Chapter 37
Naomi turned around and asked, “Is there anything else?”
“Can we talk?” Chloe asked.
Naomi knew that Chloe had ulterior motives. She invited her to her meeting room and poured her a cup of
coffee. “For you to visit me at this early hour, you have quite a lot of free time, huh?”
Chloe took the coffee with both hands and said, “We don’t see each other a lot, so we don’t have a lot of
chances to chat.”
Naomi sat beside her and asked, “So, what’s the matter?”
Chloe held the cup of coffee tightly and stared at Naomi. Then, she finally said, “Naomi, my relationship with Brendan isn’t what you think it is, and it’s also not like what the others say.
“I don’t even dare to think about getting close to him. I know my worth. That time at the hotel was just a
misunderstanding.”
Naomi sipped her coffee and smiled as she said, “Are you worried that I might get rid of you?”
She had seen Chloe holding Brendan’s arm in public with her own eyes. She found it humorous since Chloe was now saying that it was a misunderstanding.
Chloe explained, “No, I’m not worried. I know you don’t even consider me your opponent. With a background like mine, I’m not even worthy enough to be his mistress, let alone be with him.”
Suddenly, Chloe felt torn and pondered for a bit. Then, she continued, “To be honest, I’m merely a pawn to spark an argument between the both of you.”
She was only following Brendan’s orders to get close to him on purpose.
“I won’t deny that he’s looked after me a lot at work. It’s because I’d saved him three years ago. I resemble her, so that’s why he sympathizes with me.”
Chloe stopped to muster up the courage and said, “Whatever Brendan does isn’t because of me. It’s because he’s never forgotten about Sophia. He still misses her.”
Naomi’s expression remained calm even after listening to Chloe. But she felt mocked deep down in her
heart.
Why did it feel even more heartbreaking knowing that Brendan and Chloe had nothing going on?
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