Chapter 61: Take Advantage of the Opportunity to Show Love
Originally, there were three people celebrating their birthdays, but it turned into four.
Paisley also ordered a big cake for her grandpa and put a birthday hat on him.
The doorbell rang, and the aunt went to open the door. Unexpectedly, Jacob appeared as an uninvited guest.
When Chloe saw Jacob, her face turned pale. She knew that since his last failed attempt at extorting Donovan, he had come prepared this time.
"What are you doing here?" Chloe asked.
"Look at what my sister is saying. It's Grandpa's birthday, and we have such a close relationship. How could I not come? Happy birthday, Grandpa," Jacob brought a bouquet of flowers for Grandpa.
Chloe knew Jacob couldn't be this kind-hearted. She remained wary of him.
Donovan also knew Jacob's intentions but stayed silent because Grandpa was present.
"Chloe, who is this..." Grandpa asked Chloe.
"Oh, this is Jacob, Chloe's brother. Last time I came, you were sleeping," Jacob sat down at the dining table.
"Oh, I see. Donovan, how come you didn't invite such a close relative?" Grandpa asked Donovan.
Paisley sat on the side, watching the drama unfold. She initially wanted to sow discord between Chloe and Donovan.
However, from Jacob's appearance, it was clear he wasn't here for pleasant reasons.
"Don't blame him. It's an arranged marriage, so technically, none of us should be here," Jacob said, "I only found out about the arranged marriage from my sister, right, Chloe?"
The table fell silent.
Chloe lowered her head and picked at her food, her face pale.
She had never talked to Jacob about the arranged marriage, so she didn't know how he guessed.
"Oh? Arranged marriage? What's going on?" Paisley asked.
She began to side with Jacob.
Paisley had already noticed Chloe's pale complexion.
"Chloe, why don't you explain?" Jacob looked at Chloe.
His meaning was clear. If Chloe was smart and gave him money, he wouldn't say anything. But if Chloe was stubborn and unenlightened, then his mouth wouldn't be sealed. He believed that Chloe had a good relationship with Grandpa and wouldn't disregard his life and death.
Jacob was very cunning and chose the perfect timing. If Chloe hesitated even slightly, Grandpa would find out.
"Arranged marriage? This is the first time I've heard about it," Donovan's cold gaze made Jacob shiver.
Jacob quickly shifted his gaze to Chloe.
Judging from Chloe's appearance, the arranged marriage was probably true.
Jacob felt even more confident now. If Chloe wanted to keep the secret, she had to give him money.
"Agreement marriage? I was pregnant, does that count as an agreement marriage?" Chloe raised her head and said with a smile. "According to my brother's intentions, my husband and I got married and divorced by agreement. You probably thought we were doing it for our grandfather, but now that we have a child, whose child is it after the divorce? Considering my husband's personality, you should have realized what kind of person he is after he didn't fall for your blackmail last time. If it was an agreement marriage, would he let me keep the child? Am I that foolish? Get divorced and take a child? Besides, I want to become an accountant in the future, I will definitely not be blinded by a small amount of money. Having a reputation of divorce doesn't sound good, and I have to bring a child with me? Have I had enough suffering?"
In addition, she mentioned Jacob's previous blackmail.
In other words, Jacob is blackmailing again, and what he says cannot be trusted.
Chloe argues with Jacob like this for two reasons. First, because Jacob is her brother, she absolutely won't let his attempt ruin this agreement marriage. Secondly, because of their grandfather. Chloe hopes that their grandfather will live a long life. If he finds out that the "Chloe" he has always liked is not the "daughter-in-law" he has been looking forward to, how sad will he be?
Paisley's face has become embarrassed. She's already pregnant?
Donovan wanted to ask Jacob, "How much money does it take to stop this nonsense?", but he could see from Chloe's replies that she hit the nail on the head.
He's now just like Paisley, enjoying the show.
"Pregnant? Why didn't I hear you say it?" Donovan looked at Chloe gently.
Chloe doesn't know how much truth there is in Donovan's "gentleness" and how much is fake. But he does cooperate well.
"Hmph, it's all your fault." Chloe pouted and pretended to blame Donovan, turning her head away.
Donovan thought to himself: So, Chloe is a better actress than Paisley.
"Why blame me?" Donovan wanted to see what tricks Chloe was up to.
"If it's just a matter of being pregnant, I could also say that." Jacob looked at Chloe. He knew that this sister of his always had many tricks up her sleeve, and he didn't know what kind of idea she came up with this time.
Chloe pouted and angrily said to Donovan, "We had a fight a few days ago and I wanted to go back to my dorm, but you found out and brought me back home. You even gave my dorm to someone else and insisted that I live at home. My pregnancy test report is in the dorm. If you don't give me the dorm back now, you can forget about seeing my pregnancy report."
Donovan finally understood. Chloe wanted to use this opportunity to get her dorm back. She had brought all her things back, and there was nothing left in the dorm. But in the current situation, Donovan couldn't reveal the truth. Chloe would definitely take advantage of it. In this moment of urgency, she still hadn't forgotten about this matter.
Donovan looked resentful and said, "Are you determined to separate from me?"
Chloe, behaving like a spoiled child, responded, "If you continue to anger me, I will move to the dormitory and not share a bed with you. Hurry up and make the call, don't let the personnel director assign the dormitory to someone else."
Donovan reluctantly dialed the number of the personnel director.
But in the eyes of Jacob and Paisley, it seemed like Chloe and Donovan were taking the opportunity to show off their affection for each other.
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