Fake Mate Beta Rises to Alpha Heiress (Natalie and Landon) novel Chapter 191

Chapter 191 Terrible Reputation

Liam’s POV:

I was taken aback for a second. My lips parted slightly, and my gaze, full of confusion, instinctively settled on Chloe. She, however, looked down, avoiding my eyes.

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Chloe was one of the heiresses to the Kelly family. So why was she working in a club and wearing a uniform at that?

Before I could gather my thoughts, Amelia Marshall, beside me, said with a smile, “Oh, so you’re Eleanor, the Kelly family’s daughter?”

“That’s right,” Eleanor replied, her tone light and deliberately sweet. “And you must be Amelia, Liam’s fiancée. My father mentioned you. I believe our families had dinner together once.”

Chloe’s POV:

I felt a twitch between my brows. I couldn’t help but glance at the woman next to Liam out of the corner of my eye. I’d heard he was seeing someone new. I didn’t want to know anything about his life, but Eleanor always made sure I knew.

“Oh, really! Now that you mention it, it does ring a bell,” Amelia said, clearly pleased. She immediately linked arms with Eleanor and followed her into the club.

I kept my head lowered the entire time.

As Liam passed by me, his steps hesitated for a brief moment.

Liam’s POV:

I couldn’t stop myself from asking her quietly, “What are you doing here? The manager?” My eyes fell on the name tag pinned to Chloe’s chest.

She was the manager of this club. But even if she wanted to work for the Kelly Group, she didn’t have to start at the bottom as a club manager, did she?

“None of your business,” Chloe retorted coldly, not even granting me a glance.

I opened my mouth to say more. But seeing her dismissive attitude, I forced the words back down.

Chloe’s POV:

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Only after they had moved further away did I let out a soft, shaky breath. My face remained expressionless.

1 gathered the gifts and snacks according to the order and arranged them on trays. I was about to have a server take them in when Eleanor came out again.

She urged, “Chloe, why are you so slow? I said you’re personally attending to our VIP guests today. Get in there.”

“I need to mind the club. Send someone else,” I said, shooting her a cold look.

“Liam is an old friend of yours. No one else can serve him as well as you can,” Eleanor said, deliberately hitting a nerve. “Besides, Liam has many friends here today. They specifically asked for you.”

“Or maybe,” she added, her voice dripping with mockery, “you’re afraid you can’t control yourself in front of your crush and might embarrass yourself?”

I reached my limit. My hand jerked up instinctively. This time, Eleanor was ready and dodged back quickly.

“Eleanor,” I said, glaring at her, “don’t push me. If I go down, I’m taking you with me.”

Eleanor’s POV:

Chloe was so violent! She had no grace whatsoever for a lady from a good family.

Her aggressive stance made me flinch a little. But then I remembered the club was full of my people. With no outsiders around, she couldn’t gain the upper hand. My confidence returned.

“Chloe,” I said coolly, “don’t forget the agreement you made with Dad. I’m in charge here. If you don’t want to work, you can leave. But the evaluation period is almost up. If you can’t even last in your own family’s club, well, you can forget about your mother’s inheritance.”

My words hit their mark. She clenched her fists, biting her lower lip silently.

We stood there, locked in a stare-down, neither yielding. My eyes challenged her. Finally, she let out a scornful laugh. “Fine. Serving them, right? Since you’re so eager for a show, keep your eyes wide open.”

She picked up the tray and turned to enter the private room. A smirk touched my lips as I followed her in.

The atmosphere in the private room was lively. It was Amelia’s birthday. She was a regular at Grayclaw Pack’s entertainment center, and Liam had probably chosen this place to please her.

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Amelia had only invited two close friends from her social circle, and the rest were Liam’s friends-his childhood pals, classmates, and some work associates.

Liam had always stuck close to Chloe when they were younger. He’d only cut ties with her completely in recent years. So about half the people here knew Chloe. They also knew Liam had pursued her and that she was the one who had dumped him. Liam was well-liked in our circle. Even though he never talked about what happened between them, everyone just assumed Chloe was the heartless one.

And thanks to my efforts, even those who didn’t know the whole story had heard all about Chloe and Liam’s history. Chloe had gone through six boyfriends. She’d broken up with the last one not long after Liam left. Although she was single now, I heard she attended some high- end matchmaking event just last week. In our circle, she had a reputation as a flirt.

The moment Chloe walked in, the air seemed to freeze. Liam’s friends were shocked to see her working as a server in her family’s entertainment center. They were even more stunned that she was personally serving Liam and his fiancée.

This was drama of the highest order! No one dared to make a sound, but everyone was eager to see how it would play out. Liam’s close friends immediately looked at him. They probably thought this was Liam’s way of getting back at Chloe. Maybe he got hurt too badly. Now that he had a fiancée, he was trying to intimidate his former sweetheart.

Given Chloe’s terrible reputation in relationships, no one felt sorry for her. Secretly, they were probably enjoying the show on Liam’s behalf.

Only Liam himself looked uncomfortable.

Chloe set the things down and tried to leave immediately. Liam didn’t say anything, but one of the more meddlesome guests directly called out to stop her.

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