A Billionaire In Disguise

Chapter Fifty-One

Staring at Chloe with a look of disappointment on her face, Catherine remained silent, finally deciding

that her cousin wasn't worth arguing with and that she needed to leave.

Then without uttering a word, Catherine tried to walk past Chloe. But she suddenly grabbed her wrist

and said, "Where the hell do you think you are going?"

"Trying to get as far away as I can from someone as bitter as you because you have a toxic energy,

and I would rather not have you in my space!" Catherine firmly uttered as she jerked her hand out of

Chloe's grip.

Swaying her gaze away from her cousin for a second, Chloe sneered and then coldly mumbled, "Well,

look at that. Haha, this bitch really thinks she's better than me."

"You know what, Chloe! Maybe I am! Because, the bunch of nonsense that you have done to me, I

would have never, ever done that to you in this lifetime or the next!" Catherine said in annoyance.

"Also, it doesn't take a lot to act like a decent human being, you know!"

Those words triggered emotions within Chloe, and her feeling of hate for her cousin only grew stronger

as she rested her sight back on Catherine.

Then feeding off that feeling of rage and hate, Chloe hastily raised her hand. But Mr. Miller suddenly

appeared out of nowhere and grabbed her wrist before she could swing her hand toward Catherine's

face.

"Who the hel…" Chloe screamed, pausing when she finally realized that everyone's eyes had been on

them for some time now, and guests were whispering.

"I'm a man of little violence. But now, even I think that what Ford did to you was justifiable." Mr. Miller

harshly said, letting go of her wrist.

Then he frowned at Chloe and uttered, "Even if you did succeed in whatever your intentions were for

my son, I would have never, ever accepted a daughter-in-law like you!"

In annoyance, he took one long look at Chloe before taking Catherine's hand in his and leading her

away.

As Chloe watched them walk away, she frowned when she noticed Dash approaching her.

After he was only a step away from her, Chloe narrowed her eyes and mumbled, "What? Are you here

to slap me too?!"

"No. I'm here to give this to you." Dash said, reaching for her hand.

Feeling stunned, Chloe didn't struggle when he held her wrist and turned her palm upward, but when

he placed his wedding band on her palm, her expression grew cold.

"What is this supposed to mean!?" Chloe asked, meeting Dash's cold gaze.

As he frowned at her, he pressed her fingers over the ring, creating a fist with her hand, and said, "I'm

filing for a divorce, Chloe. You have done enough, and I have had enough."

'If I had succeeded with getting together with Rome, I wouldn't give a care in the world if you divorce

me. But now, I need you, and I can't lose the status as the Johnsons' only daughter-in-law.' Chloe

thought, gazing deep into Dash's eyes.

Then she softly sniffed as tears welled up in her eyes and said, "Honey, you can't be serious!"

"Of course, I am!" Dash lashed out at her. "What were you expecting!? That I will welcome you back

with open arms after all the chaos and hurt that you have caused!"

"Honey, come on, please! I know that I have made some bad choices, and you have the right to get

mad at me and hate me. But I love you, and it's you that I want. I can see that clearly now."

"Can you stop playing the victim here for once? Do you even know what love is?! I have done my part

in this marriage and held the end of my vow! How about you! Can you say the same?!"

Realizing when Dash's face hardened that he wasn't kidding about the divorce, Chloe allowed her tears

to pour, grabbed his hand, and cried, "I'm sorry. I swear that I'm going to change. So can we please go

home and talk this over, please."

"To talk about what!? How you emotionally and physically been cheating on me!" Dash lashed out,

pulling his hand away from her. "I have let a lot of things in our marriage slid! But now, I am really done

with you!"

A weight of embarrassment crashed on Chloe's shoulders as she noticed others looking at them,

especially her with a look of contempt on their faces, and the mumbling from them was getting louder.

Then she pitifully gazed at Dash and whispered, "People are staring honey. Let's go home and talk this

over."

"We have absolutely nothing to talk about, Chloe. So if you want people to stop staring, then stop

creating a scene and accept the fact that we are over with." Dash firmly mumbled beneath his breath.

Feeling desperate, Chloe looked over at Madam Rosey, and even though she noticed her grandmother

scowling at her, she didn't hesitate to rush over to her with the thought of getting her to talk to Dash.

When she reached Mr. Barlow and Madam Rosey, Chloe was about to speak when her grandfather

coldly uttered, "You are going to book a flight for tonight to wherever you want to go, get on that plane,

and you are never going to show your face back here again!"

