All Chapters of I Canceled the Wedding and Destroyed Him and His Sidepiece: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Which version of him was real?Chloe no longer knew.When Brian saw her expression soften, he loosened his grip a little and leaned in to tap the tip of her nose gently.“Even if you’re still angry,” he said softly, “you should get that hand bandaged before we talk. I won’t let you hurt yourself just to get back at me.”He took her hand, trying to lead her toward his office.Chloe resisted immediately. The thought of stepping inside that place made her sick.His hand tightened around her wrist, his strength leaving her no room to move. She struggled but couldn’t pull free. Finally, she said in a low voice, “The infirmary.”Her face showed nothing but disgust. The look made something twist inside Brian’s chest. Guilt flickered across his face, and after a pause, he gave in. He led her to the company’s medical room instead.At the door, Chloe pulled her hand away and walked in first, calm and silent.Brian followed, standing off to the side while the doctor cleaned her wound. When

There was a brief silence on the other end of the line before Susie finally spoke, her voice full of disbelief.“Are you… serious?”Chloe gave a quiet “mm.” “I’ll handle the arrangements. Don’t let a word of this get out for now.”Susie quickly promised she wouldn’t tell anyone, though once she calmed down, she couldn’t help doubting that Chloe could actually bring in someone like Nick Horden. A man like him wouldn’t waste his time on a small project like Initech’s.After hanging up, Chloe searched through her bag for the business card Nick’s assistant had handed her after the car accident, but it was nowhere to be found. The insurance company had handled everything afterward, so she hadn’t kept any of Nick’s or his assistant’s contact information.After thinking it over, she messaged Vanessa, asking if she knew Nick’s address in Riverton.Vanessa’s usually laid-back voice suddenly came alive. She and Chloe had grown up together, and she knew all about that old engagement between

Nick reached out and took the phone from her hand. His long, elegant fingers brushed lightly across her palm, leaving a faint tingling sensation in their wake.He quickly pulled his hand back, his expression calm as he lowered his gaze to the screen. Without a word, he tapped “confirm” beneath the bold red word ‘Defeat’ and exited the game.Chloe pressed her lips together, thinking for a moment before saying quietly, “If you’d like, I could carry you sometime.”Nick raised an eyebrow. “Carry me?”There was a note of disbelief in his tone, his sharp, dark eyes fixed on her as if testing her confidence.His look triggered her competitiveness, and she immediately pulled out her phone.“I’m a great jungler. I used to rank nationally with several heroes.”As she spoke, she unlocked her phone, swiping through the home screen to find the game and prove it. But after scrolling through the apps, she realized the icon was gone. She had deleted it long ago.Nick was still watching her, his

“I only turned down an arranged engagement with no feelings involved and had one failed relationship,” Chloe said quietly. “That’s not exactly a crime. So why, Mr. Horden, do you insist on holding it against me like I ruined your life?”Her voice was steady but weary, the kind that carried more frustration than weakness. She wasn’t breaking down, just tired of being cornered.Nick said nothing. He stood by the balcony, flicking the crushed cigarette butt into the trash with casual precision.Silence settled between them.After a moment, Chloe realized there was no point in losing her temper with him. He wasn’t someone she could afford to provoke. She took a deep breath, forcing her tone to be calm.“Apologies for bothering you. I’ll take my leave.”She turned to go, her expression faintly despondent.Nick really did look like one of those male leads in a drama, the kind who gets rejected, then rises to power just to crush the woman who walked away.She hadn’t expected that afte

Nick’s coat had gotten soaked that day at the hospital.After being discharged, Chloe had taken it home and washed it by hand. It was still hanging in the laundry room.Now that she had another chance to meet him, the slump she’d been in finally started to fade. She gave herself a silent pep talk, rehearsing what she’d say to convince Nick to buy Vision Studio’s shares.But when she stepped into the laundry room and saw the coat hanging on the rack—shrunken to nearly half its original size—her mind went completely blank.Panicking, Chloe hurried over and grabbed it down, checking the label over and over just to make sure it really was his coat. It was.She’d ruined it.Heart sinking, she quickly pulled out her phone and searched online:“How to fix a shrunken wool coat?”Most of the results were useless product ads.With no reliable solution, she clutched the tiny version of Nick’s coat and drove to the nearest dry cleaner for help.The clerk took one look at the brand tag, ey