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Why was she so foolish? What was going through her mind? Adrianna was in New York City, Chloe! It was Beverly Hills. How could Adrianna come to her house now? Did she have a magical bag that could open doors anywhere? Not to mention. Oh God, Tisa was indeed losing her mind. Adrianna was probably already asleep. Tomorrow was a workday, and Adrianna would be busy with her activities at the kindergarten.
Chloe lightly slapped her forehead. She cursed her stupidity, which turned out to be quite outrageous.
She pocketed her phone that had been in her grasp. Adrianna would probably laugh at her foolishness tomorrow. But she wasn’t ready to leave her balcony just yet. Chloe looked around, admiring the beautiful lights as far as her eyes could see. The house she lived in was located in a high area. She deliberately chose this location because it reminded her of one of the villas she used to visit with Agatha Theodore.
From this height, she could see how the lights of the surrounding residents illuminated the area, adding to the beauty of the night view just like she was doing now. She surveyed the scenery of the entire complex where she currently resided. The house she lived in had an idea that made her very comfortable. Especially the tall trees she could almost reach. But that was only a perspective from the view that entered her eyes.
Chloe calmed herself again, choosing to close her eyes for a moment. Even though Adrianna was absent and she felt foolish for still having doubts in her heart, she had to make a decision. She was startled when the flat object vibrated again. However, it wasn’t a text message but a phone call that caught her off guard. She wondered momentarily who the caller could be at this late hour. Could it be Darren? Excitedly, she grabbed the phone from her pocket, hoping to see Darren’s name on the screen. But it made her widen her eyes in surprise instead. Leonel’s name was displayed in the call.
Chloe shook her head softly. Why was her ex-husband calling her for no reason at all? Had she been neglecting Leonel all this time? Completely disregarding his existence? Her behavior also gave the impression that Leonel was a nuisance. Chloe didn’t want to answer the call, but she couldn’t help it. Agatha’s face haunted her. If it weren’t for Agatha Theodore, Chloe would be reluctant to respond to anything related to Leonel. She still felt uneasy.
“Hello, are you busy now?” Leonel asked through the connected call to Chloe. But before Chloe could answer, she scanned her surroundings, and her eyes stopped at one of the silver cars in front of her house’s gate. She recognized the owner of the car, none other than her ex-husband Leonel. The man seemed to look up toward where Chloe was. It made Chloe take a step back and enter her room.
What does he want here? Tisa wondered to herself. She also gripped her phone tightly. There was frustration she was holding back due to Leonel’s behavior tonight. How dare he!!!
“Hello, why are you silent? How about we go out now?” Leonel asked again through the call. But Chloe didn’t want to answer him at all. Once again, Leonel stared in the direction where she believed Chloe was just now. “Chloe?”
But before she could respond, Chloe immediately ended the call. She didn’t want to have anything to do with Leonel anymore.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.
“Oh my God, I wanted to take her to see the beauty of Beverly Hills at night,” Leonel complained.
***
This morning, Chloe got ready to head to the cafe. Although there were lingering questions about Leonel’s presence last night, Chloe ignored them. It’s not like she wanted Leonel to come to her, right? Besides, the man seemed to have nothing better to do. Chloe also wanted to return to her postponed activities because she took a day off yesterday. That’s right. Leonel’s presence around her often made her lose concentration. Even though she didn’t entertain his disruptions, the discomfort still lingered.
The aftermath of her day off had a noticeable effect. She felt more relaxed and refreshed because she could enjoy fresh air without being chased by work.
Still getting ready in front of the mirror, Chloe suddenly received another notification from the flat object she had placed on her vanity table. Initially, Chloe was reluctant to see who the sender was. She still remembered Leonel’s disturbances last night. She suspected that the incoming message on her phone was from him.
But her curiosity outweighed her indifference, so Chloe reached for the flat object and saw who had sent the morning message. If it was Adrianna, she was sure she wouldn’t want to reply to it at all. They could talk on the phone, right?
However, Chloe’s assumption was wrong. It was Darren who sent her the message that morning.
“Darren?” Chloe whispered. Even from his last message last night, Darren still needs to reply. Maybe he was busy with airport matters? This morning, Darren informed her about his presence in Beverly Hills.
Tring!
“How have you been in the past week?” Chloe read the message from Darren, and a slight smile appeared on her face. Because of Darren’s concern, she immediately typed a reply to his message.
“I’m fine, Darren. How about you? Are you working today? I suggest you take a rest.” Send.
Chloe wrote her message and sent it to Darren. She was worried about Darren’s condition. Exceptionally since he had just returned from Surabaya last night, he might have been exhausted if he had to go to work this morning. But there was a furrow on her forehead. Did Darren not mention her request to meet today? Was it true?
Tring!
“Maybe I won’t work today. Maybe tomorrow. I still feel tired, Sa. But I want to drop you off and pick you up while you work. Are you ready? I’ll pick you up this morning, but before that, I want to talk about something.”
Chloe’s heart raced even more as she saw Darren’s message, which talked about something to her.
“Of course, I’m ready.”
Tring!
“Come down. I’m downstairs now!”
Her eyes widened as she read Darren’s message, realizing he was already in front of her house. She quickly tidied herself up as beautifully as possible. She remembered to spray her favorite perfume a little bit. Chloe hurried downstairs.
“Brad, I’m being picked up by Darren,” Chloe said as she reached the bottom of the stairs. Her driver was ready to take her this morning.
“Yes, ma’am. Mr. Darren met me earlier.”
Chloe’s smile widened. “I’ll let you know if I need to be picked up.”
“Understood, ma’am. Hopefully, there won’t be any messages for pickup.”
“What?” Chloe blinked in disbelief.
“Yes, ma’am. You must miss him because you haven’t seen your lover for a week.”
Chloe didn’t expect Brad to tease her now, especially with Tia and Peni, who still needed to leave for the cafe. They all seemed to be smiling because of Budi’s comment.
“You guys,” Chloe pretended to pout, although she wasn’t at all. Her face emitted happiness again. “I’ll go now.”