The Billion-Dollar Divorce (Ian and Chloe) novel Chapter 57

Chapter 57

They hadn’t seen each other in over a month. He stood at the front of the car, she at the back.

They stared at each other in silence across the short distance.

Seeing Ian, Chloe felt no desire to speak.

She calmly broke eye contact and turned toward the apartment building’s entrance.

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Ian stepped in front of her, his voice unconsciously low. “Why didn’t you say you were coming back? I would have picked you up from the airport.”

Chloe took a small step back and looked up, their

eyes meeting.

She coolly pulled her arm from his grasp. “You should have received the divorce papers. My lawyer will handle any questions you have.”

A complex look crossed Ian’s face. “Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I’ll come by later to take you to the manor for dinner.”

Ian’s deliberate avoidance of the divorce made Chloe’s expression turn cold.

She glanced toward the young man running out from the gate and refused flatly, “There’s no need.”

A flash of irritation crossed Ian’s normally composed features.

He stepped forward, about to grab Chloe’s arm, but Carl beat him to it, pulling Chloe protectively to his side.

Carl shot Ian a glare before turning to Chloe with a wide grin. “Chloe, Mom and Dad sent me to come get you.”

Ignoring Ian completely, Chloe pushed her suitcase toward her brother. “Let’s go.”

Carl took the suitcase in one hand and linked his other arm with Chloe’s, and the two walked off toward the

entrance.

Ian stood frozen, his hand slowly falling back to his side,

He watched blankly as the Irvine siblings disappeared through the gate, not moving for a long moment.

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Later that evening, on the third floor of the Royal Court Club.

When Ian walked in and saw Mia, his face darkened. “What is a young woman like you doing here this late instead of being at home?”

Mia ducked behind Patrick. “Grandpa sent me. He said to remind you that tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and you need to bring Chloe to the manor for dinner.”

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Jan glanced down and mumbled an affirmation.

She stopped at the corner of the hallway, leaning against the wall and taking several deep breaths.

She had hoped to use Chloe’s time abroad to repair her relationship with Ian.

She never imagined that woman would return so quickly.

Recalling lan’s distracted, conflicted state, Andrea pushed herself off the wall and walked away.

‘As long as Jan keeps the truth about the child a secret, there will always be a rift between them, she thought, And I will always have a chance,

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At the same time, at the Irvine’s apartment.

After the family of four finished dinner, Chloe was in the kitchen doing the dishes while chatting with her

parents.

“Chloe, your phone.”

Carl handed her the phone. Chloe glanced at the unfamiliar number.

After a moment’s hesitation, she wiped her hands and went to the living room to take the call.

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