The Wife He Dumped, The Queen She Returned As novel Chapter 104

Just as he was about to chase after her, the hospital room door was pushed open once more.

Percival Hayes's grim face appeared in the doorway, his eyes fixed intensely on Chloe:

"Stop right there."

"Chloe, don't you owe me an explanation for what happened last night?"

Chloe had already lifted her foot to leave, but hearing this, she couldn't help but look back. She spoke coldly:

"An explanation? You lured me to Cloudrest Manor so Jenna Cameron could seek revenge, and she pushed me down a flight of stone steps. I haven't even asked you for an explanation yet!"

Percival's gaze grew cold and heavy.

He had already reviewed the security footage from last night. At first, it was indeed Jenna who had lost control of her emotions and made the first move.

But the reason they both tumbled down the stairs later was clearly because Chloe had dragged her down with her.

"She wanted to see you merely to apologize! Even if you refused to forgive her, you didn't have to be so ruthless as to make her fall so heavily, did you?"

"Her oldest brother is getting sentenced today, her second brother lost his job, and now even she is lying unconscious in the ICU! Chloe, you really are a jinx!"

"Mr. Hayes," Chloe laughed instead of getting angry. "You were once the chairman of The Hayes Group. Being this blind and biased is truly disgusting."

Respecting one's elders was a traditional virtue, but she had absolutely zero desire to respect the old man in front of her right now.

Percival's face instantly turned ashen. Disbelief flashed through Preston's eyes, and he hurriedly tried to pull her back:

"Calm down for a second. Grandpa is just anxious. Don't make him angry."

Chloe shook him off, staring sharply at Percival without a trace of fear:

"Which part of what I said was wrong? Aren't you failing to distinguish right from wrong simply because of your personal preferences? Isn't that arrogant and unreasonable?"

"If you look down on me, that's your problem! The fact that you repeatedly frame me for no reason just because you look down on me is an even bigger problem! It just goes to show that your character is flawed, and your judgment is even worse!"

Every word pierced the heart, carrying an imposing aura.

Back then, it was because he had allowed that man to marry into the Hayes family that the corporation had changed hands, and his only daughter was still lying comatose in the ICU to this day!

The same tragedy—he would absolutely not allow it to repeat itself with his grandson!

Percival stared coldly at Chloe. "Preston might be soft-hearted, and your tricks might fool him, but they won't fool me!"

"Don't think that just because of Eleonora, you can avoid a divorce and use that to control Preston! Someone like you isn't fit to be the wife of the Hayes family!"

Chloe laughed. "When did I ever say I didn't want a divorce? Bring the papers over right now, and I'll sign them immediately!"

Preston stepped forward and grabbed her, his tone dropping:

"Chloe! Grandpa is in poor health. Stop spouting nonsense and making him angry!"

Chloe threw his hand off. "I'm only stating the facts!"

"Someone!" Percival barked out for the butler. "Go prepare the divorce agreement immediately."