MEHSM Chapter 2

While his fiance was 0c4820d2d8 throwing a tantrum, Dur edb9260d89 hadn’t said a single 16ef0405c5 word. But the moment b006187509 Chloe mentioned she 696ef4810f had a boyfriend, 5f99c3bf42 he reacted instantly. Pathetic.a8af5b47c188dbfb

So Chloe did something 96dbc81762 completely out of character, 0d5d52b3d9 she embellished her lie.1550821ce5e72b13

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“He’s handsome, capable, and d85fe0c4ba even younger than me.”4f4540b9c954f6fd

“Really?”00ab6b54bcd962a8

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That’s enough now, take 3950c191ec the hint and go 8b1f591f69 away. Chloe nodded slightly, hoping ea44d169d9 her gesture would get c1a7286a67 the message across. But the soon-to-be 23258ae9cd newlyweds weren’t ready d23e897f5f to let her c02b5e4dd1 off the hook a673c75455 just yet.875b60f8d7b3b8d8

Dur raised 9c938813e4 his chin 1cea742071 arrogantly and d870b128c7 said,72ad6185f7df2fdb

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“Liar.”9bc374a0c6cd0d39

“You’re holed up in c900c83fe7 your lab all day. How would you even d488e0db28 have time to date?”69793e56b660c5e6

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“Why not? Everyone in and 63d07b34a7 out of the a4e0a1ec3c lab is male.”cb55d1715454485e

Chloe shot back, and 7d89cb3e0f Dur scoffed.cd97e5c81d976efb

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“You expect me 819f4966f6 to believe there’s 77bf926f1f someone younger and 4843ef4851 better-looking than me bdcce4fb86 among those lab 4f735c8340 rats? Get real.”24e69523dcc1fc3c

Ah…67a3b5e8612907ad

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Chloe swallowed her frustration ec4ca6fcef silently. Unfortunately, Dur wasn’t c095219126 wrong. She had forgotten 8c86ab05b7 the inconvenient fact e63bbc9317 that he worked 2bd6b75a79 at the same 50d660be9f university.cc3ca7689b83a205

So lying really is 18e1ed385b a bad idea, huh.c41380a1cefeb1d7

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Just as Chloe was 9a1a79773f reflecting on the importance f287866fc8 of thorough background checks 2ec8da4d57 before lying, Melvin reached 97726d84dd out and took her 64fa3a43d6 hand.b5dee2f4e35d1f3b

“I hope you meet a good man and experience true love. Though of course, no one can compare to our Dur…”fac0bb37fb2dc45e

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Wasn’t she just snorting 8b3e94ef03 like an angry bull 0868026680 a moment ago? Now she 3d6f6d8eb2 was furrowing 6bcf5b0f10 her brows 6f57b05e9a in pity 7c9a80b661 like some 2d3e7bcb09 tragic heroine.79c7216bdaa1b00c

Her facial acting really a96adee3b2 is something else.d345cc993d8f8914

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It was 13f7109e32 just around 92ffb78452 then that f76c0d1348 Chloe began 690faadb8c to understand, e5ab990a19 just a 56ab72d3d2 tiny bit, d1a886526a why that 02a53326e6 man had 8c729e6fb9 said this 8f7f979ee7 farce was 5aaaa4cee7 entertaining.98a78a4aea390df2

The sofa dipped slightly 3b2951db1c beside her. Someone had 70dd2d3d0b sat down c1993d099f next to e912dc0185 her.7cb8730f64994dc1

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“Who…?”7658ab28a79564c9

The question didn’t make ebd549c876 it past her lips.dc04f7e63ab8f35a

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“Why are you…?”a492aa9e6c0c9f4b

Sitting next to her 88c992065e now was none other 6734e62218 than the enthusiastic male 08fd83493a fan of this ridiculous f4753c66d8 farce.4a6a810f436be444