"What!?" Chloe asked, clenching her brow as a look of anger spiked in her eyes.

"You heard me. I need you away from this mess that you have created, and especially, I want you away

from this family."

"Are you disowning me?!"

"Yes. Yes, I am. You have caused this family enough humiliation as it is! I want you gone!"

Sneering, Chloe took a long, hard look at her grandfather and then coldly uttered, "Do you think I will This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

be the only one punished for my offense! Karma is a bitch, and she doesn't segregate. So you can

think that you have gotten rid of the problem by banishing me or whatever the hell this is! But…"

The was a brief pause as a smirk crept on Chloe's lip when Mr. Barlow frowned at her.

Then she looked directly into his eyes and firmly uttered, "But the real problem is not just me! We will

all have to fall, one after the other, and you know that!"

"Chloe, stop talking nonsense like a mad person, and do as your grandfather says!" Madam Rosey

lashed out in a low tone.

"Oh, I will leave! But not because of him, but because I plan to lay low for a while!!"

"That's good since we don't need any more scandal from this family because we have had enough

already!"

This family itself is a scandal!!"

For a moment, Chloe frowned at her grandfather and grandmother. Then she swayed her gaze to the

right, and in that instant, she locked eyes with Elijah.

But he suddenly dragged his gaze off her and looked the other way.

'We are all evildoers. But the moment one gets caught, the rest suddenly become saints. What a bunch

of hypocrites!' Chloe thought in annoyance. 'I guess he's useless to me too.'

Then she pulled out her phone and texted, "I supposed you were manipulating me all along for your

self-gain!"

After she pressed the sent icon, the message got rejected, and then she realized a tiny text at the

bottom of her inbox, "Sender does not support replies."

A blank expression settled on Chloe's face as she stared around the room and laughed out her

frustration, "My number got blocked! Haha, I really got taken advantage of, and yet, why don't I feel as

half as angry as I should?"

Then Chloe rested her sight on Catherine, and when she saw Rome approaching her, she scowled and

mumbled, "Maybe it's because I know whoever this person is, they are going to make your life

miserable someday, and that's worth getting manipulated by them."

When Rome reached Catherine and Mr. Miller, he smiled at her and then fixed his eyes on his father.

"Dad, I…" Rome said, pausing when Mr. Miller suddenly pulled him into his arms and patted his back.

"It must be hard on you," Mr. Miller softly uttered with a trembling voice.

"Dad,"

"I'm sorry for being so hard on you, and I'm so proud of the man that you are!"

The words got stuck in Rome's throat, and without holding back, he wrapped his arms around his father

and whispered, "It is hard, dad."

"Then do whatever you have to do to make it easier. I promise that I will support you fully." Mr. Miller

cried.

Finally, getting control over his voice, Rome mumbled, "Thanks, dad."

After Mr. Miller let go of him, Rome looked at Catherine and asked, "Are you ready to leave this place?"

"Yes," Catherine mumbled, smiling faintly.

With a look of pride on his face, Mr. Miller grinned when Catherine looked at him with a hint of

hesitation in her expression.

Then he heartily said, "You kids should head home. I will be leaving too. It's way past my bedtime

already."

Afterward, he hugged Catherine and then gave Rome a manly tap on his back before walking away.

The moment Rob, his bodyguard, saw him leave, he rushed after Mr. Miller and led him out of the

grand hall.

A couple of minutes later, when Catherine and Rome arrived in the hotel parking lot, they looked so

adorable with her in the comfort of his arm as he led her to the car. But what they didn't know was that

they were getting watched.

"Weren't you afraid that attending such an event would risk your identity getting out?" Amara asked,

looking at the person seated by her in the backseat of her black range rover.

Then she frowned when she heard them coldly inquire, "Are you afraid that what happened to Chloe or

worse will happen to you if Rome or Mr. Ford finds out who you are?"

Without any hesitation, she drew a deep breath and said, "No, I'm not."

"Good, because I need you to pull this off without drawing attention to yourself if we are to completely

drag Rome Ford to the dust and crush Dear old Ryan Ford's poor heart and spirit since death is a more

tolerant punishment for his sin!"

"I know, and don't worry. I don't plan to mess things up as your little puppet 'Chloe' did."

"Oh, don't underestimate her! she did way more damage than I expected from her. But now, it's time to

move on to my next pawn to keep Rome busy and give you the distraction you need to get things

done."