Chapter 2 The Fall of Hugh
Alouder erupted from Alcia as shachung to High in mor, trying to hide in his arms.
Anne turned to the police officer beside her and and, “Thank you for finding my band.
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High finally mapped out of his do and scrambled to grab his clothes. Anot met dressed first. I can explain–But babe could, Anne marched the shirt nighton or his hand.
The thing he law, Anne had her phone up, camera med straight at him and Alicia. Go ahead. Explen. Because I don’t believe a single word otherwis. Ha apa mudased in shock. Hecan’t believe Anne would actually pull a stont like this.
Hugh jumped off the bad, completely forgetting he was only in his underwor, and made a grab for Anne phone. But beforeasly
His voice cracked the tried to ceas with rana, please don’t do this.
“Anna, this is alla mirandering Hugh and I did do anything” Alious chimed in all, he is tambaking.
The mention of didn’t do anything only made Anne’s expression grow colder.
Annes gaseromated cold and unmoving at aber took it all in Back then, when she learned the truth about High and Alicia conspiring to destroy her family, the shame and despairsourly baby be. Daw, that are quith being reddensch
Anne let out a steer and said, her veins bring, “I gave up emerything, came back hona, all for this stupid engagement. Taras out, I was fort fooling myself.”
“Wane, I’m sorry” Hugh blamed on. I was drunk, okay? I didn’t low what I was doing–thought Alicia your
“Anne, please don’t blame High. It’s not his fault.” Alicia chimed in again, booling pitibi.
Shut up. Ugh, pra tas maka madick,” Anime mapped, pointing her phones camera night at them. “Alia, if you want him so badly, sabe him. Hexall yours.”
High those for at when be heard And Mords. From what he remembered, abt had always be so obting him without question and never doubting him. In his trad she was his puppert, completely under his control, alwaysrevolving around him.
Homer hat happened all be needed to do was whisper a few sweet, disordinar, and he would go
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along with anything he wanted. But now, standing before him, she wore an expression of cold indifference, and her words were so resolute.
For the first time, Hugh hesitated, and he wondered, “She loves me like crazy. How could she say she doesn’t want me anymore?”
He stepped forward, trying to console her. “Anne, please. This is just a misunderstanding. Don’t be like this. Let’s go back-” Before he could finish speaking, a sharp slap landed on his face.
Anne’s face was filled with contempt as she stared at the two of them. “Hugh, we’re done.” The slap left Hugh stunned. She had never acted like this before, much less the kind to hit anyone.
“You all heard it. I, Anne Chastain, have nothing to do with these two cheating scumbags anymore,” Anne said coldly into her phone before putting it back down. She then turned and walked away without looking back. Hugh wanted to chase after her but, without any clothes on, he was forced to stay rooted in place, helplessly watching her leave.
Hugh couldn’t believe what had just happened. He snatched Alicia’s phone, and on the screen was a message from Joshua Chastain, Anne’s father. Attached to the message was the video Anne had recorded–a video that captured the incriminating scene perfectly.
“Great, now the entire family group knows about this. Damn it,” Hugh cursed inwardly. “Since when did Anne start acting so out of line?”
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Alicia clung to his arm, her voice laced with panic. “Hugh, that bitch just recorded everything. If she leaks it to the media, what are we going to do? You’re about to get engaged to her, and if she dumps you now, how are we supposed to move forward with the plan?”
The Chastain family was still under Anne’s father’s control, and until they secured Chastain Holdings, they couldn’t afford to lose Anne as their pawn.
“Don’t worry,” Hugh reassured Alicia, his tone calm yet confident. “I’ll handle it. Anne loves me like crazy. She’s just acting out of anger right now. All I need to do is show her some affection, sweet–talk her a little, and she’ll come running back. Trust me. As for Madam Chastain, I’ll have to trouble you to
handle that.”
As he spoke, a sly glint flickered in his eyes. He was sure of one thing–knowing Anne as he did, all he had to do was lower himself a bit, coax her gently, and she’d return to being the lovesick fool who worshipped him.
