His Terms; Her Heart

You Aren't Worth It

Adrian's face turned red when he saw the way Mr. Henry was staring at his wife.

"It would be better if you just have a one-night stand with her," Adrian said angrily, his voice very deep and scary.

It looked as if Mr. Henry was hit hard on the stomach as he stared at the floor. Instantly, a chilling aura enveloped Adrian that almost everyone around him noticed.

Mr. Henry quickly understood what Adrian meant and hurriedly stepped back a bit.

"No sir, I dare not try such," Mr. Henry said, feeling ashamed of what he just did.

"Oh, I thought that would be the best thing for you," Adrian said.

Mr. Henry swallowed the hard lump in his throat as he tried looking around, but making sure his eyes didn't fall on Chloe again, or else something else might befall him.

Adrian was walking forward step by step when he saw Marcus' father, Mr. Andrew, behind them from the corner of his eye.

Swiftly, he turned towards the direction of Mr. Andrew.

"I heard earlier yesterday that Mr. Blackwood's property was seized because he involved himself in some illegal dealings, right?" Adrian asked, holding Chloe's hand tightly when he noticed how angry she was and fuming in anger.

Mr. Andrew was taken aback by Adrian's question, but still held himself and forced out a fake smile.

Chloe wished she could clean off the smile appearing on Mr. Andrew's face.

"Yes, I heard about it too. I still find it hard to believe that someone like Mr. Blackwood could involve himself in such kind of illegal acts.

You shouldn't judge a book by its cover," Mr. Andrew said.

"I would be more than happy if you could show some atom of respect to him because he's now my father-in-law.

I will make sure to find that person who dug up dirt against him, no matter what it takes. I don't mind spending any amount of money on him.

Though, his properties have been returned and he's free," Adrian said, his eyes gently placed on Mr. Andrew's own all this whole time as he waited for his reaction.

Adrian knew too well that Mr. Andrew was the only one capable of digging up dirt against people, he knew him to be the one behind everything that happened to Mr. Blackwood.

Mr. Andrew, on the other hand, tried to avoid Adrian's stare because that alone could make him go on his knees in a plot of seconds.

"How can a boy who is just a few years older than my son talk to me in this manner?" Mr. Andrew thought, rolling his eyes badly at Adrian. Immediately, he noticed that something else had caught his attention.

Mr. Andrew already had the determination to bring down Adrian at all costs, not caring if they were step-brothers.

Chloe, on the other hand, felt a sweet sensation run through her heart as she watched Adrian speak on her behalf. She still found it hard to believe that the ruthless Adrian Blake that everyone feared was just and willing to help her family.

"He's not as bad as I thought," Chloe thought, shrugging her shoulders.

Suddenly Chloe started feeling pressed. She tapped Adrian and pulled his ear closer.

"I need to use the restroom," Chloe whispered to Adrian.

Adrian nodded his head and released Chloe's hand. Chloe got to the restroom and finished a few minutes later.

She moved over to the sink to wash her hands when someone from behind opened the door all of a sudden. She looked back to see who it was and realized it was her former best friend, Lila, who had betrayed her.

Lila walked in majestically, closed the door, folded her arms across her chest, and rested on the door.

"Wait Chloe, aren't you ashamed of yourself," Lila asked.

"What should I be ashamed of?" Chloe asked, also folding her arms across her chest as she rested on the wall.

"You should be ashamed of dating Marcus' uncle immediately after you broke up with Marcus. That's so dirty of you," Lila said.

Chloe's face turned cold instantly seeing that Lila wanted to turn her into a murderer all of a sudden with her choice of words. She heaved out a heavy sigh and closed her eyes tightly so she could control her anger.

"You should be ashamed of yourself Lila," Chloe said, shaking her head.

"Why should I be?" Lila asked.

"Because you keep on eating my leftovers," Chloe said.

The words hit Lila deep in her chest, but she shook it off.

"Well Lila, if we are seriously looking for someone who is shameless, it should definitely be you. You are so shameless and ugly that you can't afford to stand beside me during any competition," Chloe continued.

"If being shameless is going to be a life imprisonment, I don't mind committing a crime for that. Don't think that the fact that you are living with the richest man in this country automatically makes you rich.

You said I am a shameless person, right? At least, I am better than you who have no womb at all. You are infertile, Chloe," Lila said, confidently sticking out her tongue towards Chloe in a mocking manner.

Chloe clenched her fist angrily as she staggered a few steps backward to rest completely on the wall as water started forming in her eyes.

The tears were about to fall, but Chloe held it back so Lila wouldn't guess her weak point.

Instead of crying like a baby, Chloe guessed that Lila intentionally came into the restroom to pour more salts into her wounds. She sniffed back her nose before taking a step forward.

"Yeah, I know that I am now infertile, but neither you nor Marcus will ever know peace in your entire life. I will ruin you much more than you ruined mine.

You and Marcus will suffer the consequences of betraying me," Chloe said, angrily.

"Ouch, I'm scared of you already; I can't breathe properly. Hope the consequences won't be too much for me to handle?" Lila asked, making a mockery of Chloe's words.

Lila smirked and walked over to where Chloe was standing and they were just an inch away from each other.

"You see the way I have Marcus wrapped around my finger, I will also get Adrian Blake wrapped up in the next few days or weeks.

Take a seat and watch what I am going to do," Lila sneered.

"Let's see who ends up winning the battle with Adrian Blake," Chloe said.

"Should we make a bet on that?" Lila asked, smirking.

"I don't waste my precious time betting with you because you aren't worth it," Chloe said as she picked out her handkerchief and wiped off the tears that were making an attempt to fall before she walked out.