Loved You Once But He's My Forever (Chloe) novel Chapter 5

Luke couldn't come to terms with the idea that something might have happened to me. He slammed the car door with frustration and dialed my number again, only to be met with the same automated voicemail message indicating my phone was off.

He then opened WhatsApp.

The first thing that showed up was Anna's chat, which was pinned to the top. He had added a heart emoji next to her name in his contacts.

In the past, my profile had always been pinned at the top of his contacts.

I had noticed two years ago that it had been replaced by Anna's.

He had once saved her contact name as "Annoying Chloe," but it was later changed to "Anna."

When I questioned him about pinning her chat to the top, he had appeared guilty and came up with elaborate excuses, even accusing me of being petty and aggressive.

Three years ago, when Anna moved back to the Sander residence, she began to subtly undermine me in every way she could.

With her acting skills, she had managed to convince my parents and even my brother to see me as the villain, fostering deep resentment toward me.

I had hoped Luke was different. We had grown up together; he knew me well.

But he, too, had changed quietly.

He now looked at me with the same disdain as everyone else.

There had been numerous signs of this. While Luke had moved on, I stubbornly held onto the past.

Luke quickly scrolled through his contacts. After receiving countless messages from friends and family following his wedding, it took him a while to find my profile.

He opened it and saw my last message alongside the location.

"Luke, we need to talk."

Luke stared at the message for a long time.

Eventually, he pressed the voice message button. "Chloe, where are you?

"I told you not to play these games. We're married now! Why are you making things difficult with Anna? Do you have any idea how upset she was yesterday?

"If you come back now, I'll overlook what happened last night."

After sending the messages, he threw his phone aside. Roy, observing his weariness mixed with concern through the rearview mirror, spoke softly.

"Mr. Bolton, Mrs. Bolton has always been reasonable. Even when you left her at the wedding, she didn't lose her temper. I don't think she would play such a cruel prank involving the police. Maybe we should go look for her?"

"You know her well, huh?"

"No, Mr. Bolton, I just think she's had an unfortunate turn of events."

"Unfortunate?" Luke scoffed.

"She's always enjoyed creating drama for attention. Fine, if you're so idle, send someone to Silver Shore. Let's see if you can recover her body."

When someone starts to hate you, there's no need to ask them why. Every reason they come up with will seem perfectly valid.

I had noticed a change in Luke's attitude long before.

He used to hate Anna, but later, he couldn't stop talking about her. It was clear his loyalty had shifted.

He remembered her likes and dislikes, and whenever he traveled, he brought back gifts for both me and Anna.

Six months ago, Luke went abroad for a project.