Rural Belle & Three Heirs

Seeing these words, Grant felt his brain short-circuit. Could Chloe have run away from home?

He had thought she might just go back to her hometown, but now it seemed that wasn't the case at all.

Without a second thought, Grant pulled out his phone and dialed Chloe's number. After a few seconds, a cold, automated voice came through the receiver.

"Sorry, the number you have dialed is currently busy..."

Busy? Really? Grant wasn't ready to give up. It hadn't yet occurred to him that Chloe might have blocked him.

Since he couldn't reach her by phone, he decided to message her on Facebook. But when he saw the notification that he couldn't send her a message, it finally hit him— Chloe had blocked him.

Chloe had some nerve.

Running away from home? No notice, no heads-up, not even an address left behind. And now, she had gone so far as to block him.

Grant was both impressed and frustrated. Was Chloe running away from home or deliberately avoiding him? If it was the former, he could forgive her. If it was the latter, he would have to give her a piece of his mind when he found her.noveldrama

He immediately contacted Liam. "Liam, Chloe left a note and ran away from home... Can you check where she went?"

Liam was just as shocked when he got the call. "What? She ran away? How is that possible?"

Liam couldn't believe it. Chloe had never been mistreated by the Martin family. Why would she run away?

"Anyway, she's missing. Drop whatever you're doing and find her. Otherwise, Grandpa will kill us," Grant said before hanging up.

Mentioning Louis was a good way to make Liam understand the severity of the situation.

With Louis putting pressure, Liam naturally didn't dare to slack off. He immediately began searching for Chloe. However, after questioning all of Chloe's friends, he found out that none of them knew where Chloe had gone.

Everyone just said that after the holidays started, Chloe left with her backpack, but no one knew where she went.

Liam was at his wit's end.

Meanwhile, Chloe, Zara, and Rena had arrived in Oceancrest City, where Michael was filming. Following the address Michael had sent to Rena, they found the location.

That evening, Michael was shooting a night scene.

To avoid disturbing Michael's work, the three parked their RV not far from the set.

After getting out of the RV, they went to the set to find Michael. He had just finished an romantic scene and turned around to see Chloe standing in the crowd, arms crossed, staring at him.

Michael suddenly felt a pang of guilt.

He thought Chloe must be angry.

She had traveled all this way to visit him, only to catch him in the middle of a passionate scene with another actress. As his rumored girlfriend, Chloe was bound to be upset.

So, Michael rushed over to Chloe, trying to explain. "Chloe, we were just filming. It's all fake, just part of the job, you know?"

Seeing Michael like this, Chloe was a bit speechless. She shrugged and said, "I get it, it's work."

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"Really, it's just work. Chloe, why didn't you tell me you were coming?" Michael pulled Chloe aside to talk, completely ignoring Rena and Zara.

Zara felt a twinge of jealousy. Michael was the man she liked. How could he be chatting with Chloe instead of her?

Shouldn't he be talking to her? Was she not being forward enough?

Rena also felt uneasy. As Michael's assistant, she had developed some special feelings

for him over their time together. She seemed to be a bit jealous of Chloe.

After Michael wrapped up for the day, everyone gathered for a small get-together. Chloe and Zara, who had driven all day, finally got to sit down.

Michael had arranged for an outdoor barbecue, and soon everyone was eating, drinking, and having a good time.

During the festivities, Michael snapped some photos of everyone and posted them on his News Feed with the caption: [Your visit is the best surprise I've had this month.]

In the photos, Chloe was holding a glass of wine, clinking glasses with Zara.

When Michael was taking photos, he deliberately captured Chloe's left side, the side without the mole. In the picture, her skin appeared delicate, and her face was slightly flushed, giving her an innocent and pure look at first glance.

After posting the photos, Michael went to chat with some friends from the set.

Someone asked him, "Mic, there's a rumor online that Miss Davis is your fiancée. Is that true?"

"Yeah, Mic, is it true? What happened last time on set when you got punched?"

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"Aren't you and Karlie supposed to be an on-screen couple? Now there's Miss Davis. What about Miss Taylor?"

Michael smiled at their questions.

Fueled by the alcohol, he decided to clear things up a bit. "Let me tell you, Karlie and I are just colleagues. Even if we play an on-screen couple, it's just for work. We've never even held hands.

Miss Davis is the girl my grandpa picked for me. She might not be the prettiest, but I can assure you she's kind-hearted and a great person. Besides, can I go against my grandpa's wishes?

As for the incident on set, it was a misunderstanding. My fiancée thought I wasn't being faithful and got a bit jealous, so she took it out on me.

Women can't stand seeing their man with another woman, right?"

Michael explained while drinking, giving everyone a knowing look.

The group started cheering, demanding that Michael treat them.

Michael, in high spirits, agreed and joined them for more drinks and banter. Meanwhile, Chloe and Zara were a little discomfortable.

Zara, a bit tipsy, started confronting Chloe. "Chloe, what are we to each other?"

Chloe, confused, replied, "We're good friends, besties, right? What's up?"

Hearing this, Zara stood up abruptly, pointing at Chloe, slurring, "If we're such good friends, why are you stealing my man?"