The Billion-Dollar Divorce (Ian and Chloe) novel Chapter 134

Chapter 134

Chapter 134

Arthur opened the door and jumped, startled to see Ian. “Seriously? Why is it you?”

Ian walked in, face stormy.

Arthur blocked Ian’s path. “What are you doing at my place in the middle of the night?”

Ian answered coolly, “I’m here to fix whatever’s wrong with you.”

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Arthur instantly stepped back. “Hey, don’t freak me out–I scare easy! If I end up traumatized, I’m definitely blaming you.”

Ian didn’t say a word–he just walked straight into the bedroom.

He arranged the incense he brought in a ring around the bed, then lit two white candles on the headboard.

Then he went to the living room and flipped the breaker, plunging the entire place into darkness–only the two white candles in Arthur’s bedroom were left flickering.

Arthur pointed at the circle of incense and candles, stomping his foot in exasperation. “Why don’t you just bring a couple of funeral wreaths too?”

Ian patted the edge of the bed. “Go to sleep.”

Arthur clutched the pillow Chloe had gifted him, shrinking back to the bedroom doorway, eyes locked on Ian, looking thoroughly freaked out.

Just then, the doorbell rang. Arthur quickly turned on his phone flashlight and rushed to answer.

Chloe peered into the pitch–black room and asked Arthur, “Did the power go out or something?”

Arthur grabbed Chloe’s arm and navigated blindly. “Your bargain husband flipped the breaker on us.”

Seeing Ian coming out, Chloe couldn’t help complaining, “Why’d you cut off their power? Turn it back on, seriously.”

Ian casually slid Arthur’s hand off Chloe’s arm and turned to put the power back on.

The room lit up at last, and Chloe finally walked in.

Ian stopped Chloe. “I already lit the incense for him. You’ve got work tomorrow–just head home and get some sleep.”

Arthur, almost panicking, pointed toward his bedroom. “Chloe, your husband was just casting some spell, trying to send me away for good! Quick, you gotta take a look!”

Chloe gave Ian a glance, then stepped into the bedroom.

The thick smell of herbal medicine hit Chloe the moment she walked in, making her cough twice.

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Incense smoke swirled around the room, two white candles burning on the headboard–and just looking at all of it made Chloe feel instantly out of sorts.

Not thinking twice, she quickly snuffed out the candles and incense, then yanked open the curtains.

Good thing she showed up when she did.

If she’d been any later, the place would’ve been marinated in that stuff.

After Chloe cleaned everything up, she dragged Ian off to the side and snapped, “How could you treat my patient like that?”

When Ian just kept quiet, Chloe hissed under her breath, “Yeah, this incense helps with insomnia, but overdose a little and you’ll poison somebody. Seriously, were you trying to smoke him out of here?”

Standing there, Ian’s face looked stormy. “Doesn’t matter how toxic it gets–nothing beats whatever poison he’s got.”

Chloe shot Ian a look, totally lost for words.

Back in the day, Ian used to be all gentlemanly and poised–never this mean or bitter.

Guess Ian had finally reached his limit with Arthur.

Arthur immediately started whining, “Chloe, how am I supposed to sleep in my room after your husband turned it into a smokehouse?”

Chloe was seriously at her wit’s end.

She had a consultation first thing in the morning, and then she still had to swing by Rowe Estate tonight.

These two were a handful.

Seizing the chance, Arthur complained to Chloe, “Chloe, I swear, this apartment must be way too close to the gates of hell–the energy here is cursed. I haven’t slept at all these past few nights, and honestly, I feel like I’m about to drop dead.”

Before Chloe could answer, Ian cut in stone–faced, “Nobody on the thirteenth floor has died, so what are you freaking out about down here on the eleventh?”

Arthur clung to Chloe’s arm, pleading, “Chloe, can I crash at your place tonight?”

Jan brushed Arthur aside and wrapped his arm around Chloe. “Not a chance.”

Chloe shot lan a look. “You smoked out his whole bedroom–so what’s wrong with letting him stay at ours for just one night?”

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Jan shot Vivian a look, and for a split second, there was a dangerous glint in his eyes.

Vivian pressed on, “Mr. Hamilton, I know Andrea’s got no official place with you, but come on, she had your kid. She’s a mess right now–she needs you”

Jan’s face grew colder by the second as he looked at Vivian. “Miss Monroe, you can leave now.”

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“Why bother arguing with trash like her?” Arthur sneered.

With that, he hurled a cup of soy milk at Vivian, who shrieked and dodged just in time.

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Watching Vivian leave all flustered, Chloe turned to Ian and said, “I know you’re worried about her–just go check on her. Don’t end up regretting it.”

Ian looked Chloe straight in the eye and said, “Chloe, do you really have to misjudge me like that?”

Chloe gave Ian the kind of look you give a lunatic, then grabbed Arthur and headed into the dining room.

About ten minutes later, Vivian climbed into a white sedan parked by the curb.

Andrea couldn’t wait and blurted out, “Vivian, what did Ian say?”

Vivian gave Andrea a look full of doubt. “Andrea, are you really sure Mr. Hamilton is your son’s father?”

Andrea glanced away, uneasy. “Vivian, why are you suddenly asking me that?”

Vivian huffed, “I did exactly what you said–went up there and confronted him. But Ian couldn’t care less, and he just stood by while that weirdo Arthur drenched me in soy milk!”

Andrea forced an uneasy smile, brushing it off. “Maybe it’s just that his wife was there, so he couldn’t just leave.”

Hearing Vivian back her up, Andrea’s fists clenched so hard her nails bit into her palms–she could barely hide her nerves.

Three o’clock in the afternoon, at a café in Kingsford.

Andrea reached out to Miranda, asking to meet face–to–face.

Andrea went straight to the point. “Mrs. Hamilton, you said you’ve got a way to make lan leave his wife fast, so that he and I can finally be together out in the open. Is that for real?”

Miranda gave Andrea a look, then set her coffee cup down with easy elegance.