[{"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-238":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},1662977,2128,"Chapter 238: Why Are You Helping Me So Much?","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-238",238,"\u003Cp>He picked up the last bottle of liquor and continued to drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had already drunk far too much, and a fiery burn seared its way from his throat down his esophagus and into his stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first sip was all it took before he started to vomit uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes lost focus, and his body swayed even more violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Chloe Reed’s face filled with terror and panic. \"Stop, you can’t drink anymore! Something will happen to you! I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miles Hawthorne shook his head sharply. \"I’m fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s pause, he continued to drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, don’t drink anymore! Stop!\" Chloe Reed began to struggle frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant’s expression darkened. Pinning Chloe Reed in place, he said in a low, dangerous voice, \"If you go to him, I guarantee he won’t be leaving this room tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed whipped her head around to face him. A storm of emotions churned in her eyes for a long moment before she finally spoke. \"Walker Grant, don’t do this to him. You’ve known each other for so many years. Weren’t you friends?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone softened. She was pleading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she still wouldn’t give him the answer he wanted to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant’s dark eyes were chillingly cold. \"He went abroad before we even graduated from college. At best, we were merely acquaintances.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a mocking smirk touched his lips. \"And now, it seems he’s much closer to you than he ever was to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed grabbed his hand. \"I’m begging you, please stop tormenting him like this. He’s really going to get hurt...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her softer tone brought him no pleasure. In fact, his expression only grew darker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re begging me? For him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. I’m begging you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed shook her head repeatedly. \"Walker Grant, I’m begging you, please stop. I’ll go back to Jardinelle with you tonight, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hah...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’We’re about to go to court, and now she’s offering to come back to Jardinelle with me?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is she just trying to placate me?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant’s expression remained unmoved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Miles Hawthorne finally succumbed and collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miles Hawthorne!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed cried out and, catching Walker Grant off guard, tore herself from his grasp and rushed over to the other man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miles Hawthorne? Miles Hawthorne!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook him, her eyes fixed on his now-pale face and tightly furrowed brow. He was in so much pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She scrambled to pull out her phone and dial 911.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands were trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant watched the scene with cold eyes, the suffocating frustration in his chest growing ever more intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ambulance arrived quickly, and Chloe Reed accompanied him to the hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The diagnosis was an acute gastric perforation. The doctor said if they had been any later, they wouldn’t have been able to save Miles Hawthorne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An icy chill washed over her as she stood in the hospital room. She watched Miles Hawthorne on the IV drip, her own face just as pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She began to doubt her decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I can’t even stand up to Walker Grant on my own, so why did I have to drag someone else into this mess?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears streamed down her face, and she was overcome with guilt and sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chloe Reed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miles Hawthorne’s weak voice called out to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She snapped out of her daze and hurried to his bedside. \"How are you feeling?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,\" Miles Hawthorne said with a grin. But his face was pale, and the smile looked strained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is all my fault.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed’s voice was choked with emotion. \"I... I think I should drop the lawsuit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miles Hawthorne looked at her with a resigned sigh. \"If you drop the lawsuit, doesn’t that mean I ended up in the hospital for nothing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\" Chloe Reed was filled with worry. \"What if he comes after you again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Miles Hawthorne just shrugged nonchalantly. \"It’s not like he can actually kill me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed stared at him, stunned. After a moment of bewilderment, she asked, \"Miles Hawthorne, why are you going this far to help me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’We’re just friends.’ What he was doing had already gone far beyond the bounds of friendship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It left her at a complete loss.\u003C\u002Fp>",704,"2026-06-06T12:35:59.743Z",1,"novelbin.me","fb6f6db95d24c11d2684b569e252f605e2cf314fa4d98a30ec41c35cce37c722","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-239","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-178",518,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Four-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-cover.jpg"]