Chapter 502 Derek Bell
After dinner, Derek was all set to take Chloe back to school, but Chloe had other plans. She insisted on walking him to the hotel, saying she needed to walk off the meal.
As they strolled back to the hotel, Chloe felt this weird but nice closeness to Derek.
"Chloe, don't let Pamela's words get to you," Derek said. "Life's too short to live for someone else. If you're miserable every day because of Pamela, what's the point? I think you were already fed up with Donovan, and Pamela was just the final push. Don't let Amelia get you down."
Chloe nodded, looking down. "Yeah, you always see right through me."
"Am I that good?" Derek chuckled, giving her shoulder a friendly pat.
"Yes, you are," Chloe said, lifting her head with a confident smile.
Derek pulled her into a hug. "I gotta go. Take care of yourself."
Chloe nodded, feeling totally comfortable with Derek's affection.
"Grab a cab. I'll watch you leave," Derek told her.
After Chloe left, Derek headed back to the hotel, but the front desk told him someone was waiting for him. Turning around, Derek spotted a tall guy in a dark wool coat in the lobby lounge. The guy had this elite vibe that was hard to miss.
Earlier, while Derek and Chloe were saying their goodbyes, Donovan had seen everything. He was off to the side, smoking and squinting his eyes.
Last night, Donovan had noticed Chloe on her phone and figured she might have plans with Derek. Even though Donovan had never met or heard of Derek, something about him made Donovan uneasy. Psychologists always seemed to stir up trouble.
"Mr. Blake, I've heard about you," Derek said, extending his hand.
"You know me?" Donovan replied, shaking his hand, not surprised Derek knew his name.
"How about we talk in my room?" Derek suggested.
Just as Donovan wasn't surprised, Derek wasn't shocked that Donovan had come looking for him.
Donovan followed him. When they got to room 2306, Donovan glanced at the room across the hall, remembering the front desk had said Chloe was staying there.
Inside, Derek handed Donovan a business card with his name and phone number in Emerald Isle on it, along with his name: Derek Bell.
Donovan smiled bitterly, thinking, 'So, Derek is the guy Chloe called out to in her dream. Not me. I've been overthinking this.'
"Mr. Blake, you really do know everything. Chloe was staying in the room across the hall that day. I came to talk to her about her background," Derek said, opening a video with photos of Pamela's family.
"Why are you showing me these?" Donovan asked.
"Don't you know that Pamela has been threatening Chloe for years, keeping her from being with you? Pamela's got a lot of power, and Chloe's scared she'll hurt you," Derek explained, flipping through the video. "I've been helping Chloe investigate her background, but every time I get close to Pamela, I hit a wall. It's like I'm stuck in a giant web."
Donovan squinted at Derek. "You're investigating for her? Why?"
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