The Billion-Dollar Divorce (Ian and Chloe) novel Chapter 348

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As the workday was winding down, Eric waited for Chloe at the entrance.

He’d already come to see her twice that day, and neither time was it about work. Chloe was starting to get annoyed.

Not wanting her colleagues to see, Chloe reluctantly got into Eric’s car. “Eric, I made myself clear at lunch. I don’t want my colleagues gossiping about us.”

Eric wasn’t the type to miss social cues.

He could sense Chloe’s impatience.

But he wasn’t one to let things stay vague. There were things he needed to clear up with Chloe.

Eric said, “I’ll only take a few minutes. I won’t keep you long.”

Seeing how patient Eric was, Chloe softened her tone.

Eric said, “Chloe, if you’re keeping your distance because of Andrea, you really don’t have to. My parents, and honestly, none of us ever considered her one of the Jordan family. We’re working on getting her out.”

Chloe looked at Eric, a hint of confusion in her eyes. “How do you know I don’t like Andrea?”

Eric admitted, “I went to see Ian.”

Chloe lowered her head, trying to hide her expression.

Ian would never tell Eric that they had a previous life.

Even if Ian mentioned that she and Andrea had some history, he wouldn’t go into too much

detail.

Chloe had expected Eric to ask why she didn’t like Andrea, but to her surprise, he didn’t say another word about it.

Chloe reminded Eric to face reality. “Eric, she is the adopted daughter of the Jordan family. That’s something that will always be there.”

Eric’s voice grew firm. “Chloe, you just don’t know me well enough yet, and you don’t trust me enough. I’m going to prove it to you. To me, you’ll always come first.”

Chloe looked at Eric, and it was as if she were seeing her old self reflected in him.

Eric kept trying to get closer, and she felt both touched and a little bittersweet about it.

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Everyone has their own wall they need to crash into.

No matter what advice the ones who’ve been through it give, those who haven’t just won’t listen.

Chloe thought, ‘Eric is a great guy, but his timing was just off when he told me how he felt.

‘If we met at a different time, maybe he really would be the right guy for me.’

Across the street, Ian sat in his fancy car, watching through the window as Chloe sat in the passenger seat of Eric’s ride.

He gripped his phone, saying nothing, making no move, just sitting there, staring in silence.

Mitchell shot Robert a look from the passenger seat, and the two of them just sighed.

After work, Ian would always take the long way just to pass by the entrance of Westside General Hospital.

He never got out of the car, never said a word, just sat there, watching in silence.

He’d watch Chloe come out, laughing and chatting with her colleagues.

He’d see her quietly waiting for a cab by the curb.

He’d watch her walking along the sidewalk, talking on the phone.

Every single time, he just sat there, watching in silence, never once getting out of the car.

Mitchell couldn’t hold back anymore and asked, “Mr. Hamilton, do you want me to drive over there?”

Ian shifted his gaze, expressionless. “Take me back to the Hamilton Manor.”

Chloe really didn’t want to see him.

He was scared she’d get upset, scared she’d be angry.

Whenever he missed her, all he could do was watch her from a distance, just like now.

In his previous life, he felt like he was living a fate worse than death, tormented day and night by guilt and regret.

Now, he missed her but couldn’t say a word, loved her, but she was forever out of reach.

His love for Chloe, coming too late, was like a poison past its expiration date, burning through his insides, leaving him hollow and wrecked.

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Time flew by, and before anyone knew it, March had arrived.

The days were starting to warm up, and the sun lingered a little longer in the sky.

Andrea burst into Astrid’s room, clutching an invitation. “Grandma, my aunt and her husband are getting married on the eighth. You have to come!”

To protect both her own reputation and that of her birth mother, Violet, Andrea never made their mother-daughter relationship public and still used the same old titles.

Astrid reassured her, “You’re the Jordan family’s precious girl. Of course, the whole Jordan family will be there for your aunt’s wedding.

“I’ll make sure everyone comes out to back you and your aunt up.”

Andrea was over the moon.

Now, everyone in Kingsford knew she was the Jordan family’s heiress.

Vivian and all those so-called trust fund princesses were practically lining up to kiss up to her. Just toss them a little favor, and they’d be at her beck and call.

Once Violet married into the Quinn family and became their new queen, nobody would dare look down on her ever again.

After she put that little bitch Margaret in her place, she’d get Violet to work her magic and set up a marriage alliance between the Jordan family and the Hamilton family.

No matter what, she was going to make lan hers.

Andrea didn’t just rope Astrid in. She made sure the whole Jordan family showed up for Violet’s wedding.

She even personally delivered invitations to Margaret and Chloe herself.

Margaret took the invitation, didn’t even glance at it, and just flung it away without a second thought.

She gave Andrea a look that said it all, a smirk playing on her lips. “I’ve already prepared my ‘gift’ for the new Mrs. Quinn. Count me out, though I won’t be showing up.”

Watching Margaret’s arrogant figure walk away, Andrea called out after her, taunting, “Margaret, you can’t win against me!”

Andrea collected herself, then headed over to the hospital to drop off an invitation for Chloe.

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Chloe didn’t even reach for it. “Andrea, it’s not like we’re close enough for me to go to Violet’s wedding, right?”

Andrea flashed a phony grin. “Dr. Irvine, the whole Jordan family will be there for Violet’s big day. I’m just setting you up to get some time alone with Eric.”

Chloe’s tolerance for Andrea’s stupidity hit zero, and she couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

Andrea’s spoiled rich girl attitude kicked in. “So what if you’re pretty? Without me, you’ll never get anywhere near the Jordan family.

“Piss me off, and I’ll have Eric kick you out.” Andrea shot Chloe a warning

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