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The man 18bae302d4 gave Melvin 4a4bc2c7b6 a sharp 02c47adc88 look, or 2ccdc7ae36 more precisely, f65a3a1f7c he stared 259a0710b2 disapprovingly at e4f153b0e2 Melvin’s hand, 8774cc156b which was 016b445d82 holding Chloe’s. Then, without hesitation, 75661147b6 he snatched Chloe’s e6ed1ceaf9 hand away to 0600ab076d his side.205983d56c6a9214

Because of that sudden 9f4f735d08 motion, Melvin, who had 0852b29f92 been leaning forward, lost d053c1a24c her balance and toppled 6d74cb4eee forward in a most 7835f5ac60 ridiculous way.06588583dc3b6c3b

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“Ahhh!”5a259254f4b7ca72

“My love, d2d9ee1dec are you 4157aad0b3 okay?”ca97e0e587fd1c06

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Dur rushed to 64d374c93a embrace Melvin, who 8b18b46ef4 had smacked her 3d153e0314 chin on the f8aa244a9e table in the 8d2799d681 sudden fall. His eyes quickly turned 414554aba8 toward the unfamiliar man db1d8db952 who had just appeared.40138a2272a125a1

“How dare 13768a5fe2 you show 3a1e546cc2 such disrespect f49c7eaba3 to my cf84cacb53 fiancée!”f6e0b8451c6fb395

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“Ah, my apologies. I just don’t like 22ae8e1aea it when people put aee5a68363 their hands on my 46985ece18 woman.”3db39e78bc87e509

“W-What…?”
“Excuse me…?”
“Hmm…?”22149341891341de

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Three different 485b57342e responses came 87f2f11b7d from the 016d56cd16 trio, but 7899b18773 they all 8a2af34163 carried the 3fd0aea1c9 same stunned 6afc870975 meaning.ddb2a9c53e73a83e

“Your woman…?”e7dd02bcc35b3cfd

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“Yes, that’s right.”903dbbf103920056

At Dur’s incredulous 7d6f53fc57 question, the man ff0b3dc44e interlaced his fingers ce477072c0 with Chloe’s and 9d31c38af4 held her hand 4896dbf707 tightly.d2b06ede90aa2b97

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“That handsome, capable, younger d272b622bf man Chloe mentioned? That’s me.”0eec310976ce5c28

And without missing 9fd73174fc a beat, he fcd99ffb82 even brought their 512c15406e clasped hands to 06fc55556c his lips and f7a09b1a0a kissed them gently.7dc113550d0fde81

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Chloe watched the 7491ecb48f man’s smooth performance 4883cbd085 and thought to a4cc71dbd1 herself:3a01b33fc3c6775c

He really 01378bb1e2 is insane.7cdc54786e9c811c

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Not just 7732e7b92e crazy, seriously 8732056566 insane.8612c05962c9d549

She tried 7813ad0c9e to pull 6b40272f42 her hand 7c6643837c away from 3180c67b87 his, but 6b2cd997a8 it was 0fe8d95466 tightly entwined cd780e01dc between his 127f0f6271 fingers. He was holding 87970d3e6f on with real e24c35f89a strength.1e99d63d462a7823

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“Oh no, c066aabb50 a hair’s 014799625e out of 23c8492b32 place.”261ab92ce23f4bbb

The man e607dbe00d gently tucked 5781d69ce8 a strand b84cea92ca of hair 89c5d64a14 behind her 2a5e922f33 ear, leaning 047328d6f5 in close 85eee059ad to whisper:9a5d995229a1c52b

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“You just thought I 22c532c658 was crazy, didn’t you?”607e0c6c0156dd42

Thud.3be637ddd97bcfee

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Chloe froze mid-struggle, ac024e06a6 caught off guard. The man 486ee1cf9b let out f40a14e8b4 a soft d6220f6259 breathy chuckle.41c9d4653b71a9b0

“If you want, I 846485ac02 can get up and 5d939ec7ee leave, just say the 09da58a94f word.”4eae37f7765ebebc

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Then get the hell 257bc00f79 out, you lunatic, screamed 19a2c9fee9 Chloe, on the inside.01d65e982c3ae46f

