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Chapter 81
Connor let go of Chloe and stormed off.
Chloe suddenly felt even more exhausted. After the argument she had with Lucas at the Moncada family mansion, she fell out with Connor. She understood it was normal for men to be a bit possessive, but she hadn’t broken any of their agreements. If everyone expected her to constantly appease them, then it was too much for her. Men were just tools for her happiness. She didn’t want to emotionally invest in any man anymore.
Chloe slept for half the day. Her phone finally charged. When she turned it on, the screen was flooded with missed calls—all from Connor last night. Even at 4 a.m., he had called. He had actually waited for her all night. Chloe sighed, a strange emotion welling up in her heart. She wasn’t as carefree as she seemed.
Why did she choose to break up with Connor after Lucas came back from his time abroad? Because Chloe realized she had started to feel something different for her “Trophy Boy.” She couldn’t allow herself to fall in love, so she wanted to completely end their relationship. But unexpectedly, she had actually been tangled with a big shot from the Eldridge Elites. The situation had suddenly flipped, and she couldn’t break off their relationship as she wished. The control was in Connor’s hands. If he wasn’t done playing, she was destined not to leave. Deep down, she didn’t want to get entangled with him too much. Connor was an even bigger danger than Lucas. If their relationship worsened, allowing Connor to let go on his own might not be a bad thing after all.
As Chloe had anticipated, Connor didn’t return to Greenpeace Estate for the next few days. Chloe didn’t send him a single message either. Every night, Chloe wondered if their relationship was over just like that. As time passed day by day, the weight on her heart gradually lifted, and she felt she finally got rid of the big shot she shouldn't have messed with. Somewhere deep inside, she felt relieved. But for some reason, she couldn’t quite feel happy.
Chloe’s annual leave was about to end. Just as she was debating whether to quit her job or not, Tony called her. He asked her to come to work tomorrow and to anchor the 7 p.m. prime-time news. Chloe was puzzled. Tony wouldn’t just give her the prime-time anchor position back for no reason.
Sure enough, when Chloe went online, there were various twists concerning the previous post. Firstly, someone dug up that John was addicted to gambling and had been abusing his family for years. There was also a person claiming to be a warrior for justice online, defending Ann, saying she was a very kind and loving person. Moreover, Ann was previously a nanny, and several families she had worked for all came forward to vouch for her good character. She was not the cruel murderer as rumored. A neighbor interviewed by the media said they witnessed John abusing Ann on the day of his death, so it was very possible that Ann was merely defending herself and accidentally killed him.
Someone also exposed that the prime-time news anchor, Chloe, was switched at birth in the hospital and grew up as the daughter of the Meadows family. Suddenly, the internet was in an uproar. Firstly, there was doubt over the judgment in Ann’s case, with some even advocating for a re-investigation and retrial. Secondly, there was some fascination over the stories of the Meadows family's real and fake daughters. Lisa’s identity was also revealed, and both Chloe and Lisa's names appeared on the trending search list.NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.