<<The Remains of Summer) Chapter 23
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Ethan’s fever raged for days. He raved about Amelia, his voice filled with
anguish.
Chloe sat beside him, numb, watching him. Her love for him had long since
turned to resentment. The miscarriage, the scandal, the coma, the loss of her
child… she blamed him for everything.
Yet, she knew she couldn’t leave him. He was her lifeline. She had no skills,
no prospects. No one would hire a disgraced social media influencer. All she had
left was him.
She pressed the call button.
Doctors rushed in, tending to Ethan. Late that night, his fever broke. He
woke up,
his gaze settling on Chloe.
All the anger, the hatred, had vanished, replaced by a weary resignation.
They’d both made mistakes. They’d both wronged Amelia.
He looked at her for a long moment, then spoke. “Let’s get a divorce.”
Chloe’s face paled. She shook her head frantically.“No! I won’t divorce you!”
She fell to her knees, tears streaming down her face, her voice
pleading. “Ethan, please don’t leave me. Tell me what I did wrong. I’ll change, I
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promise!”
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Ethan closed his eyes, his voice tired. “We both made mistakes. Let’s just…
end this.”
Chloe continued to sob and plead, refusing to let go.
He continued as if he hadn’t heard her.“I’ll give you the house, and five
million dollars. Let’s just… move on.”
Before Chloe could respond, Ethan’s mother burst into the room, slapping
him across the face.
“Divorce?! Are you out of your mind?”
“If you divorce her, your father will disown you! He’ll take away your shares!
What will you have left to fight your brother with?”
“Besides, you and Chloe can still have another baby! If you make your father
happy, he might even let you back into the company!”
Ethan touched his stinging cheek, a hollow laugh escaping his lips. He’d lost
the most precious thing in his life. Money meant nothing.
He refused to be swayed. He wanted a divorce.
A year later, Ethan and Chloe were back in the headlines. Not for their
