Rural Belle & Three Heirs

Angus lay sprawled on the ground, beaten to the brink of unconsciousness, his breathing rapid and his face pale. At the mention of sending him to prison by Chloe, the blank look in his eyes was immediately replaced by a trace of panic.

"Rena, I am still your father. How can you send me to prison?" Angus mustered a mocking smile despite his pain. "If you send me to prison, you'll have a father who's a convict. Let's see how ashamed you'll be then. And Michael-will he still be willing to spend so much money on keeping you?"

As his emotions spiraled out of control, Angus's words became even more venomous. "You little bitch, look at what you've done to your old man. If I had known you'd turn out like this, I should have drowned you in a piss bucket right after your mother gave birth to you."

His voice grew louder, and the unending stream of hateful and vicious words spewed from his mouth, assaulting the ears of both Rena and Chloe.

Initially, Rena felt some hesitation in her heart. She didn't genuinely want to send her heartless father to prison. After all, rationally, he was still her biological father, and this fact left a trace of emotional struggle within her.

But after hearing Angus's vile curses, her expression grew increasingly cold, and the last shred of her remaining feelings for him completely vanished. The filthy words were like daggers, deeply wounding her heart.

Rena gave a bitter smile and shook her head, saying to Chloe, "I don't have a father, especially not one like this."

"He used despicable means to kidnap us. They're kidnappers, and kidnappers belong in jail. Chloe, call the police. Don't wait another minute."

They locked the door of the small house and went to the outer room. Half an hour earlier, Angus had taken Chloe's phone, which was now lying on the small table where they had been drinking.

Chloe grabbed the phone and dialed 911.

While waiting for the police, Chloe kept an eye on Rena, who stood tall and composed, as if reborn.

Before the police arrived, Michael showed up with his manager and driver. Seeing the two women looking disheveled, Michael felt a pang of pain in his heart. He couldn't tell if it was for Rena or Chloe.

With Michael and John's help, the police took Angus and his accomplice away. Michael then accompanied Chloe and Rena to the police station to give their statements.

No one mentioned Grant all night. When Chloe finished her statement and stepped

out of the police station, she saw Grant and Isidora waiting outside.

Seeing Chloe looking disheveled, Grant quickly walked over to her.noveldrama

But Chloe felt a pang of sadness.

"Chloe, are you okay? Are you hurt?" Grant asked with concern.

In the past, Chloe would have cried in his arms, but now, she felt only anger.

Tonight, she had been through so much, and Grant hadn't been there. Now, he was standing with Isidora, and Chloe couldn't help but think of the intimate moment she had seen between them.

Feeling betrayed, Chloe pushed Grant away. "I'm fine."

Her cold response left Grant stunned. He thought she was still upset about the contract issue.

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"Chloe..." He tried to explain, but Isidora interrupted, defending Grant.

"Miss Davis, how can you treat Mr. Martin like this? He has been busy all day because

of you, only eating one meal. As soon as he heard you were in trouble, he rushed here. How can you be so ungrateful?"

Isidora's words were full of reproach, as if Chloe was being unreasonable.

Isidora was just Grant's secretary. Did she have the right to criticize Chloe?

Chloe, however, was not one to be easily intimidated.

"Who are you to criticize me?" she shot back, glaring at Isidora.

"I'm Mr. Martin's secretary, and I can't stand seeing you treat him this way," Isidora retorted.

She thought that since she had Giselle as her backer, Chloe, who wasn't even part of the Martin group, couldn't do anything to her.

Chloe's eyes narrowed. "Does this have anything to do with you? You're just a secretary. Are you trying to overturn the order? I didn't even know that the affairs of the Martin Family have now fallen under the purview of a mere secretary." Chloe's fierce response left Isidora speechless.

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Indeed, as a secretary, meddling in the private affairs of the Martin Family was quite out of line.

Chloe continued, "My issues with Grant are between us. If you speak to me like that again, I'll slap you. Don't think having Giselle as your backer means you can do whatever you want in my life. Giselle means nothing to me."

Chloe rudely scolded Isidora, and in her words, there was no longer any trace of respect for Grant's aunt, Giselle.

Isidora, shocked by Chloe's words, turned to Grant for support. "Mr. Martin, did you hear that? How can she speak about Giselle like that?"

Isidora expected Grant to scold Chloe, hoping to drive a wedge between them. But Grant didn't take the bait.

Grant calmed himself down and said to Isidora, "That's just how she is; don't take it to heart. She didn't mean to speak about Giselle that way, so please don't let Giselle know. Alright, she's shaken up, so I'll take her home now."

Grant's words were a clear warning to Isidora not to stir up trouble with Giselle.

Isidora couldn't believe Grant was still defending Chloe. How had Chloe managed to captivate him so completely?

As Chloe prepared to leave, Michael, Rena, and John emerged from the police station.

Michael gave Grant a complicated look before leaving with Rena and John. Grant opened the passenger door of his car for Chloe, but she looked at it with disdain. "I'm not getting in your car," she said.