Chapter 976
Damon hugged Chloe tight, as if he was trying to etch her into his heart.
“I’m sorry, Chloe.”
Chloe shook her head, whispering in his neck, “Damon, can we go back to P City?”
Without hesitation, Damon agreed, “Sure, let’s go.”
According to yesterday’s plans, they were supposed to leave today. Everything was ready, and nothing was holding them back.
The hospital sent word around noon. Ivan woke up. Presley finally let out a sigh of relief. He planned to visit the hospital and then head back to P City with them.
Chloe put down her utensils, looking at Damon, “I want to go to the hospital too.”
“Why?”
Chloe took a sip of water, her face expressionless, her tone flat, “To visit him.”
Since Ivan couldn’t be around with too many people, Chloe was pushed into the ward by Damon only after Presley left.
When she entered, Ivan had his eyes closed, looking frail. Chloe sat in a wheelchair, hands on the armrests, coldly staring at the pale man lying on the hospital bed.
Ivan knew someone had entered the ward, but he was too weak to do anything but wait for the other person to speak. Time passed, and he heard nothing.
He slowly opened his eyes, looking at the ceiling for a few seconds, then slowly turned his head.
Chloe raised an eyebrow, reached out, and smiled as she tucked the blanket for Ivan.
“Woke up already?” she asked, pretending he had just awoken.
Ivan was watching her the whole time. There was a smile on her beautiful face, but her eyes held no warmth.
He blinked. He was sure this was the woman by the pool last night. He had a few drinks last night, his consciousness a bit muddled, but he hadn’t forgotten everything.
Clearly, his consciousness was weak, and he couldn’t control his impulses or suppress his desires.
“Who… are you?” his voice was raspy, not pleasant to the ear.
Chloe scoffed, “Mr. Ivan, are you evading responsibility, or did the alcohol completely numb you that you have no memory?”
“L…”
Just when Ivan was about to speak, Chloe raised her hand, picked up a fruit knife from the cabinet next to her, with a playful smile on her face.
“Maybe I should help you recall?”
Ivan’s already pale face turned even paler.
“No… no need…”
Chloe twirled the fruit knife in her hand, then placed the blade flat on the palm of her other hand.
“I’m just joking. I went through so much trouble to save you, what’s the point of hurting you again? Your parents might come after me for your life. But it’s understandable that you don’t recognize me. We haven’t met before. We only saw each other yesterday, and you almost lost your life.”
She laughed, the coldness in her eyes growing. “Let me introduce myself. I’m Chloe, Damon’s fiancée, the future lady of the Harper family.”
Chloe’s smile seemed to grow, “Nice to meet you, Mr. Ivan.”
Suddenly, Ivan’s mind went blank, his eyes hollow.
“You are…”
“Who do you think the woman in Damon’s yard would be?”
Ivan felt a deep panic inside, like a bottomless pit, almost swallowing him whole. He… almost… violated Damon’s woman last night…
Ivan’s heart pounded like a drum, “I didn’t know you were…”
“You didn’t even know whose yard you were in?”
Ivan realized he made a huge mistake! Damon’s yard was strictly off–limits to outsiders. This was an unwritten rule in the Harper family. Even when no one was guarding his yard, no one dared to step in.
“Am I… really still alive?” or was he already dead?
“Heh.” Chloe scoffed, “Of course, you’re still alive.”
Ivan closed his eyes.
Chloe saw his despair, sneered, “Do you think it would be better if you were dead?”
Ivan’s lips quivered slightly. Chloe’s voice sounded like a demon’s voice to him!
“That’s why I let you live, but you will be always on edge, worried that Damon might one day decide to kill you.”
“I’m his cousin…”
Chloe smirked, “You can ask Percy, that who convinced your cousin to save your life.”
“Since your life was spared, you should cherish it. After all, your father did everything he could for you, even gave up his shares. If you don’t value your life, it’s disrespectful to him. Your life seems quite valuable.”
After Chloe finished speaking, she smiled again and helped him straighten the blanket that he had struggled to get rid of.
“Value your life.”
With that, Chloe left the ward.
Waiting outside were Freya and Percy, their faces full of anger and high alert, but Chloe ignored them completely.
Freya rushed into the ward immediately,
“Are you okay?” Seeing her son unharmed, she sighed in relief.
Ivan was stunned for a while, then suddenly became extremely agitated.
“I want to go abroad. I don’t want to ever come back!”
“What… what happened?” Freya was startled by Ivan’s outburst.
He couldn’t stay in the country any longer, he had to leave the Harper family and never come back. Only then could he live a carefree life!
If he stayed within Damon’s sight, he might be killed by Damon one day!
