He Cheated I Rose: Making Him Regret Everything (Chloe and Arthur) novel Chapter 70

Chapter 70 Laying Down the Challenge

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“Arthur, Mr. Myers,” Chloe’s voice cut clearly through the noise. “You keep insisting that those who make mistakes should apologize. Fine, I agree with that principle.” She paused, letting her words sink in. “If my son truly did something wrong, forget a simple apology–I would kneel down and beg for your forgiveness.”

Arthur stiffened at her words. A knot of anxiety tightened in his chest, though he couldn’t pinpoint why her declaration unsettled him so deeply.

“But!” Chloe’s gaze locked onto Arthur, a sly smile playing on her lips as she suddenly shifted her stance. “If my son is innocent, then shouldn’t everyone here follow that same principle? Shouldn’t you all kneel down and apologize to him?”

“Chloe, are you serious? You’re still being unreasonable at a time like this? How long are you going to keep this charade going?” Arthur let out an exasperated sigh. “Do you really think causing all this drama just to get my attention will work?”

“So, Mr. Myers, I’ll ask you directly–do you have the nerve to kneel if you’re wrong?” Chloe pressed, her voice unwavering.

All eyes turned to Arthur, waiting for his response.

“You all seem so certain Robert is guilty. You’ve seen the footage. What’s the matter? Getting cold feet?” Chloe chuckled, her tone dripping with mockery. “Tsk, tsk. All talk, I see.”

“Don’t you dare act so high and mighty! We all saw the video! Robert put pieces of cooked egg in Jenarth’s water cup and nearly caused a disaster! We all witnessed it! The children saw it too! How could it be fake? I stand by what I saw!” a parent snapped, stepping forward with a sharp tone.

“Chloe, prove your son’s innocence right now. If you can’t, I won’t just make you kneel and apologize–I’ll post this entire thing online! Let the whole world see how shameless you really are!”

The moment those words were spoken, others quickly joined in, their voices merging into a chorus of

agreement.

To them, the facts seemed clear. Chloe couldn’t twist the truth.

This farce had gone on long enough. It was time to end the circus. They’d see who would be crying and begging for mercy later.

Pressed by the surrounding parents, Arthur looked at Chloe’s resolute face and finally let out a cold snort. “Fine. If you can prove Robert is innocent, I will apologize. But if you can’t, Chloe, you must give up custody of Robert. If you keep raising him like this, you’ll ruin him completely.”

“Deal!” Chloe accepted without a moment’s hesitation.

Her immediate reply made Arthur’s gaze sharpen on her.

That uneasy feeling in his gut twisted even tighter.

Chloe turned to face the crowd, then her eyes settled on Keith. “Mr. Pena, since you were here when this whole mess happened, would you mind being our witness?”

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Keith offered a gentle smile. “I’d be happy to. I must admit, I’m quite curious to see how you intend to prove

Robert’s innocence.”

Chloe returned the smile but said nothing more. She pulled Robert to her side and declared loudly for all to hear. “Robert says he didn’t do it, so he didn’t. I’m his mother. I know the son I’ve raised.”

A wave of laughter rippled through the crowd. No one had expected Chloe’s so–called “proof” to be nothing more than a bold statement. It was absurd.

“Haha, that’s your proof? What a joke! Well, I say I don’t believe you, so you must be guilty. Does that make you guilty for sure?” a parent retorted sarcastically.

Chloe met the parent’s eyes, a cunning smile gracing her lips. “How can you be so sure that what your children saw is the absolute truth?”

“I…” The parent was momentarily speechless.

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