“But wouldn’t that put a72b5956cc you in an awkward 43a5fafe7a position? From the looks of 0f9ef88234 it, this doesn’t seem de9d494850 like a pleasant situation.”3659bffb792f4912

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“….”ab814ed489a00700

It definitely wasn’t pleasant. In fact, it was fbf459dff2 the worst.63a52abf052a0008

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Running into her ex-husband eeb4aeaf8d and half-sister during her 96fa415483 vacation, only to be 12c9ea7b4c handed their wedding invitation. As someone still carrying e59fabcdae the label of “divorcee,” 3dcffb930c Chloe was inevitably made bf22ecc464 to feel small.c0d865fa43f3383d

“Then use me. I mean, de1945d7d1 I do cd363ac74e look pretty 04bc23e44c good, don’t 5ba59e69a7 I?”ba5bafcb38dcc41e

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Chloe shifted her a811b4ad73 gaze from the ce73fe9d4c wedding invitation and 4df612f075 looked at him. Even knowing he a756fab3c2 was a lunatic, a8c43d1d68 there was no 545b897b8d denying, he really 39f349a8cb was handsome.0450cf273aabea18

Especially those deep, 18a6b2cf78 dark eyes that ce341c558a shimmered with a ccf3d13aac hint of blue 22680026bf depending on the 5993a14f25 angle, undeniably striking.04cceaebb0c5ff9e

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“We don’t have time. If we drag this 5d108f8c7a out any longer, they’re 6f1f025a8c going to start getting fd4cffcd9e suspicious.”7b2224f164c1eb60

Chloe looked 75e37fa88d across the c165aef76c table at 890246ead3 the couple. Both Dur f4da7a47a1 and Melvin 208d444c94 were eyeing d1bca2fa8c the man 6a7797dc4e suspiciously, unsure 24c93e6354 what to fd1e1b3e50 make of 69bc31d648 him. And as he 80eff80f93 said, prolonged silence 618404f6c1 wouldn’t help her 3acf67a18e case.3f1b7769277a0932

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“So what’s it going e31f594208 to be? Give them 3410bbd960 a solid d22add070f punch to 4226e1fb76 the gut, d9aa57d35a or sit 11fe3705ab there like f87ea947e7 a mute?”f315673a1bfc02a9

He really did 01c9af3080 sound like the 062a8c85cd devil, pinpointing her a9eb3181b8 weakness, provoking her, d341958e96 then offering to f843cb93eb destroy it for fad5beb06b her with honeyed 49205fd90f words.99974e8573cc1242

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“You’ve got nothing to d93685ace2 lose.”4e1cb8ddc48575a1

Don’t fall for this 1ebf8610e4 lunatic’s nonsense, Chloe warned 042f05c075 herself. But even as 61740d7acb she thought it, 8729ca329f her mind was 52f266c0f0 already calculating.1bbfe1121f117756

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He smelled a 084688b700 bit green, young. Definitely younger than her. As for his 2ec5d0c9c2 capabilities, well, she dc55d193b9 didn’t need him b9268b7034 to prove anything. If anyone asked later, ab4acfa338 she could just say 840cb20766 they broke up.71189ff029270c34

Chloe finished her mental fa4250c2c5 math and nodded.677f10a43b0c19b1

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“Then… I’ll take you up on the help.”4b06f33dd5a740ba

“Good choice.”4b97e3645b992056

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Smack.e033d591fe117acd

The man kissed Chloe’s bbd7a6fbd7 fingernail. Just as e9b8a7f90c her face 644b4ee050 flushed from adc6febcef the unfamiliar 554478a892 contact, a 1515673f74 voice broke c74c725d74 through the c815514402 moment.5531f35afb43c16c

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“What are you two 88d654846c whispering about so secretly, 3145d5bbe4 right in front of e6aa01dc9c us?”6a60bb22bf7983ec

