Chloe’s POV
Her eyes flickered.
“You raised him,” I continued quietly. “Maybe you should ask him why he is obsessed with me.”
She slammed her palm on my desk. “Do not mention my son.”
“Then do not accuse me,” I replied.
Silence filled the room. Thick and sharp.
“You think you are clever,” Margaret said. “You think hiding behind rules and contracts will save you.”
“I am not hiding,” I said. “I am working.”
“You will ruin my family,” she snapped.
I straightened fully. “Your family was already broken before I walked into it.”
Her breathing grew shallow. “You think Drake will choose you?”
“I am not asking him to choose me,” I said. “I am asking you to stay out of my space.”
She laughed coldly. “You are delusional.”
“Maybe,” I replied. “But I am also not scared of you.”
That stop
