Chapter 104: Showing Chloe the Kill?
Donovan lit a cigarette and sat on the couch in the bedroom. He looked at Chloe, lost in thought.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Oh, nothing," Chloe said, thinking to herself,: 'Brayden doesn't seem like he's lying either. So who bought the clothes in the end?'
aJust as Chloe was lost in her thoughts, the doorbell downstairs rang.
After the aunt servant opened the door, a voice approached from far away, saying, "Mr. Blake."
Chloe was startled. It turned out to be Brayden's presence. She felt suspicious and a little anxious. She also remembered the last time Brayden had barged into her house.
"Should I avoid him?" Chloe asked Donovan, showing a worried expression.
"What’s going on do you have between you two? Why at reason do you have to avoid him?" Donovan said lightly, though his gaze had an unfathomable coldness.
But she really didn't know why Brayden had coame up, and whether it was related to the clothes.
Brayden entered Donovan's bedroom, glanced at Chloe, and then knelt in front of Donovan.
Chloe sat on the sideby, startled.
"Mr. BlakeP, please spare my father, Mr. Blake. He’ is in his sixties and has already lived out most of his life. If you want to make a movedo something, do it to me instead," Brayden knelt in front of Donovan, his hands on Donovan's his knees.
Chloe thought to herself,: 'Brayden's father, Dylan Perez? What is going on?'
"Father's debts, son repays? I'm not interested in the son repaying his father’s debtsat," Donovan said, his legs crossed, speaking slowly as he looked at Brayden kneeling before him.
"I know that I’m your real target is me. When I asked my father about this,, and he was so scared that he was trembling. The prosecutor's office is also questioning him too. If the charges are proven, he might be sentenced to twenty years in prison. He's not in good health, and I don't know if he can live for another twenty years," Brayden said, his hands still on Donovan's his knees, his head down, looking very sad.
"Jumping to conclusions, aren't you?" Donovan said.
"It's my fault, Mr. Blake. I shouldn't have bought those clothes for Mrs. Blake. I really like her. I know you did this because of that," Brayden confessed his wrongdoing.
"You bought clothes?" Donovan seemed a bit puzzled. "What clothes?"
"TIt's the clothes Chloe returned to the emerging mall last time. I bought them back for her, and I said it was you who bought them, wanting to embarrass you.," Brayden revealed everything, even when though his father was facing twenty years in prison.
"So, it’s lLike this?" Donovan said, looking up and glancing at Chloe.
Chloe 's body recoiled and she thought to herself: '"It's not surprising that Donovan is acquiring the mall and having things sent over. Maybe he thought the mall misunderstood thatsent those clothes were also sent by the mall. Besides, the store clerk said they were from Chloe's husband, so he misunderstood. It's not his fault.'"
"How much money did you spend on the clothes?" Donovan asked again. "My wife's clothes shouldn't cost Brayden you anything."
"Not much money. I don't want the moneym. All I want is for you Mr. Blake to release my father, Mr. Blake. I lost my mother at a young age and depended on my father.," Brayden started crying, feeling as if he had lost someone close to him.
"I’ll drop the case against him iIn return for Brayden you coming to me today, I will drop the case against him. I’ll give you tThe money will be given to you. How much did the clothes cost?" Donovan remained calm and composed throughout.
"298,000 US dollars."
"I don't have your account number yet, so Chloe will transfer it to you later." Donovan used called her "Chloe" for the first time, perhaps wanting to display their deep love in front of Brayden.
"Thank you, Mr. Blake. Then I'll leave now," Brayden said and left.
As he passed by Chloe, he wanted to take a glance at her, but in the end, he didn't dare.
Throughout the whole process, Donovan's voice remained calm and gentle, but Chloe felt a chill run through her body. Her breathing became rapid, as if everything was under Donovan's control, and she didn't know what was wrong.
After Brayden had been gone for a long time, Chloe finally mustered a smile, which froze on her face. She felt, feeling extremely awkward.
"Donovan, you misunderstood, didn't you?" Chloe asked Donovan.
"Yes, I misunderstood. I didn't expect him to suddenly play a tricks in the middle.," Donovan lit a cigarette. Aand after taking out the lighter, Chloe attentively approached and took the lighter from him. "Allow me."
Her hand trembled as she lit Donovan's cigarette. Subconsciously S, she subconsciously knew that Brayden was also a prominent figure in Maple Valley, but now he was had kneeleding in front of Donovan and revealeding everything he had done. Chloe, a small and relatively unknown and unimportant person, would be courting death if she tried to play tricks in front of Donovan.
So, what was Donovan's purpose today?
Was he trying to scare her? Or was he trying to To scare the monkey by killing a chicken? Or to show Baker the consequences?
If Chloe and Brayden had any relationship in the future, who knows who would end up dead?
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