Madison, wincing at the pain in her back, hurried off with Susan in tow.
Daniel lingered for one last look at Chloe before reluctantly following them.
Robert left the house too, while Elizabeth stayed behind, visibly distressed. "Chloe, I know you're upset—this whole thing is unfair. But you can't just act on impulse like this…"
Chloe said nothing. The moment her parents urged her to tolerate the situation "for the sake of the child," she had seen the truth: some things had already become irreparably complicated.
Instead of returning to her family home, she moved into a hotel and threw herself into preparing for her upcoming art exhibition.
A few days later, Daniel reached out for the first time. "Chloe, I've drafted the divorce agreement. I'm leaving with nothing—house, car, savings,
