《His Janitor》全部章節：第 21 章 - 第 25 章

Smith and Esther arrived home. He stepped down from his car and turned around to open the door for Esther, holding her hand as she came down.He smirked at her, but his jaw was tight underneath it. Esther caught the way his eyes kept drifting past her toward the gate. She'd known him long enough to know that smile didn't reach anywhere real."Hey, just get inside. I'll join you soon," Smith said, still looking at the gate more than at her.Esther held his gaze a second longer, then let it go. She exhaled. "Okay," she replied. "Take care of yourself," she said, and went inside.Smith watched her go inside. He turned to his car, clenched his fist, and hit it — once, hard — then wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.Adrian's words echoed in his ear. The more he replayed them, the harder his fist pressed against the car door."Adrian, Adrian… I promise you, you won't get away with this."Inside, Esther paced past the window twice before she made herself stop. "I'll join you soon" did

Chloe's in shock seeing Adrian."What are you doing here? How did you find out I was behind bars?" Chloe asked nervously.Adrian walked up to her, smiling. He took her hands. "You ask so many questions, Chloe. I missed you, my old friend." He hugged her warmly."I totally understand you're surprised to see me here, Chloe. Your father's death went viral, and so did your sentence. So, no, absolutely no one told me, dear.""By the way, I met your lover, Smith Vale, at a function, but…""Enough!" Chloe cut him off. "I do not want to hear that name ever again around me.""Sit, Chloe," he said.Adrian cleared his throat."I should have known better before now, Chloe, but it is what it is…""I don't understand. What are you saying?" Chloe asked.Adrian looked at her and smiled. "Smith never liked you. He never cared about you, not once. But I always did — a long time ago, and even now. You just never noticed me, Chloe.""Adrian…?""Tell me, Chloe — who's here for you now? Still me."Chloe co