A Billionaire In Disguise novel Chapter 172

Staring at Chloe with a look of disappointment on her face, Catherine remained silent, finally deciding that her cousin wasn't worth arguing with and that she needed to leave.

Then without uttering a word, Catherine tried to walk past Chloe. But she suddenly grabbed her wrist and said, "Where the hell do you think you are going?"

"Trying to get as far away as I can from someone as bitter as you because you have a toxic energy, and I would rather not have you in my space!" Catherine firmly uttered as she jerked her hand out of Chloe's grip.

Swaying her gaze away from her cousin for a second, Chloe sneered and then coldly mumbled, "Well, look at that. Haha, this bitch really thinks she's better than me."

"You know what, Chloe! Maybe I am! Because, the bunch of nonsense that you have done to me, I would have never, ever done that to you in this lifetime or the next!" Catherine said in annoyance. "Also, it doesn't take a lot to act like a decent human being, you know!"

Those words triggered emotions within Chloe, and her feeling of hate for her cousin only grew stronger as she rested her sight back on Catherine.

Then feeding off that feeling of rage and hate, Chloe hastily raised her hand. But Mr. Miller suddenly appeared out of nowhere and grabbed her wrist before she could swing her hand toward Catherine's face.

"Who the hel…" Chloe screamed, pausing when she finally realized that everyone's eyes had been on them for some time now, and guests were whispering.

"I'm a man of little violence. But now, even I think that what Ford did to you was justifiable." Mr. Miller harshly said, letting go of her wrist.

Then he frowned at Chloe and uttered, "Even if you did succeed in whatever your intentions were for my son, I would have never, ever accepted a daughter-in-law like you!"

In annoyance, he took one long look at Chloe before taking Catherine's hand in his and leading her away.

As Chloe watched them walk away, she frowned when she noticed Dash approaching her.

After he was only a step away from her, Chloe narrowed her eyes and mumbled, "What? Are you here to slap me too?!"

"No. I'm here to give this to you." Dash said, reaching for her hand.

Feeling stunned, Chloe didn't struggle when he held her wrist and turned her palm upward, but when he placed his wedding band on her palm, her expression grew cold.

"What is this supposed to mean!?" Chloe asked, meeting Dash's cold gaze.

As he frowned at her, he pressed her fingers over the ring, creating a fist with her hand, and said, "I'm filing for a divorce, Chloe. You have done enough, and I have had enough."

'If I had succeeded with getting together with Rome, I wouldn't give a care in the world if you divorce me. But now, I need you, and I can't lose the status as the Johnsons' only daughter-in-law.' Chloe thought, gazing deep into Dash's eyes.

Then she softly sniffed as tears welled up in her eyes and said, "Honey, you can't be serious!"

"Of course, I am!" Dash lashed out at her. "What were you expecting!? That I will welcome you back with open arms after all the chaos and hurt that you have caused!"

"Honey, come on, please! I know that I have made some bad choices, and you have the right to get mad at me and hate me. But I love you, and it's you that I want. I can see that clearly now."

"Can you stop playing the victim here for once? Do you even know what love is?! I have done my part in this marriage and held the end of my vow! How about you! Can you say the same?!"

Realizing when Dash's face hardened that he wasn't kidding about the divorce, Chloe allowed her tears to pour, grabbed his hand, and cried, "I'm sorry. I swear that I'm going to change. So can we please go home and talk this over, please."

"To talk about what!? How you emotionally and physically been cheating on me!" Dash lashed out, pulling his hand away from her. "I have let a lot of things in our marriage slid! But now, I am really done with you!"

A weight of embarrassment crashed on Chloe's shoulders as she noticed others looking at them, especially her with a look of contempt on their faces, and the mumbling from them was getting louder.

Then she pitifully gazed at Dash and whispered, "People are staring honey. Let's go home and talk this over."

"We have absolutely nothing to talk about, Chloe. So if you want people to stop staring, then stop creating a scene and accept the fact that we are over with." Dash firmly mumbled beneath his breath.

Feeling desperate, Chloe looked over at Madam Rosey, and even though she noticed her grandmother scowling at her, she didn't hesitate to rush over to her with the thought of getting her to talk to Dash.

When she reached Mr. Barlow and Madam Rosey, Chloe was about to speak when her grandfather coldly uttered, "You are going to book a flight for tonight to wherever you want to go, get on that plane, and you are never going to show your face back here again!"

"What!?" Chloe asked, clenching her brow as a look of anger spiked in her eyes.

"You heard me. I need you away from this mess that you have created, and especially, I want you away from this family."

"Are you disowning me?!"

"Yes. Yes, I am. You have caused this family enough humiliation as it is! I want you gone!"

Sneering, Chloe took a long, hard look at her grandfather and then coldly uttered, "Do you think I will be the only one punished for my offense! Karma is a bitch, and she doesn't segregate. So you can think that you have gotten rid of the problem by banishing me or whatever the hell this is! But…"

The words got stuck in Rome's throat, and without holding back, he wrapped his arms around his father and whispered, "It is hard, dad."

"Then do whatever you have to do to make it easier. I promise that I will support you fully." Mr. Miller cried.

Finally, getting control over his voice, Rome mumbled, "Thanks, dad."

After Mr. Miller let go of him, Rome looked at Catherine and asked, "Are you ready to leave this place?"

"Yes," Catherine mumbled, smiling faintly.

With a look of pride on his face, Mr. Miller grinned when Catherine looked at him with a hint of hesitation in her expression.

Then he heartily said, "You kids should head home. I will be leaving too. It's way past my bedtime already."

Afterward, he hugged Catherine and then gave Rome a manly tap on his back before walking away.

The moment Rob, his bodyguard, saw him leave, he rushed after Mr. Miller and led him out of the grand hall.

A couple of minutes later, when Catherine and Rome arrived in the hotel parking lot, they looked so adorable with her in the comfort of his arm as he led her to the car. But what they didn't know was that they were getting watched.

"Weren't you afraid that attending such an event would risk your identity getting out?" Amara asked, looking at the person seated by her in the backseat of her black range rover.

Then she frowned when she heard them coldly inquire, "Are you afraid that what happened to Chloe or worse will happen to you if Rome or Mr. Ford finds out who you are?"

Without any hesitation, she drew a deep breath and said, "No, I'm not."

"Good, because I need you to pull this off without drawing attention to yourself if we are to completely drag Rome Ford to the dust and crush Dear old Ryan Ford's poor heart and spirit since death is a more tolerant punishment for his sin!"

"I know, and don't worry. I don't plan to mess things up as your little puppet 'Chloe' did."

"Oh, don't underestimate her! she did way more damage than I expected from her. But now, it's time to move on to my next pawn to keep Rome busy and give you the distraction you need to get things done."