CHAPTER 29: CHAPTER 29 JOKING! DREAM ON!

"Chloe, what did you say? Leaving?"

Lucas Hughes was perfectly imagining his next plan, not expecting to hear Chloe Simpson wanting to leave the city.

"Lucas, Alexander Johnson is about to invest in the hospital next, and we definitely can’t avoid interacting with him. And he’s the Young Master of the Capital Circle, as you said, we can’t fight him."

"If that’s the case, then let’s leave. Leave this city. As long as I have you, it’s the same wherever we go. The place with you is my home."

Chloe didn’t know Lucas’s plans; at this moment, she just wanted to leave quickly, change places, and live well with Lucas.

Lucas panicked: "You make it sound so easy. We’ve barely settled here, bought a house. Our jobs are stable too, how can we just up and leave?"

Kidding! If he left, how would he continue with his plans!

He only wanted to intensify the stimulus now, to let his sponge-like body recover quickly so it could stiffen!

He was still waiting to get treatment!

Leave? Dream on!

"Lucas, none of this matters. We can sell the house and just buy a new one in another place. As for jobs, with your PhD in medicine and current position as an attending physician, you shouldn’t worry about finding good work."

"Though I’m not as good as you, I’ve been a charge nurse for so many years, I can still find a decent job."

Chloe was focused on avoiding Alexander Johnson, not noticing Lucas’s unhappy expression at all.

"!" Lucas was momentarily speechless, unable to find a reason to refute, anxious enough to curse!

Damn!

What the hell!

No, we absolutely can’t leave!

Calm down, he must calm down! Calm down and find a reason that can convince Chloe without making her suspicious.

He was still waiting for Alexander Johnson to...

Right! Alexander Johnson! How did he forget about him!

"Chloe, I know, you don’t want to keep getting tangled with Alexander Johnson, neither do I. If I could, I’d want to leave with you. But you’re thinking too simply."

"Think about it, Alexander Johnson’s status, the Young Master of the Capital Circle. His influence is such that there’s no place he can’t reach. Moreover, if we anger him, what if he uses our families to threaten us?"

"Those upper-class elites, there’s nothing they wouldn’t do. If something really happened, we’d have nowhere to cry!"

Lucas had found an excuse and became more enthusiastic as he spoke.

"Then... what should we do? Lucas, I really don’t want to keep being entangled with him. I just want to have a good life with you. Sobs..."

Chloe immediately became scared upon hearing this.

Such stories aren’t uncommon on hot searches and in the news.

Some wealthy scion kills someone and gets off with a forged insanity plea; another runs off abroad, escaping justice with connections.

"Don’t panic, don’t panic! Chloe, let’s stay put for now. If things don’t work out, just handle Alexander Johnson for now and see what happens."

"Men understand men best. Based on what you just said, I feel like he just has a strong desire to conquer you. The more you reject him, the more he enjoys it. If you yield, he might lose interest."

"Think about these rich scions, they’ve been pampered wherever they go since birth. Those women surely would have gone all out to get into his bed."

"Now you’re rejecting him so blatantly, it must be novel for him. But I’m definitely not telling you to sleep with him. You see, with these guys, what beautiful women haven’t they seen? This newness might pass in a couple of days..."

Lucas gave many reasons, finally managing to dispel Chloe’s thoughts of leaving.

In fact, anyone would think the same.

After all, Chloe is just an ordinary little nurse, without a strong family background, just a pretty face and figure.

No one would think that the Young Master of the Capital Circle’s wealthiest would truly fall in love with her or anything.

Just a couple of days’ novelty, that’s all.

Although Chloe still felt annoyed and stressed thinking about Alexander Johnson’s entanglement, she also thought Lucas made sense.

Reflecting on that night in the conference room, when she initially resisted, Alexander seemed quite engaged.

Later, when she yielded, Alexander let her go instead.

And from the start of the hospital investment, Alexander hadn’t actively sought her out.

Whether the first encounter at the reception corner or later in the conference room, or tonight.

Either they met by chance, or it was arranged by the dean, none were Alexander’s intentions.

Clearly, Alexander wasn’t that interested in her.

With that thought, Chloe felt much more at ease.

She didn’t think much more about it, treated Lucas’s wounds, and went to sleep.

However, lying on the bed, Lucas was in such pain he couldn’t sleep, tossing and turning.

He glanced at the peacefully sleeping Chloe, feeling even more irritable.

Despicable! Sleeping with someone else is one thing, but he’s hurt so badly he can’t sleep, and she’s snoring away!

Jeez!

Lucas got up and went to the bathroom, removing his clothes to check his injuries.

In the mirror, he saw welts all over his body, both on his face and body, no good spot anywhere.

Especially his face, bruised and swollen, each injury more severe than the last.

Shit! Alexander’s people really did hit him hard!

Even his own father wouldn’t recognize him!

Luckily, he worked at a hospital and could cover up with a hat and mask.

Lucas reapplied medicine in front of the mirror before going back to bed to continue trying to sleep.

Nightfall’s top floor private room.

After Chloe left, Alexander stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window smoking.

He watched as the thousands of lights in front of him extinguished one by one, with Chloe’s question echoing in his ears.

"Alexander Johnson, did we know each other before?"

He flicked the ash off his cigarette, his mind stopping at the endless inquiry and confusion in Chloe’s eyes.

Then took out his phone and sent a message to Jack Woods on WeChat.

[Jack, I want to know everything about Chloe over the years, don’t miss any details!]