He Cheated I Rose Making Him Regret Everything (Chloe and Arthur) novel Chapter 190

**A Promise Hidden in the Quiet Rain by Adrian Hale**

Chloe felt the weight of the situation pressing down on her like an oppressive fog. The incessant provocations from the fools surrounding her had crossed a line, and she knew that if she turned a blind eye to their antics now, it would only embolden them to escalate their antics further in the future. The thought made her stomach churn.

There was no point in allowing this farce to spiral out of control any longer. It was time to put an end to their nonsense, to draw a line in the sand and stop the drama before it could fester and grow.

With a deep breath, she raised her gaze, her expression shifting from calm composure to a steely resolve. The tranquility that had once graced her features was now replaced by a fierce glare that could cut through the tension hanging in the air.

As she began to stride purposefully toward Arthur, Leo’s instincts kicked in. He reached out, positioning himself between Chloe and Arthur, his face twisted in a mixture of disgust and protectiveness. He shook his head gently, a silent plea to reconsider.

In that moment, he resembled a father bear, instinctively shielding his daughter from the clutches of an ex who had proven himself unworthy.

Arthur, feeling the weight of Chloe’s approach, shrugged off Madilyn’s grip on his sleeve and took a step back, retreating toward the stairs as if seeking refuge.

“Arthur!” Chloe’s voice sliced through the air, sharp and commanding, echoing with an authority that seemed to demand his attention. The moment her tone reached him, he froze, his foot poised on the first stair. It was a tone he had never heard from her before—one that felt like a decree from a queen, compelling and unyielding.

“Chloe… I just…” Arthur stammered, his mind racing as he struggled to comprehend the shift in their dynamic.

“What are you to me?” Chloe’s question was a chilling whisper, yet it struck with the force of a winter storm, obliterating the last flicker of hope in Arthur’s heart.

He stood there, paralyzed, grappling with the shock of her words. How could she speak to him this way?

Madilyn, who had been watching the exchange with growing irritation, felt a surge of anger at Chloe’s audacity. How dare that insignificant girl address Arthur in such a manner? A woman who had been cast aside by their family, now acting with such arrogance simply because she had found some fleeting support? In Madilyn’s eyes, a discarded woman was only worthy of being a mere footnote in someone else’s story.

“Chloe, watch your mouth! Who do you think you are?” Madilyn snapped, her voice dripping with contempt as she pushed past a nearby reporter, her indignation palpable. “You’re just a country girl from a fishing village. Without the Myers family, you’d have been left to starve!”

As her words hung in the air, the crowd shifted their attention, all eyes turning toward Madilyn.

Chloe’s lips curled into a soft smile, a veneer of calm masking the turmoil within. “Oh? So without the Myers family, I would have starved? Then please, enlighten everyone about how your family cared for me. What exactly do I owe you? Speak it aloud; I believe everyone here is dying to know.”

“How dare you! You were just our—” Madilyn began to retort, but she abruptly halted, realizing that continuing would inadvertently confirm that Chloe and Arthur had been married.

That would grant Chloe the right to claim the title of “Mrs. Myers,” and Madilyn would be damned if she allowed her that satisfaction.

Madilyn’s mind raced; she was convinced that Chloe was trying to bait her, attempting to force a confession that would elevate her status in the eyes of the Myers family.

She refused to take the bait.

“Hah! You tricked Charles into helping you, didn’t you? He pulled you out of that fishing village, and now you’re playing all these roles—a designer, a so-called genius. You are truly talented at pretending. And what about this Leo? What is he to you? Your sugar daddy?” Madilyn sneered, her disdain palpable as she dragged Leo into her venomous tirade, uncaring of the consequences.

The atmosphere crackled with tension, the stakes rising higher with each word exchanged, as the audience watched with rapt attention, eager to see how this drama would unfold.