Chapter 2 Betrayal

Chloe stayed very close to the door to listen to what they had to say next.

"How was your father able to dig up dirt against Chloe's father?" Lila asked, curiously.

"My father said he approached Mr. Blackwood with some business ideas so they could both work together, but Chloe's father stupidly refused and even threatened to expose the illegal business my father was into to the world.

To pay Mr. Blackwood back for threatening him, my father dug up some dirt against him with the help of his little friends. Mr. Blackwood is just as daft as his daughter," Marcus said, kissing Lila on the forehead.

Chloe couldn't believe what she had just heard from Marcus.

Is this the reward she gets after committing her whole life to him for two years?

As if breaking her heart wasn't enough, his father is the man behind everything that happened to Chloe's father.

"I can't believe Lila thought this is the best thing to pay me back with!" Chloe thought with tears streaming down her cheeks.

Though Lila came from a very poor background, Chloe didn't mind becoming Lila's friend because she cared less about status and just lived a simple life. All she cared about was how they treated each other. Whenever Lila needed anything, Chloe was always her go-to person, and it would be provided immediately.

Chloe gave Lila everything she ever wanted she wanted. She even treated Lila like her blood sister and even told her secrets that were supposed to be kept within herself. After everything, this is what she gets for taking Lila as a best friend.

"Betrayal!" Chloe muttered.

Soon, Marcus and Lila's laughter echoed through Chloe's ear.

"What about the drug you have been injecting her with?" Lila asked.

"Oh! I forgot to tell you. The drugs have been effective; she is barren already, and in fact, her womb is now damaged. She will find it hard to give birth. She might lose her life while trying to give birth if I give her another dose of the drug, so I stopped it," Marcus said.

"The mistake she made was trying to oppress me with her family wealth. I will show him that I have something she does not possess," Lila said, with pure hatred surging through her voice.

Chloe held her stomach in shock. Immediately, Lila stopped talking. So, Marcus and Lila have been feeding her with drugs she thought were good for her health, not knowing it's an infertility pill. Chloe couldn't hold onto the tears anymore as she kicked open the door angrily her face filled with disappointment and betrayal.

Lila and Marcus were scared to their bone marrow when they saw the door being kicked open angrily. They were even more shocked when they looked up and saw Chloe's teary face. Marcus pushed Lila to one side so that Chloe wouldn't guess if there was anything going on between them, not knowing that Chloe had already overheard all their secret conversations.

"So, you both planned to ruin my life and my family, why? What did I do wrong? Where did I go wrong, huh, answer me?" Chloe asked angrily with tears rolling down her cheeks.

Chloe attempted to speak, but the lumps in her throat held her back from saying a word, so she had to wait and calm down for a few seconds before she could speak a word. Marcus saw a close choke as an opportunity to step down from the bed. He made an attempt to touch Chloe, but she flinched and stepped back.

"No honey, it's not what you think. We were talking about a movie we watched together. We were just rehearsing each line we heard in the movie," Marcus lied.

While Marcus was busy apologizing, Lila laid on the bed acting non-chalantly and not caring if Chloe heard their conversation or not. She didn't even bother to cover her nakedness.

"Not what I think, huh? The drama should be interesting to that extent," Chloe said, laughing mockingly and loudly.

"Here's one thing love birds," Chloe started as she walked closer to them.

"I will make sure to ruin both of you. I will wait and see the end of you two and I will take my revenge. I will make you feel the pain I and my family are feeling now," Chloe said.

She stared at both of them and immediately ran out of Marcus' apartment with tears rolling down her cheeks. Marcus stood up making an attempt to chase after Chloe, but Lila held him back and made him sit on the bed.

"Where are you going to? What she just said is just an empty threat. Remember that her family's company has gone bankrupt, and her life is totally in ruins. There's nothing she will do, so there's nothing to worry about," Lila said as she wrapped her hands around Marcus and planted a kiss on his forehead.

Chloe looked back and realized that Marcus didn't even bother to chase after her as that was the only evidence that he never loved her from the beginning of their relationship.

Chloe couldn't stop crying as she stepped out of Marcus' apartment onto the street. She walked aimlessly around the street before she spotted a high, classy, lively bar nearby.

She looked around her to see if there was another classier bar than that before she walked in a while cleaning her teary eyes. All she needed was just something to clear her head and cool off the troubles and pain going through her mind.

She walked into the bar and signaled to the waitress to come closer.

"I was to drink, but give me two bottles first," Chloe said, indicating with her two fingers.

"Here, ma'am." The waitress said, handing over two bottles to Chloe and an opener. Chloe rejected the beer glass and asked the waitress to leave.

Chloe cried as she gulped down the beer. The pain she had encountered today alone was too much for someone her age. She wasn't ready to go through all those pains and never expected it, but nobody knew that it would eventually come from the people she loved.

At the right corner of the bar where the VIPs were seated, a young man named Adrian couldn't help but notice a lady crying and drinking at the same time. He wondered what she was going through that would make her be in that state.

He was very shocked because this was the first time he had ever seen a lady cry and drink herself into a stupor at the same time.