[{"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-454":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},1662647,2128,"Chapter 454: Failure","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-454",454,"\u003Cp>Chloe Reed froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the roar of a motorcycle grew from a distant rumble to an ear-splitting scream. The bike came barreling in, then skidded into a sideways slide, its immense momentum shoving the steel plate out of the way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"BANG!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, as Miles Hawthorne turned to run, a gunshot rang out and he was hit in the thigh. He collapsed, incapacitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Chloe Reed could react, Walker Grant yanked her into his arms. An instant later, bullet holes riddled the spot where she had been standing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miles Hawthorne, pistol in hand, immediately whipped the gun around and aimed at her again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"BANG!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sniper’s shot struck Miles Hawthorne’s hand. The pistol flew from his grasp, and he clutched his wrist, his face contorted in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than a dozen bodyguards rushed in, quickly bringing the situation under control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant felt Chloe Reed trembling. He cupped the back of her head, his voice a low murmur by her ear, filled with a reassuring strength. \"It’s okay. You’re safe now. It’s all over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Noah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunny Reed’s cry rang out. Noah Grant had been untied and lowered to the ground. Sunny tried to rush over and hug him but was restrained by the bodyguards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Noah, don’t be scared. We got rid of all the bad guys.\" Nathaniel Monroe took off his helmet and scooped up the child, asking with a grin, \"Wasn’t Uncle Monroe cool?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah’s face was pale with fright, and he was too scared to even cry. He was struggling to process what he had just witnessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being hung up, seeing guns fired, seeing bullets, seeing blood—the little boy was in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nathaniel Monroe held him. \"Noah? Can you hear me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the boy remained dazed and unresponsive, Nathaniel Monroe looked over at Walker Grant. \"Walker, you don’t think he’s been scared into shock, do you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant had already released Chloe Reed. He looked over at Nathaniel’s words and said, \"Take him to the hospital for a check-up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You got it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nathaniel Monroe left immediately with Noah in his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Noah! My son! My son, give him back to me!\" Sunny Reed was still struggling and crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the bodyguards held her fast, and she couldn’t move at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miles Hawthorne was tied up. With a look of dejected defeat on his face, he had stopped struggling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed closed her eyes, then turned and walked up to Miles Hawthorne, slapping him hard across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force of the slap knocked Miles Hawthorne’s head to the side. He ran his tongue along the inside of his cheek but said nothing, keeping his eyes downcast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slap seemed to drain the last of her strength. Chloe Reed’s face was pale, and she swayed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An instant later, a strong arm wrapped around her waist, pulling her into a warm, firm embrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go home. Grandma’s waiting for us,\" Walker Grant said, his deep voice tinged with reassurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed tore her gaze away and left the abandoned chemical factory with Walker Grant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting in the car, Chloe Reed stared blankly out the window, a wrenching pain twisting in her gut. She thought back on everything that had happened, and it all felt like a sick joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was hoarse when she spoke. \"I let my guard down completely around him. He could have killed me before this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he took her hand, and a gentle warmth spread from his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant said, \"He wasn’t sure of your identity before. It was only after you asked him to arrange the paternity test that someone decided they wanted you dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed closed her eyes. ’So, had she sealed her own fate?’\u003C\u002Fp>",620,"2026-06-06T12:35:59.744Z",1,"novelbin.me","2e10863003a20aea5ccee3a242b01d838aea7cbef8a7df5fbeb682d29da0f648","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-455","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-453",518,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Four-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-cover.jpg"]