story” by Taylor Swift jolted me out of sleep the next morning. I fumbled on the next stand for the alarm and then put it off. Sitting up slowly, I rubbed my heavy eyes with the back of my palm.I still needed more sleep; I didn't feel like getting out of bed. I pushed myself up and headed to t

**CHLOE**The receptionist had directed me to the manager’s office for guidance.“Good day, sir,” I greeted as soon as I walked in.“Good day to you too. And welcome,” he replied, shifting his gaze from the laptop to me. He seemed to be in his forties.“There are two teams in the budgeting department,” he continued. “You've been assigned to team B, and your team leader is Sarah.”“Okay, sir.”“I will show you the budgeting office,” he said, standing up. “I really hope you do well,” he added before closing his laptop.“Thank you; I'll definitely put in my best,” I replied gratefully and followed him out of the office. “That's a good attitude,” he pointed out as his finger pressed on the third floor in the elevator. “The budgeting office is that door by right,” he gestured as soon as we stepped out of the elevator. “Thank you, sir.” And with that, I walked toward the door. Taking a deep breath, I pushed it open.Walking into the big office meant for team B, I looked around and notic

**ERIC**“You just went to see Chloe?” He said. It sounded more like a statement than a question.“Have you been following me?” I asked jokingly. “Well, yes, I'm just coming from her workplace,” I confirmed.“Stop going to see her,” he blurted out, his tone sharp.I chuckled, confused. “What do you mean?”“She's already separated from the monster who was treating her badly, so you can let her be now,” Robert declared.I paused, trying to take in what Robert was trying to say. My goal wasn't just to separate her and Jeffrey; I wanted her for myself.He had contacted me, saying he knew that I really loved Chloe and that we'd lost contact after school.“We didn't agree that I'd stop seeing her once she's divorced,” I reminded him. “I said I loved her, and you said you'd help me to be with the woman of my dreams.”Somehow, he knew that we used to be very close back then. He had said that Chloe wasn't happy in her marriage and that I should help her out.I knew she wouldn't just leave Jeff