Our Anniversary, You Chose Her – I Chose Divorce

Chapter 477: Chloe Reed, I’m Afraid

She turned and left the basement. As the warm sunlight washed over her, she felt like she had come back to life.

Chloe Reed slowly exhaled. She glanced at the silent man beside her and said, "Let’s go back."

But Walker Grant said, "Want to go inside and rest for a bit?"

Chloe Reed glanced at the villa ahead. She had never been here before and was in no mood to rest.

"I want to go back."

She started walking ahead on her own.

"Chloe Reed."

The man’s low, deliberate voice came from behind her.

Chloe Reed’s steps faltered. She turned to look at him. "What is it?"

gazed at her intently. "If you had known from the beginning that the person you saved back then was my older brother... would you still have come to find

"If you had known from the beginning that the one who saved you

swept by, carrying their words away and scattering them over

lips. "You never understood my heart, Walker Grant. We’re truly not right for each

that, she

"I would have."

resolute voice followed her. "I would

Reed didn’t look back. "It doesn’t

grabbed her wrist. "It is important. Of course it is. We were meant to be together; there are no ’what ifs.’ The

her eyes, every word he uttered hammering into her ears. "Because I’m scared,

her wrist. "I was horrible before. I was so sure you loved me that I thought you wouldn’t blame me, that you’d even help me shoulder those responsibilities. It was my arrogance. I know I was wrong now. I know how naive I was being. A relationship is always

me a long time to understand all this. I tried to let you go, to grant your wish for a divorce. But Chloe Reed... in the days without you, it hurts right here. It really,

her hand and pressed it against his chest. His voice

could feel a tremor—the frantic thumping of his heart. As if to underscore his words, the

Reed’s long lashes fluttered. "We made

eyes shut in pain. He lowered his head slightly, his back seeming to hunch over. After a long

him and said, "We