Chloe's Real Connection
Chapter 13 - Chloe's Real Connection
Elena confronted Chloe that night.
Ryan had told one truth.
Chloe’s father had known Ryan before the affair began.
Two years earlier, Ryan approached Mercer Holdings about a failed development project.
Chloe’s father declined.
Months later, Ryan contacted Chloe directly at a charity event.
“He knew who I was,” Chloe admitted.
Elena felt sick.
“So he targeted you.”
Chloe nodded.
The affair had not begun accidentally.
Ryan had chosen Chloe because of her access to money.
The villa deal came later.
Elena expected to feel satisfaction.
Instead, she felt sadness.
Ryan had used both of them differently.
Elena for stability.
Chloe for access.
When Chloe began crying, Elena did not comfort her.
Not yet.
But she did not ask her to leave.
“I need you to testify.”
Chloe wiped her face.
“I will.”
“Even if it damages your reputation?”
“Yes.”
“Even if your father tells you not to?”
Chloe hesitated.
Then she nodded.
For the first time, Elena believed her.
The next morning, Mercer Holdings withdrew completely from the property transaction.
Chloe’s father issued a written statement acknowledging that the company had been misled about ownership authorization.
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Ryan’s last potential deal vanished.
And without that money, the people he owed began coming for what he still had.
