Chapter 260 Husband
At half past five in the afternoon, Donovan knocked on Chloe's bedroom door.
"Dinner time," he said.
Chloe happened to be leaning over the table, writing in her diary.
After becoming intimate with Donovan again yesterday, Chloe felt both unsettled and guilty. She regretted not staying in the country, feeling like she had come full circle. The guilt arose from thoughts of Amelia, knowing that he was responsible for Amelia's death.
Trapped in this conflicting emotional state, Chloe couldn't break free, biting her lip tightly.
Donovan's sudden knock made Chloe tremble.
"What are you afraid of?" Donovan asked her.
"Nothing, it's just so quiet, and you startled me by speaking all of a sudden," Chloe said as she stood up and went to the dining table.
Chloe deliberately wore a fluffy pajama, tucking the cross Brayden gave her inside her collar.
Donovan's cooking skills were average, but he still prepared dinner.
The two of them ate in silence.
Chloe thought to herself, 'He believed the children weren't his, yet he still took care of me, and I should appreciate his kindness.'
Furthermore, Chloe fancifully guessed that Ellie's imprisonment might have something to do with Ellie pushing her down the stairs. Although Chloe couldn't agree with his methods, he did it for her.
Moreover, just as Carol had said, even though he didn't say a word about the Elevate Structures Group order, it was indeed he who secured it for her, helping her establish prestige in the company.
She had resented him, but he never argued back.
He had always been responsible.
Chloe felt her hatred towards him slowly fading away with time.
There was affection between them before.
Chloe forked a piece of fish and put it in his bowl.
Then, she continued eating as if nothing had happened.
"For me?" he asked Chloe.
She answered, "Yes."
He asked, "What do you mean?"
"Nothing special. Happy New Year to you," Chloe finally told him the words she owed him.
"Is it about last night?" he asked her again.
"Men like you always associate everything with intimacy. No, it's not!" Chloe was a bit angry.
After that, Chloe kept her head down and continued eating without speaking to him.
Although she didn't look at Donovan, Chloe felt that he was in a good mood today.
After dinner, Donovan went to wash the dishes.
Chloe sat on the sofa for a while before deciding to take a bath.
Since she was in her later months of pregnancy, she no longer stood under the shower, fearing she might slip. She filled the bathtub with water and soaked herself, which was safer.
The warm water enveloped Chloe's skin, causing her to sweat on her face and body.
When Chloe rented a house by herself some time ago, there was no bathtub; when she lived at Brayden's house, it was inconvenient. Even though her room had a separate bathroom, she felt uneasy, always feeling like someone might come in at any moment, and she never used the bathtub.
In this house, Chloe felt an unprecedented sense of security, and soaking in the bathtub was very comfortable; she almost fell asleep.
She was thinking, 'Why hasn't my graduate school offer arrived yet? What will happen when the baby is born in the future?'
If she were to go abroad alone with two children, it would obviously be very inconvenient.
She hesitated, 'Should I tell Donovan that the child is his?'
Chloe soaked for over an hour, and as she lifted one leg out of the bathtub and was about to lift the other, she slipped forward. Chloe fell to the ground, but luckily, she managed to grab onto the edge of the bathtub with both hands, a very precarious move. If she loosened her grip even slightly, she would have fallen completely.
Chloe held on tightly.
"Donovan, Donovan, help me!" Chloe shouted in the bathroom.
But with the excellent soundproofing in this house, could he hear her?
"Donovan! Husband!" In her desperation, Chloe even called him "husband."
She was trying to please Donovan, thinking that if she spoke more kindly, perhaps he would help her.
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