The sound of the man’s voice in conversation made Chloe Grant suddenly pause.
As she was still conflicted, he on the other side said, "Lily, I’m not stopping you from coming, it’s just..."
As soon as these words came out, Chloe Grant knew that the person on the call was Lucas.
Earlier he said... he needed to take care of Chloe these days?
So, the person before wasn’t Uncle Morgan, it was him?
To make her think it was Uncle Morgan, he mimicked Uncle Morgan’s traits, then made her think the one taking care of her was Matthew Morgan?
Lucas’s voice coaxing Lily could be heard, while Chloe’s thoughts drifted back to a few years ago...
That was the second year Matthew Morgan went abroad, then Chloe really missed him a bit.
After all, she had always been supervised by someone, and now there was no one, no one to scare her... it gave rise to a kind of masochistic feeling, feeling that things were not so comforting anymore.
Chloe shared this idea with Lucas, and Lucas jokingly scolded her, "Masochist."
Later that night, Chloe got up to use the bathroom, and the room light went out. She couldn’t see anything, followed by a voice, "Chloe, come over."
Chloe was stunned then.
No one in this world but Matthew Morgan would call her like that.
As soon as Chloe realized it was him, she was so scared she didn’t dare breathe, timidly walking over, "Uncle, you’re back..."
"Yes." came a very cold reply.
After that, Chloe felt him reach out, ruffle her hair, and then touch her forehead.
That night, he didn’t say much.
Chloe felt that silently sharing space with him was not only awkward but unbearable in her heart~
Matthew Morgan’s aura was too strong, and Chloe, unable to see, naturally felt her heart tremble.
So... she took the initiative to tell Matthew Morgan about things that happened during the year he wasn’t around.
The next day, Chloe learned from Lucas that it was actually him pretending last night, which made Chloe mad enough to want to kill someone!
In the darkness, she couldn’t tell the two uncles apart because their voices were too similar, and their builds were alike too.
Chloe could only use traits to distinguish them.
For instance, Matthew Morgan was domineering, taciturn.
Lucas was comparatively gentle, could coax people, and mischievously disdain others.
It was probably Lucas who had been by her side these days, pretending to be Matthew Morgan.
Matthew Morgan would never be so gentle, coaxing her, comforting her...
Chloe suddenly felt mentally hit, feeling uncomfortable, wanting to cry, bitter, and in pain.
Feeling the other end hang up, Chloe hurriedly closed her eyes, purposely turning over to face away from Lucas.
"Sigh." Lucas sighed, walked over, and pulled the quilt over her properly.
"Chloe, don’t be afraid, I’ve already spoken with the doctor, your eyes will be treated soon."
The pretend-sleeping Chloe naturally didn’t respond, but she knew... she was done for again.
After finally cutting off all feelings for Lucas, knowing Lucas was the one who had been taking care of her from yesterday, patiently coaxing her, Chloe knew this time... she failed again.
Finally understanding why people always say "The one who loves first loses"...
Since Chloe fell in love with Lucas, she has been utterly defeated.
Even though she spent countless efforts to choose to give up, what difference does it make?
He only needs to say a few words, make a slight effort, to easily shatter all of Chloe’s resolve and decisiveness.
Lucas could easily opt to care for her, and also choose to hurt her, while she swings from suffering to anticipation, then to despair, and back to anticipation...
She cannot detach, she cannot fall!