Chapter 18 - Ethan Makes A Desperate Plea For Forgiveness
Two days later, Ethan parked his sedan outside Chloe’s suburban estate, walking up the gravel pathway with hesitant steps.
He pressed the brass doorbell chime, waiting nervously as footsteps approached from the other side of the heavy oak door.
The door swung open to reveal Chloe holding a stack of legal files, her expression remaining entirely neutral and composed.
“What are you doing here, Ethan? You violated the restraining order by coming within five hundred feet of this property,” Chloe warned.
“I just wanted five minutes of your time, Chloe... please, I’m begging you,” Ethan pleaded, his voice cracking with emotion.
Chloe sighed softly, stepping back to let him into the grand foyer out of the chilly morning air.
“You have five minutes, Ethan, and then my brother is escorting you off the property permanently,” Chloe said flatly.
Ethan looked around the familiar hallway where they had shared so many happy memories before the devastating wedding day.
“I lost everything, Chloe... my family’s estate is being auctioned off, my father is facing prison time, and I’m completely alone,” he confessed.
“You brought every single one of these consequences upon yourself through years of deliberate deception,” Chloe reminded him calmly.
“Do you ever regret the three years we spent together? Was it all just a complete lie to you?” Ethan asked quietly.
“The only real part of those three years was the person I thought you were... but that person never actually existed,” Chloe answered.
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She opened the front door wider, gesturing toward the driveway where Leo stood waiting by the car keys in hand.
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