THE REVENGE
Chapter 23
• A year and a half earlier •
Chloe’s p.o.v.
I had another argument with my father.
As always, he had to travel abroad for an important deal—on my birthday. His job was, once again, more important than his own daughter. I told myself I was used to it. After all, in my entire life, he had only been present for two of my birthdays.
Still… it hurt.
I had everything prepared. Not a big party—just the idea of him being there. That was all I wanted.
In the end, I gave up. I canceled everything and went for a walk in the park instead. The night air was cool, quiet. I sat down on a bench and stared at the sky, letting the stars blur together as my thoughts wandered.
“Aren’t you the birthday girl?” The voice came from the darkness behind me.
I stiffened.
Grea
