Chapter 2

My fury was abruptly cut short. I actually walked over toward them.

I tried to force myself to stay calm.

I thought that at this point, Chloe would at least have the decency to apologize.

She didn't.

Not only did she show zero remorse, but she also spoke to me in a commanding tone:

"I want to join a celebrity dating reality show with Tyler. Set it up for us."

I froze for a couple of seconds before letting out a bitter laugh.

I looked at her. "Chloe, did you forget you already have a boyfriend?"

"So what?"

She brushed it off completely. "Chase, do you really think you can live without me?"

I closed my eyes, sick of wasting my breath on them.

Taking a deep breath, I pointed at the front door. "Both of you, get the hell out!"

"Chase, just because I went public with Tyler, you're kicking me out?"

She stared at me in pure disbelief.

Her reaction baffled me. Wasn't kicking her out the bare minimum?

Seeing Chloe on the verge of tears, Tyler quickly stepped forward to apologize.

"Chase, blame me if you want, but don't take it out on Chloe."

"I never wanted to ruin your relationship, but I missed her so much. If I couldn't see her again, I thought I'd lose my mind!"

"If the two of you are fighting because of me, I'd rather just end it all."

He spoke with a look of utter agony, acting as if he really might do something drastic.

Hearing this, Chloe immediately jumped to Tyler's defense.

"What did you do wrong? You just loved me too much! You held back for all these years before finally coming to find me. What's wrong with that?"

"Pure love is the most precious thing in the world. It's not like some people, whose love is built purely on profit."

She didn't name names, but I knew damn well she was talking about me.

I didn't want to engage in this pointless fight.

Still, I couldn't understand what I had ever done wrong to deserve this.

Why did she hate me so much? Why betray me and insult me like this?

I gave her everything, and all I got in return was slander.

Thinking about it, I asked her out loud.

I never expected her to glare back at me with pure hatred, gritting her teeth:

"If you hadn't leaked my news online back then to scare me, Tyler's and my baby would have been born by now!"

"All you care about is making money! You never once gave a damn about my feelings!"

Her words hit me like a physical blow. My mind went completely blank.

Of course I remembered that incident vividly.

Back then, Chloe's career had just started gaining traction.

Suddenly, rumors leaked that she had gotten an abortion.

They weren't just rumors; it was the absolute truth.

When I first found out, my head felt ready to explode.

In the end, Chloe had held my hand, crying that she didn't know how it happened.

She claimed she had no idea how she got pregnant or who the father was.

She said she was terrified, which was why she didn't dare tell me and went to the clinic alone.

Hearing that back then tore me apart inside.

I hadn't known how to process it.

She had grabbed my hand, sobbing, "Chase, do you look down on me now?"

Seeing how broken she looked, my heart softened.

I used every resource at my disposal to suppress the news, making sure her reputation remained untouched.

Who would have thought she would turn around and blame me for it today?

And what did she mean by "their baby"?

Didn't she tell me she was taken advantage of? Didn't she swear she had no idea whose child it was?

The only fool who had been played this entire time was me.

My head spun as Chloe continued bitterly:

"If you hadn't exposed my whereabouts, no one would have ever caught me at that clinic!"

"If it weren't for you, I would have never aborted that child!"

"What, Chase? You were brave enough to do it, but you're too cowardly to admit it now?"