You Cheated I Moved On novel Chapter 18

Chapter 18 Watched Her Get into Ethan’s Car

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A wave of speechless shock washed over Chloe.

She had overestimated Jane, for the interview, once on track for

a clean conclusion, had been ruined by one reckless move.

The private life of Ethan, chief executive of Apex Group, had long fueled intense public curiosity.

No steady girlfriend or casual romantic link had ever been attached to his name.

Only one old story lingered in gossip circles: the heiress to the Nelson family had pursued him relentlessly, only to be met with total indifference.

During past media engagements, the Price family had enforced strict boundaries around discussions of Ethan’s personal affairs, as he loathed invasive curiosity about his private world,

For that reason, Chloe had omitted all such topics from her own interview outline.

No one had anticipated that Jane would pose such a blunt, personal question without a second of hesitation.

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Blind to the darkening look on Chloe’s face, Jane stared at the man before her with a mix of eagerness and wonder.

A flicker of regret twisted in her chest; if not bound to Julian by marriage, building a life with a man of Ethan’s caliber would have been a dream come true.

A sudden, icy tension pricked at Jane’s skin, jolting her back to the present.

She found Ethan’s dark, detached gaze fixed on her, its depths laced with quiet, unmistakable derision.

A hot flush rose to her cheeks at once.

Even in total silence, she felt that she had ruined the entire interview.

Before she could stammer out a weak excuse, Ethan’s gaze drifted past her and settled on Chloe standing in the background.

“Is everyone at your publication this obsessed with the private lives of strangers?” he asked, his tone steady and almost entirely flat.

A brief pause fell over Chloe, followed by a quick, professional response. “My sincerest apologies, Mr. Price. You are under no obligation to answer that question.”

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Ethan shifted his posture marginally, his voice softening by a fraction. “I will answer it.”

Chloe was taken aback.

The tight knot of anxiety in Jane’s chest unraveled in an instant.

She chided herself for overthinking and forced her lips into an even sweeter, more deliberate smile. “What qualities do you look for in a partner, Mr. Price? I am certain our readers would be deeply curious.” She extended her voice recorder toward him as she spoke.

Ethan glanced at the device for a brief moment. “Let her take over.”

The smile froze solid on Jane’s face.

She stared at him in blank confusion, unable to process his

instruction.

“Is my meaning difficult to understand?” Ethan repeated his request in the same calm tone.

His voice held no harshness, and might even have been described as gentle, yet the words stung like a sharp slap across the face.

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to hold back the building moisture. “Do you hold some kind of grudge against me, Mr. Price?” Jane asked.

Ethan replied with a single, unhurried word. “Yes.”

A heavy, awkward silence settled between Chloe and Jane.

Jane sniffed loudly, her voice tight with repressed emotion. “This is only our second meeting. I cannot think of a single thing I have done to offend you. I maintain high professional standards, and every question and action during this interview has been entirely appropriate. Your attitude is an insult to my professional character.”

“You carry far too much negative press surrounding your name online,” Ethan stated the fact with complete seriousness, not sparing a single glance for Jane’s flustered, upset state.

A quiet, unapologetic laugh escaped Chloe.

She recognized the subtle jab at the online scandal linking Jane to Julian.

Jane caught the hidden meaning at once, her face flushing a deep scarlet.

Stung further by Chloe’s quiet amusement, she thrust the voice recorder against Chloe’s chest and hurried out of the room, teary-eyed and thoroughly humiliated.

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Only Chloe and Ethan remained inside the conference room.

Chloe hit the pause button on the recorder and wiped every trace of amusement from her expression. “You may disregard – that last question completely, Mr. Price. We can shift our focus to other relevant, business-focused topics.”

“Why did you call off the engagement?” The question arrived entirely out of the blue, just as Chloe reached for her interview documents.

Her movements halted mid-action, and she lifted her eyes to meet his steady gaze.

After a long moment of quiet deliberation, Chloe gave him a direct, unflinching answer. “I have zero tolerance for emotional dishonesty.”

She harbored no active dislike for Ethan. His choice to side with her and put Jane in her place had already earned him considerable goodwill in her mind.

“There is a woman who has stood by your side for years, and her feelings for you run deep. I would advise you not to let her down. Sincere affection is a rare and precious thing in this world,” Chloe spoke softly.

A bitter, fleeting smile tugged at her lips. She spoke the words forgEthan’s benefit, yet they carried a heavy personal

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Chloe had never been so fortunate; she had never been the one whose love was returned.

She dropped her gaze, her thick lashes casting soft shadows across her cheeks in the overhead light. Her faint smile was weighed down by quiet, unspoken sorrow.

The sight of her vulnerability seared itself into Ethan’s mind, and he held her gaze for a long, unbroken moment.

Once she had regained her composure, Chloe’s signature professional smile returned to her face. “I have no intention of giving up the inheritance left by my foster parents. You understand my situation-I have nowhere to go if I cut ties with the Summers family, so I will fight to claim what is rightfully mine. As the party who terminated the engagement, I am willing to pay appropriate compensation, with terms open to your input.”

“What if I refuse to agree to a dissolution?” Ethan questioned in

an even tone.

Chloe responded with clear, unshakable resolve, “As a woman on my own, I do not have the means to stand against the Price family. If all other paths are closed to me, donating the entire estate to charity would be a reasonable alternative.”

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