[{"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-221":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},1662936,2128,"Chapter 221: Chloe, You Can’t Escape","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-221",221,"\u003Cp>Ivy Vance suppressed her anger and scoffed. \"You’re just relying on Walker Grant. Without him, what are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed watched her coolly. \"Well, do you have any ideas on how to get him to leave me alone? I’m sick of him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy Vance: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This is infuriating!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Preston Vance spoke up then. \"That’s enough. Come with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy Vance shot Chloe Reed a venomous glare before turning to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed returned to the office and spent another two hours in the recording studio. By the time she emerged, the sky had already grown dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone was sitting at her desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression soured. She stopped several feet away, not moving any closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Working late again? Are you hungry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant put his phone away, stood up, and walked toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t come any closer!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed backed away, her eyes filled with wariness and suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a sharp dagger plunging straight into Walker Grant’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped in his tracks, his dark, intense eyes fixed on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chloe, are you avoiding me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shouldn’t I be avoiding you?\" Chloe Reed was on high alert. \"You never care what I think. You even have such horrifying thoughts... I wish you would just disappear completely!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Walker Grant just let out a low chuckle. \"I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you, then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strode toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed’s scalp prickled with fear. She circled the office desk, preventing him from getting close to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her movement seemed to infuriate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant stood opposite her, his gaze landing on the desk. He wondered if it would be easier to just kick it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can’t escape, Chloe.\" Walker Grant advanced on her slowly. \"Why waste your energy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold sweat slicked Chloe Reed’s palms, and her heart seized. She had no idea how to get out of this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Walker Grant, I’m exhausted. I want to go home and get some rest. Can you please stop pestering me?\" Chloe Reed’s tone softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She always lost out when she went head-to-head with him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll take you home,\" Walker Grant said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed desperately wanted to refuse, but when the words were on the tip of her tongue, she simply nodded. \"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, she wouldn’t avoid him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’As long as he didn’t lose his mind and do anything to forcibly hurt her, she would just play along.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Once she moved, everything would be fine.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they were in the elevator, the space felt suffocating. His scent drifted over, wrapping around her, all-pervasive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant could tell how tense she was at a glance. She was still wary of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sharp brows furrowed. ’We’re husband and wife, so how did we end up like this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached over, wanting to take her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as if anticipating his move, Chloe Reed reached into her pocket, pulled out her phone, and started replying to a message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her movement was too deliberate. Walker Grant stared at her, displeasure darkening his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t force the issue, simply standing beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed had, in fact, just received a message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was from Owen Sterling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them hadn’t spoken since Judith Pierce had him transferred to another company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she was a little surprised to hear from him so suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Owen Sterling: [Chloe Reed, how have you been lately?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought it was a bit strange but replied politely nonetheless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed: [I’m doing well.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Owen Sterling: [I’ve been running into a lot of trouble lately. I suspect Mr. Grant is behind it. Is he still misunderstanding our relationship?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed’s brow furrowed as she read the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Walker Grant is still targeting Owen Sterling?’\u003C\u002Fp>",615,"2026-06-06T12:35:59.743Z",1,"novelbin.me","d0206a49127a31c8ad2ea0e5e8725474559abd14229ea7c786459694cf3143eb","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-445","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-160",518,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Four-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-cover.jpg"]