Chapter 220 What's Up?
Donovan didn't return in the evening. Sofia took Chloe out for a burger, but despite the steaming hot meal, neither of them had much of an appetite. The atmosphere between them had changed.
Sofia reached for Chloe's hand and said, "Chloe, please don't shut yourself off like this. We're all grieving over Amelia's departure. We all know it wasn't just an accident, but the police closed the case that way. There's nothing more we can do.”
"So, you've also figured out it wasn't an accident, right?"
"Yes. Everyone realized it. I heard Mr. Blake had Amelia's body cremated early. Also, why did you sleep for so long?" Sofia asked Chloe.
Chloe furrowed her brows in slight confusion. If her calculations were correct, she had been unconscious for four nights and three days. During that time, he had managed everything.
Chloe couldn't shake off the suspicion that he had drugged her. His anxious behavior only fueled her doubts - why would he go to such lengths if he had nothing to hide? Even resorting to giving Chloe sleeping pills to prevent her from being present during police questioning only heightened her suspicions.
"Also, today, Mr. Blake had your desk cleaned up. Where are you going?" Sofia asked Chloe.
"I think he'll send me to Verdania. I mentioned that I was interested in going abroad. He might not have been keen on the idea because Brayden is also planning to go later this year. However, I was persistent. After the incident with Amelia, he has no choice but to agree, even if he's not in favor of it. Chloe's expression hardened as she spoke.
Sofia wanted to speak but didn't.
"What do you want to say?" Chloe asked her.
"If you go abroad, you probably won't be back for a while. So, what about you and Mr. Blake?"
"He's the kind of man who is so wealthy that money can buy anything. It can silence the police and, of course, attract women to him. We should part ways and move on with our lives. That's just the way it should be," Chloe's heart may have been cold, but her words dripped with disdain.
"But before, you two were so good together."
Chloe smiled coldly. "We weren't."
At first, he had doubts about her and Andrew, and later, he grew suspicious of her and Brayden. He was extremely paranoid.
She and Donovan had only recently developed a good relationship, but they were soon going their separate ways.
She knew she had to mature quickly to break free from constantly relying on him for money and monitoring his mood.
"When you leave, Logan and I will go see you off. Your situation is all over the company now; you don't have to go back to the company."
Chloe nodded in agreement. She had stayed at Amelia's house for ten days. As she prepared to leave, she placed a photo of Amelia in her wallet.
From that moment on, she felt like an orphan.
Previously, even though Amelia was bedridden and unresponsive, Chloe held onto hope that Amelia would one day awaken.
However, Donovan's actions had crushed that hope. Chloe hung her head in sorrow.
Two days later, Chloe received her final paycheck from the company, settling for over eight thousand dollars for a month and a half, plus a severance package totaling ten thousand dollars.
Donovan personally brought her passport.
"I've transferred eight million dollars to your account," Donovan said to her.
"Thank you, Mr. Blake," Chloe said calmly.
After Donovan transferred a substantial sum of eight million dollars to her, Chloe felt no unease. She rationalized that the money might be a form of compensation for his family's role in Amelia's death.
Chloe accepted it without hesitation.
"Mr. Blake?" Donovan frowned at her.
She used to call him Mr. Blake, then husband, then Donovan, and now back to Mr. Blake.
Calling him "Mr. Blake" before was out of respect; now, it was out of distance.
"Not Mr. Blake?" she retorted.
"I'm still your husband now. And," Donovan stepped forward, pinching Chloe's chin, "when you go abroad, behave yourself. If you cheat, you know the consequences."
Chloe found it amusing. "He must be aware of the reason she's going abroad, yet he still anticipates her to stay pure for him?”
"If I were to cheat, would you consider taking drastic measures? I'm aware that Mr. Blake is not a stranger to violence. As long as you're in the country, I have no concern about your companions. You are free to be with whomever you please; it doesn't affect me. After all, our marriage was initially one of convenience. Would you say I'm being magnanimous?" Chloe raised her head and locked eyes with him.
Donovan gritted his teeth and said angrily, "You don't care, do you? Just wait and see."
"No need to wait! As soon as I leave, many women will flock to Mr. Blake. After all, you're so rich." Chloe mocked him.
Donovan suddenly threw Chloe onto the bed and began to undo his belt.
"Besides forcing me, is there anything else you know how to do?" Chloe despised him, but she didn't resist.
After all, it wasn't the first or second time Donovan had forced her.
After getting out of bed, she went downstairs to buy contraceptives and took them in front of Donovan.
Donovan just smirked coldly.
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