<b>35 </b>He Once <b>Cried </b>for Her


    Could it be that Ethan was the reason Curtis hadn’t been able to find awyer?


    But why would Ethan do that?


    Was it to help Chloe? Was it out of sympathy or for some other reason?


    And clearly, Ethan knew a lot about Chloe. He was even aware of her military research achievements and that she was an expert on drones.


    Yet, as her husband, Curtis himself knew nothing.


    All of a sudden, Curtis remembered what Morgan had said, “Mr. Green, you really don’t know your wife at


    all!<b>” </b>


    At this moment, those words struck him with a far deeper meaning.


    After Ethan left, the others naturally found excuses to slip away as well.


    Wayne looked at Sonya and Curtis with displeasure. “Mr. Hughes once served in the military. From the way he spoke just now, it seems like Chloe also served. Maybe the two of them share some history.”


    Sonya’s eyes widened. “Uncle Wayne, are you saying that Mr. Hughes and Chloe know each other and that they may even be close?”


    “The tyrant from the Hughes family isn’t the kind of man to stand up for just anyone,” Wayne said meaningfully. “Mr. Green, I’d advise you to avoid showing your face in front of Mr. Hughes as much as


    possible from now on.”


    Curtis‘ face turned pale.


    The once lively private room was suddenly quiet, with only Curtis, Sonya, and Luke there.


    Luke rubbed his aching chest and grumbled, “That Chloe really has some tricks, huh? She even got another man to stand up for her. A man and a woman being that close… huh, I’d say they must be sleeping


    together too<i>!</i>”


    “Luke!” Curtis snapped sharply. “Chloe is my wife. Show some respect when you speak of her!”


    Luke froze, then protested in dissatisfaction, “What’s with you? It’s not like this is the first time I’ve talked about Chloe. You’ve never spoken to me like this before!


    “Don’t tell me you actually believe Ethan’s nonsense about yourpany going public thanks to Chloe? If she’s really some kind of expert, I’ll eat shit!”


    Luke was the same as ever, making it clear that he looked down on Chloe.


    But Curtis and Sonya weren’t like Luke. They both knew full well that someone like Ethan had no reason <b>to </b>


    lie about this.


    “Enough. I’ll call a car for you. <i>You </i>should go get checked at the hospital,” Curtis said to Luke.


    The three left the club. Once Luke got into the car and left, Curtis looked at Sonya bitterly. “I must have


    disappointed you.”


    “<i>Of </i>course not,” Sonya said. “But Chloe really is something… She married you, yet still deliberately kept her past military research achievements hidden. If she really is an expert in drones, she should have some patents, right? If it were me, I’d definitely use those patents to help yourpany grow.”


    Curtis froze. Patents?


    If there really were patents from her research, and they could be integrated into thepany’s development, then…


    His eyes suddenly lit up.


    “As for thewyer issue, I’ll think of something for you. Even if the legal quadrumvirate won’t take the


    case, there will still be otherwyers willing to handle your mother’s and sister’swsuits. Don’t worry too


    much,” Sonya added.


    “Thank you, Sonya,” Curtis said gratefully.


    “I just want what’s best for you,” she replied.


    He was the man she’d chosen, so she would definitely help him. After all, she could only thrive if he


    thrived.


    Chloe had finished packing her things in the vi and ced them in the trunk of the car.


    Three long years of marriage, yet she had pitifully few belongings.


    Lena came to pick her up. “I thought you’d call Ethan to help you move stuff when you decided to leave this ce.”


    “It’s just a few things. There’s no need to trouble him,” Chloe said. Ethan had indeed offered to help when


    she’d mentioned moving out.


    But with just a single suitcase, there was really no need to call someone else over.


    “Ha, then won’t he feel like you’ve ditched him again? He might end up crying,” Lena teased.


    “Crying?” Chloe raised a brow. “He’s a grown man. Would he really cry?”


    “Pft! Back when you and Curtis got your marriage certificate, Ethan only found out afterward. At a dinner not long after, he actually cried his eyes out in front of everyone, bawling about how you had no taste in men and wondering how you could’ve fallen for a guy like Curtis!” Lena recalled.


    Chloe was stunned. Back in the military, no matter how much hardship or injury Ethan endured, he had never shed a single tear.


    Chapter 35 He Once Cried for Her


    And yet, ording to Lena, he’d cried his heart out all because of her marriage?


    “But honestly, he wasn’t wrong. He said you had no eye for men, and he was right. Curtis really is trash,”


    Lena added.


    “Enough. Just drive,” Chloe said, sliding into the passenger seat.


    She nned to stay with Lena for a few days. Once she returned to her hometown to bury Jenna and Walter’s ashes, she woulde back to Corvessia and slowly look for a ce.


    “Alright!” Lena started the car and headed toward her ce. “Oh, and don’t <i>you </i>dare mention what I said about Ethan crying. Back then, he bribed me plenty just to keep me from telling <i>you</i>.” <fn0a09> Fresh chapters posted on fin?novel</fn0a09>


    “What did he bribe you with?” Chloe asked curiously.


    “He gave me pictures of his youngest uncle sleeping. Shirtless ones too,” Lena said.


    Chloe almost choked on her own saliva. “You were interested in Ethan’s youngest uncle?”


    Lena grinned. “Back then, yeah. Butter, I lost interest. Men are a dime a dozen. Why should I tie myself down to just one?”


    Chloe caught the faint hint of sorrow in Lena’s eyes, but she didn’t press further.


    She only knew that before her marriage, Lena had once fallen hard for Ethan’s uncle at first sight. He was awyer, aloof and cold, so it had always been Lena chasing after him one–sidedly.


    Butter, Chloe had heard less and less from Lena about him. Especially in thest two years, Lena hadn’t


    mentioned Ethan’s uncle at all.


    Just then, Chloe’s phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number. But when she picked up, Brian’s voice came


    through.


    “Ms. Quall, if you’d like to return the clothes, you cane to the shooting range now.”


    “The shooting range?” Chloe was startled.


    “Yes. I’m free now. But if you’re busy, then it’s fine,” he said.


    “No, I’m free. I’lle over now,” she replied quickly.


    She didn’t want any more entanglements with Brian. Returning the clothes would put an end to it.


    “Okay. I’ll send you the address<b>,</b>” Brian said.


    After the call ended, Chloe received a text with the exact location.


    “Lena, pull over here. I need to meet Brian. Can you take my luggage to your ce first?” Chloe asked.


    Lena was shocked. “That call was from Brian? What does he want with you?”


    “I need to return his clothes,” Chloe answered.