Vivian's POV:
When I returned home that evening, Caroline stood by the window and pointed downstairs.
"Your ex followed you home. That woman is with him too, and she looks like trouble."
I stepped closer and saw Ethan and Chloe standing outside the gates.
Chloe leaned close to whisper in his ear and reached for his arm.
I later learned she'd forced her way into Ethan's car and refused to get out—he never meant to bring her.
She planned to demand hush money from the Hart family and had spent the drive urging Ethan to ask for more, preferably enough to buy her a house.
Before I could say anything, Daniel walked outside with several security guards.
Chloe kept yapping, calling me heartless and accusing me of using my family to bully her.
Daniel slapped her so hard that she hit the gr
