He Cheated I Rose Making Him Regret Everything (Chloe and Arthur) novel Chapter 178

**TITLE: A Promise Hidden in the Quiet Rain by Adrian Hale**
**Chapter 178: The Airport Escape Plan**

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Arthur fixed Chloe with a piercing gaze, his laughter cold and mocking, a sound devoid of warmth. “Is this really the path you’ve chosen?” he challenged, his voice dripping with disdain. “Everything you’ve done—wasn’t it all just to prove a point to me? To show that you could land a job, that you could stand on your own two feet? Well, congratulations, you succeeded. And look where that has led you.”

A faint, self-deprecating smile ghosted across Arthur’s lips, almost as if he found amusement in her plight. “Chloe, why are you still putting on this tough facade? If you’re in need of money, just say it. I won’t hold back, even after the divorce.”

Chloe felt a chill run through her as she turned her gaze away, her eyes fixating on the blurred scenery outside the window. It dawned on her that Arthur was driving them straight toward the airport.

“Are you seriously taking me to the airport?” she asked, her voice laced with irritation.

“Indeed.” Arthur didn’t flinch or sugarcoat the truth. He laid his cards on the table, his tone matter-of-fact. “I’ve arranged everything for your departure. Forget about that online chaos—I’ll handle it. I have contacts ready to pick you up overseas. You’ll leave this city behind, and you won’t look back.”

His eyes remained fixed on the road ahead, an unsettling calmness enveloping him, as if he believed he had discovered the perfect solution to their tangled mess.

“You’ll leave first. I’ll send Robert to join you as soon as I can. Once you’re both settled, just live quietly. If I manage to find the time, perhaps I’ll come visit.”

“Chloe, please, enough with the stubbornness.”

As she listened to him, a sharp, bitter laugh threatened to escape her lips—how absurd it all felt.

So, he wanted to tuck her away like some illicit secret? Only a true fool would consider this a clever strategy.

Arthur—blind to reason, blind to his own heart, and now it seemed his mind had completely short-circuited.

A sardonic smile curled at the corners of her mouth, sharp as a knife’s edge.

All she felt was disgust.

Chloe glanced at her phone, her heart racing as she noted the time. Only thirty minutes remained until the press conference was set to begin. They were hurtling toward the airport, the exact opposite direction from the Cosmos News Center. With every passing second, she felt the weight of precious time slipping away from her grasp.

This crisis had been ignited by her own actions. She didn’t need anyone else to clean up her mess; she was more than capable of handling it on her own.

Above all, she didn’t require Arthur’s help.

Once she made a decision, turning back would only serve to make her look foolish.

Arthur let out a cold laugh, tinged with disbelief. “You? Handle public opinion? Who do you think you are?”

“Who I am is none of your concern.” Chloe’s resolve hardened. She didn’t want to spend another second trapped in this car with him. Glancing outside, she noticed they were speeding along an overpass. The car surged forward, and Arthur showed no signs of stopping.

The distance from the news center was growing, and if she continued to waste time with this fool, she would miss the conference entirely.

Seizing her moment, Chloe swiftly unclicked her seatbelt and, in a heartbeat, yanked the door handle.

“Chloe, you’re insane!” Arthur shouted, panic rising within him as he realized what she was about to do. He slammed on the brakes.

The car was moving at such a speed—then came the sudden hard brake, a skid, and it nearly spun out of control! Even with his seatbelt fastened, Arthur was thrown forward against the restraint, his heart racing in his chest.

That split-second decision was sheer madness.

Chloe was gambling with her life. If she had been thrown from the car, there would have been only one outcome—certain death.

“Chloe!” he roared, desperation lacing his voice, hoping to shock her back to her senses.