Chapter 358 Leaving Donovan
"What are you doing?" Chloe blocked Sofia.
"Ms. Baker? My boss wants to talk to you in the car."
Chloe looked confused. "Your boss? Who is it?"
It couldn't be Brayden. He wouldn't be so mysterious.
"Get away, or I'll call the cops!" Sofia warned.
Surprisingly, the guy replied politely, "We mean no harm to Ms. Baker. We just need to talk to her for twenty minutes, at most half an hour. You don't need to follow us. If we don't let her go by then, you can call the cops."
Chloe and Sofia exchanged glances.
Chloe was curious, so she told Sofia, "Wait for me across the street. If I'm not back in half an hour, call the cops."
"Okay," Sofia said seriously, then crossed the street.
There were lots of people around, so she wasn't too worried. She kept her eyes on the fancy car.
Inside the car.
"Ms. Baker, Barbara's grandma got burned, she was kicked off the Elite family, and her face was almost destroyed by acid. You know about this, right?" A deep male voice came from the front seat.
Chloe couldn't see him and just recognized he wore a black suit. His voice was chilling.
The car's atmosphere was tense and heavy, not a joke.
Chloe's heart pounded. Barbara had said it was all because of that ring.
So, Barbara wasn't lying.
"I know," Chloe said, her face serious.
"Good. We know the ring originally belonged to you. These misfortunes might happen to you next. Before that, we wanted to give you a heads-up. NexInnovate Technologies, which your husband Donovan invested in, had its deal with the Elite family canceled. This is just a small warning to show you we can do this. As for future misfortunes, who knows? It could be your son Francis, or your husband Donovan. Donovan is capable, but he can't stop us from the shadows. Ms. Baker, divorce Donovan."
Everything he mentioned had happened, and his hints about the future made Chloe break out in cold sweat.
But she didn't show her fear.
"If you want to get back at me, going after Donovan and my son is pointless. I don't care about either of them! Donovan and I divorced ages ago because he killed my mom. Who will stay with their enemy? And do you think I wanted this kid? I came back for exams, but Donovan raped me. I got pregnant and wanted an abortion, but it was twins. Aborting them would have messed up my body, so I had them. I was so mad at the fact that the girl, Rebecca, didn't develop well, and the boy, Francis, took all the nutrients. In the end, only the boy survived, and the girl died. I always wanted a daughter, but my son took everything. I resent him. They're together, and I'm the odd one out."
The man in the black suit listened, watching Chloe's tear-filled eyes in the rearview mirror. She seemed genuine.
"So, just leave Donovan quickly!" he insisted.
Chloe got their point. They didn't want to mess with Donovan because he was powerful. She was their target.
'But why me?' she wondered, baffled.
'Just because of a ring? This is insane!'
Chloe was lost in thought.
"Ms. Baker, I'll count to three, two..." he began.
"No need to count. You want me to leave him, right? Fine. I've always wanted to go to Verdania to study, but he wouldn't let me. If he doesn't let me, I'll just run away."
"Ms. Baker, you're very sensible. But if you don't leave, we have other ways. Like causing a stampede at New East Group's mall, forcing Donovan to apologize, tanking the stock. Or exposing New East Group's buildings as substandard, causing massive refunds and a stock crash, leading to bankruptcy."
Chloe's scalp tingled. These were more serious threats compared to the NexInnovate Technologies incident.
From the white phosphorus attack on Barbara, she knew they could do it.
"Aren't you afraid of the cops?"
The man laughed arrogantly. "The cops won't find anything."
Chloe shivered. In Walter's death, the cops found nothing.
"I get it. I'll leave him soon."
"Ms. Baker, don't lie. We have your schedule under control," the man in the black suit warned.
"I know." With that, Chloe got out of the car.
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