Chapter 174 How much did he give you?
Chloe didn't expect her mom to bring up this issue.
"He gave me a check, what's the problem?" Chloe said.
"Don't you find it strange? When does a husband give his wife a check? And it's a round number, five hundred thousand as if he's buying something. Chloe, what are you hiding from me?" Amelia put her hand on Chloe's shoulder.
Amelia always thought that someone like Donovan wouldn't be interested in a girl like Chloe. Although Chloe was pretty, her family...
"It's nothing, Mom," Chloe's face turned pale.
"You grew up in front of me since you were a child. What's really going on? Is it because of my illness?" Amelia felt very sorry for Chloe. Her illness, her own son didn't care, only this daughter of hers, selling everything in the house, even selling herself. Amelia already had a guess.
"No, Mom, absolutely not!" Chloe reacted strongly.
Amelia could see it now, that's how it was, indeed! "How long did he ask you to stay with him?" Amelia asked Chloe, getting angry and feeling sorry, "Tell me! Why did he still marry you if it's about being kept?"
"Mom, please stop asking." Chloe turned toward the window.
"Tell me! Before, when I was sick, I couldn't manage. Now that I'm better, I can't ignore it. I won't allow my daughter to degrade herself like this! How much did he give you in the end?" Amelia started crying. She thought Chloe was very happy, but it turned out to be like this.
Chloe refused to admit. Just remained silent!
"Speak! He already knows that his corneas belong to your father. I woke up, didn't know about his relationship with you, thought he came to see me because of your father's situation."
Chloe lowered her head, unconsciously touching the cup beside her. No wonder, that day, he wanted to give Mom a house, gave Jacob a house, put all his property in Chloe's name. It turned out he knew everything. His generosity had reasons. It seemed Mom told him before the New Year, that is to say, around the New Year, he already knew that Paisley's father wasn't his benefactor, but he still treated Paisley warmly, not holding her deception against him for six years. Being an unforgettable ex-lover seems to have nothing to do with whether he's a benefactor or not.
"How long did he ask you to stay with him?" Mom asked again.
"Until his grandfather turns a hundred," Chloe said softly.
"So the marriage was for his grandfather to see, no wonder," Amelia muttered to herself, "How much did he give you?"
"He said when we divorce, he'll give a total of five million." Chloe's mood was really bad.
"Chloe, listen to me, we don't want this money. Whatever you spend, give it back to him. The marriage is done. His grandfather is still sick not leaving for now. Feelings are precious. I don't want you to hold money in one hand and dig out your own feelings with the other. Do you understand? This way, he'll only look down on you more. I don't want my daughter to be looked down upon by anyone." Amelia said with great emphasis, "We'll talk about the future later."
Chloe nodded solemnly.
"How much more do you owe him?" Amelia asked Chloe.
Chloe calculated carefully and found out she still owed nine hundred and thirty thousand. This money included Mom's hospitalization expenses, Chloe's clothing expenses, money spent on him. Chloe was very frugal.
"Repay him what you have now. Slowly pay off the rest!"
Chloe nodded.
Little did they know, Brayden outside heard all these words. He came to see how Chloe and her mom were doing. He knew they had a contractual marriage but only found out the details today. Brayden felt he should do something for Chloe.
Grandma's surgery was very successful. Chloe stayed here for three days until Grandma's condition stabilized, then she went back. Amelia and Layla had been here watching over Grandma.
On the first day back in Maple Valley, Chloe consolidated all her money into one account. At night, she placed the card on Donovan's bedside table.
Donovan came out of the shower, wrapped in a towel, drying his hair with a towel. "What's this?" He saw the card.
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