[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce":3,"chapter-our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-142":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Our Anniversary, You Chose Her – I Chose Divorce",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1662860,2128,"Chapter 142: Aphrodisiac","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-142",142,"\u003Cp>Nathaniel Monroe stepped out for a smoke. Just as he lit his cigarette, he saw Chloe Reed and a man walk past in the hallway up ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’They seemed... a little too close, didn’t they?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why is she holding onto his arm like that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And that guy isn’t Walker!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Walker’s with me!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nathaniel Monroe forgot all about his cigarette. He spun around, went back into the private room, and leaned in to whisper to Walker Grant, \"Walker, I just saw Chloe. She was with some guy...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant raised a hand, cutting him off. He shot to his feet, his dark, almond-shaped eyes turning sharp. \"You, come with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An inexplicable chill ran down Nathaniel Monroe’s spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Don’t get the wrong idea!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’m not trying to bad-mouth Chloe!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scrambled to follow Walker out. Once outside, he quickly recounted what he had just seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hard edge in Walker Grant’s eyes softened slightly. \"Which way?\" he asked in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nathaniel Monroe pointed. \"Over there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant immediately turned and headed in that direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this hallway was lined with private rooms. Was he really going to check them one by one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well... guess what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really was checking them one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trailing behind him, a helpless Nathaniel Monroe said, \"Walker, why don’t we just check the security footage?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant glanced back at him. \"Great idea. You go do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nathaniel Monroe felt an inexplicable chill and didn’t dare say another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「A few minutes earlier.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed had just finished asking her questions when she noticed Owen Sterling clutching his stomach in discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She frowned. \"Are you going to be sick?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry.\" With a pained expression, Owen Sterling got up and stumbled to the restroom. Soon, the sound of him vomiting echoed from inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed turned to leave, but before she even reached the door, a wave of dizziness washed over her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She steadied herself against the doorframe, dazed for a moment, but her expression quickly turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I barely drank anything. How could I be this dizzy?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And it only started after I came into this room.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze swept around the room and landed on an incense burner on a nearby table, smoke curling up from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed didn’t dare to linger. She opened the door, intent on getting out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to her dismay, two men were standing in the doorway, leering at her with malicious grins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t think our little fishing trip would actually pay off today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the men said, then shoved Chloe Reed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe was pushed back into the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her head spun, and she could barely stay on her feet. She dug her nails into her thigh, trying to stay lucid. \"Who are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two men had already entered. One of them lunged forward, grabbing her and forcing her down onto the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We just got out of prison, and life’s been pretty boring. So we came out looking for a little fun. It’s your lucky day, gorgeous. You ran into us two brothers. We’re gonna make sure you have a real good time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One man pinned her down while the other started tearing at her clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terror filled Chloe Reed’s face. \"Let go! Let me go! Don’t touch me! I can give you money!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where’s the fun in that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pinned to the sofa, Chloe Reed’s struggles were feeble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the restroom door was thrown open. Owen Sterling charged out. \"Let her go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, look. She’s got her lover boy with her,\" the man sneered, then kicked Owen Sterling square in the stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Owen Sterling collapsed to the ground in pain. But he still struggled back to his feet and threw a punch at the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caught off guard, the man was stunned for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>",632,"2026-06-06T12:35:59.743Z",1,"novelbin.me","89f5f3012945d16b2fa26268f2dcc0c71bde88b973d72660617dfa2527f473de","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-418","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-141",518,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Four-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-cover.jpg"]