Chapter 1038
Chapter 1038
After Chloe clocked out, she went grocery shopping and then headed back to Emerald Valley Estates with Rose.
When Damon got home, Rose was lounging on the living room couch, watching TV and munching on a pear. Upon seeing Damon, Rose cracked a grin so wide it was borderline uncomfortable.
“You’re back?”
Damon’s icy gaze told a different story. He’d been giving Chloe the cold shoulder, seemingly waiting for her reaction. He took off his coat without saying a word and made a beeline for the kitchen.
Rose shrugged and took another big bite of her pear. Despite her dissatisfaction with Damon’s attitude, she was enjoying the moment.
The sound of running water echoed from the kitchen. Chloe was washing dishes. She smelled his familiar scent and was about to turn around when she felt him close in behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist, resting his head on top of hers, and letting out a soft sigh.
Chloe finished washing the dishes, turned off the water, and turned around in his arms to look up at him.
Up close, his face was striking. What a charmer.
“Why are you here?”
Damon pinched her waist, holding her tightly, looking down at her with a pitiful look in his eyes.
“Did you miss me?”
His tone suggested that if she didn’t admit to missing him, he was on the verge of bursting into tears. But he’d had a big fight with Stanley yesterday, and if she gave in now, he’d be a lost cause.)
Chloe replied casually, “Did you guys mess up Twitter’s system?”
Damon’s expression faltered, a hint of guilt flashing across his eyes.
“No, we helped them fix a bunch of bugs.”
Chloe raised an eyebrow, “So you hacked into their system, messed things up, and then altered their data?”
“We didn’t alter anything. We just improved it,” Damon emphasized. “Consider it our way of saying sorry.”
Damon rested his forehead against Chloe’s, “We were just trying to make amends, right?”
Chloe blinked, “You always have an excuse, but if you do this again…”
“I’ll let you call the shots.”
Damon cut her off, then leaned down to kiss her. Their lips barely touched, but it could be considered a kiss. Then Chloe pushed him away. Damon furrowed his brow, he wanted to kiss her again. But Chloe simply smiled, “Rose is out there.”
Damon’s face hardened, “Isn’t she getting married tomorrow?”
Chloe sighed, “I’m afraid that wedding might be off.”
She was torn. If Rose missed this chance, her chances of getting back with Morrison were slim to none. It was a decision that could affect the rest of her life… If it were her, if she had to choose to let go of Damon… She looked up at the man in front of her, hesitation in her eyes.
She couldn’t do it. Even thinking about it was painful. If the day ever came, she would be filled with despair.
She closed her eyes. When it came to emotions, she was a rookie. Suddenly, being with Damon felt like a hard–earned victory.
Eventually, Damon was kicked out of the kitchen, and Chloe quickly prepared a few dishes and set the table.
Damon had changed into more casual clothes, and Rose was already seated at the dining table.
Chloe warted on her hand and foot, and Rose felt awkward under their watchful gazes. What finally brought Damon down a peg was Chloe choosing to sit next to him, which greatly improved his mood.
After dinner, Rose helped Chloe clean up the kitchen. Chloe couldn’t help but ask again.
“Rose, are you sure you’re okay with not marrying Morrison?”
Rose paused. They’d been avoiding the topic all afternoon, but it resurfaced eventually.
Tm not okay with it,” she said. “But Morrison hates me now.”
“Aren’t you scared?”
“I’m not scared. But I’m afraid he’ll hurt our child… They all say I’m using the child to marry him, and it makes me feel so hurt. All I wanted was for my child to have both a father and mother, a complete family. How did I become some scheming woman?
“But when I think about it, I suppose I am using it, using it to marry Morrison… Morrison thinks so too. He hates me for influencing his decisions, for messing up his life. I’m afraid his hatred will affect our child… I can handle it, but our child can’t. Rather than risk hurting our child, I’d rather eliminate all possibilities from the start…”
Chloe listened in silence. So Rose was giving up love to protect her child?
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Chapter 1038
“Do you think the man you love would hurt your child?”
Chloe didn’t understand. Was such a man worth loving?
Rose gave a small smile, “Do you think he’s been a good man all this time?”
Without hesitation, Chloe shook her head, “Apart from his looks, I don’t see anything lovable about him.”
Frowning, Chloe asked, “What on earth do you love about him?”
Rose chuckled, “If I knew exactly what I loved about him, I could just find another man with the same qualities. Why would I bother being so hung up on him?”
Chloe was left speechless. “Well, you could summarize his good qualities and use that as a standard for finding someone else.”
“Didn’t you say it yourself? Apart from his looks, what good qualities does he have?”
Chloe was at a loss for words. Love sure was complicated.
The two of them left the kitchen and settled down on the living room couch. They continued their conversation.
“So what are you going to do about the baby? If the Witt family agrees not to have the wedding, they probably won’t let you off the hook that easily.”
Rose’s gaze was steadfast, “I won’t back down.”
“But if they keep pestering you, it’s going to be a problem.”
Her eyes flicked to the figure at the top of the stairs, and Rose let out a long sigh.
“I don’t care about all that. At the end of the day, you’re the father of this child, so you should be the one to handle this.”
Chloe nodded thoughtfully, “Yeah, I’ll figure something out.”
The tiny figure she saw in the ultrasound earlier today flashed through her mind. She bent down, gently touching Rose’s belly, a hint of tenderness in her eyes, “Our baby is so beautiful.”
Rose raised an eyebrow, speaking to her belly, “See how much your dad loves you? You gotta treat your dad right, you know?”
Chloe chuckled softly, “Do you think he can understand?”
“He can understand. I want him to know who his dad is before he’s even born.”
A shadow fell from the stairs, a blast of cold air hitting them in the face.
“What are you guys talking about?”
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