Our Anniversary, You Chose Her – I Chose Divorce

Sean Miller glanced at the bodyguard, his expression displeased, but he restrained himself. He then turned to Miles Hawthorne and said, ”The boss only told me to ask if you still remember that little fishing boat.”

Miles Hawthorne shuddered and finally closed his eyes. ”I remember.”

Sean Miller nodded. ”Good. The boss knows your situation, so he had me come see you.”

With that, he suddenly lunged toward Miles Hawthorne.

The bodyguard was ready and struck Sean Miller in the back with an electric baton. Sean Miller’s body convulsed, and he collapsed, unconscious.

He never got close to Miles Hawthorne.

A flicker of disappointment crossed Miles Hawthorne’s eyes before he closed them again.

A moment later, Walker Grant walked over. ”If I’m not mistaken,” he said, ”he was here to kill you, wasn’t he?”

Miles Hawthorne said nothing.

Chloe Reed’s hands, hanging by her sides, clenched into tight fists. ”Who sent you to kill me? Why won’t you just tell me?!”

Miles Hawthorne raised his eyes to look at her. ”If I told you, you’d go for revenge. She can’t die.”

”You!”

Chloe Reed was furious, but there was nothing she could do about him.

He was incredibly tight-lipped. No matter what anyone tried, he simply refused to talk.

Walker Grant’s expression was placid. ”You remember Nathaniel Monroe’s sister, don’t you? Claire Monroe. She’s been studying hypnotism for years and is now one of the world’s leading hypnotherapists. She came back to the country a few days ago. It’s the perfect opportunity to invite her over. How many rounds of hypnotism do you think you can withstand?”

Miles Hawthorne’s body began to tremble slightly. He glared fiercely at Walker Grant. ”I’m not going to say anything!”

Walker Grant continued in a slow, deliberate tone, ”She does more than just hypnotism. She can also inflict a certain amount of damage to the brain. For instance, she could make you constantly relive your painful past in your dreams, haunted by nightmares for the rest of your life.”

”Or she could erase your most important memories, making you completely forget why you’re keeping this secret in the first place.”

Walker Grant looked at him coolly. ”Miles Hawthorne, you can refuse to talk, but I have plenty of ways to make you.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned, took Chloe Reed’s hand, and led her out of the room.

Chloe Reed was stunned by his words. As soon as they were out of the basement, she asked, ”Was that for real?”

”Yeah.”

Walker Grant nodded. ”But talented people tend to have their eccentricities. Claire Monroe is a very strong-willed person. She won’t agree to help until she’s finished what she’s currently working on.”

Chloe Reed had never met Claire Monroe; she had only heard Nathaniel Monroe mention her. His sister spent all her time abroad, sometimes not coming home for years. Even when she did return, she would only stay for a few days before leaving again.

It made Chloe intensely curious about her.

「Back at Jardinelle」

Chloe Reed’s phone rang. She took it out and saw it was a call from Iris Yates.

”Hello, Iris.”

She answered immediately, thinking Iris had finally decided to go on that trip.

”Chloe, I’m getting married.”

Who knew that the first words out of Iris’s mouth would give her such a shock!

Chloe Reed’s voice rose a few pitches. ”Married? To who? When did this happen? Why?!”

”Sigh...”

Iris sighed. ”I’m marrying Nathaniel Monroe. We’ve already registered our marriage. My parents and his parents know, and our families are meeting tonight to discuss the wedding.”

Chloe Reed: ”!!!”

Her eyes widened in shock. ”You and Nathaniel Monroe?! Iris, what on earth is going on?”