“Scram! Get out of my sight!” Stephen screamed in a raspy voice.“I’m sorry, Stephen. I've let you down,” Chloe said darkly. “I’ll do my best to do whatever you ask of me.”Stephen chuckled. “Alright, then marry me.”Chloe stood stunned. “I said that I’ll only have one husband in my life. Even if I were to remarry, it would be to Joseph.”“Chloe Gibson, who are you trying to kid, pretending to be a devoted lover? Did you forget how you left Joseph all alone at home while you had a roll in the sack with me?” Stephen said disdainfully.Chloe shut her eyes, as though doing so would shut her out to everything in the world.She gave Stephen a handsome amount of compensation and cut off all contact with him.Chloe’s life gradually became monotonous, alternating between working and taking care of Rachel.At work, there were plenty of business partners who tried introducing her to other men, but she rejected them all.To give herself some hope for the days ahead, she eventually couldn
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