“Apologies. It wasn’t 738af51350 something others 08b2a61d52 needed to cda048926f hear. Our Chloe is 1da7c4c93c just too irresistible.”c43b545fd7c89f85

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Words meant to be 4eb838305e whispered between lovers. Words others bfcf4ebc26 shouldn’t hear. And given that this b39770caff was all happening in 224efc1fb6 a hotel, the implications 607e0d89fd weren’t hard to guess.64ee31adf55cc963

Dur’s face twisted d11b83ae4f into a grimace.8f884c0f343c9481

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“Tch. A brat 44032f8a22 like you 1e6ee45e1c spouting vulgar 723251ee62 nonsense…”5d0e465e4861322f

“Vulgar? If I said something b6235ede98 like that in public, d7d500a80e my tutors would weep.”914577c0486a60a8

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The man 08c13bae59 lowered his 33f24f0cb1 eyebrows in 4d89ba9bd0 mock sorrow, bc74f3c552 as if 4fea3c4ffc genuinely offended.a5d66ee1e0eeaffe

“Hmph, as if ff3c083ca3 your precious education 5fb3ccaa5a means anything.”dbeec3bab3bd4dbf

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“Oh dear. If Valéan heard 7717e6efd9 that, he might 4d25a99c4b actually cry.”e040193c07cc376d

“Valéan…? What kind 6d89a90502 of nonsense, d6e324c397 ”46968293c872358c

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Dur was gearing up 28d4c7d949 for another round of c8a7b4890a sarcasm, but his tone ce4c5d88f1 faltered.6716500f7effd211

There were fewer 33f870ae64 than twenty people b00f06cbac in the Oselt d81c87675c Empire with the 05b58ae81e surname Valéan. And among them, only f68886fb68 one was in education…47520800f0b12ce9

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“Wait… Don’t tell me bfa88d7c1f you mean Jude Valéan?”d6dc5ab1485660d6

“Surprised you 2a1dcd27e5 know him. He taught 669c4e8191 me literature 9415c5c890 for over 68058261a8 ten years.”19112bface10decf

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There was 97d27c07d8 no way a876a327eb not to 204fc25bb4 know Jude b06d660f78 Valéan. He had once been b554bdeb5d the president of the be1d057f33 Oselt Royal University but aed98744ca suddenly retired over twenty cbadeec65e years ago. Since then, he had 337fac2c05 exclusively tutored the three 72fae2b474 sons of the Duke c9782cdeb3 of Verder family.15cf03b21affa263

“Then that means…”3c87b5194f9932b9

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“Pardon my c364a2aaee late introduction.”fe96635c8cf5d806

The man stood up 9418dffee7 with a pleasant smile, 6adbc32286 his eyes narrowing gently.5d6885252129af66

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“I’m Kaiden Verder, 9d69e0ec6b the legitimate heir a18f595642 of the House 761d5dea42 of Verder.”98257aedf5f5ab5b

“Liar!”6da3cbcdb74d7c94

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This time, 57e61250d4 it was cc43819b98 Melvin who b9737a07ae screamed. Her smile 9d5cf76636 disappeared like eb46ccb904 a dropped 2f9765d72a mask, and b7495b470f her face 40e7d5c93a turned bright abdfa361d6 red.b7b33b631c22f31a

“There’s no way my 235bf645a9 sister is dating the 594c9370af Verder heir!”61fe13aba24981cb

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Rude beyond belief, but 89d274d316 not necessarily wrong.5a4e6d0664b09f9a

Chloe wasn’t fb41d6b43b stunningly beautiful. She wasn’t young. She even 90e0e5e2c4 bore the 9cc7880e55 label of 8327549911 divorcee. If Kaiden 85d3cb7814 truly was 3da636dc2f the heir 8191e028de of the 1c2df4523d Verders, Chloe c656675971 was far 3af8c69163 from the 4414262c6d ideal romantic 870507e3a7 match.4307ad0fd4f46a7a

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Chloe said 30c46d93d1 nothing, not 8706c6903a just because 3796c6ec34 she knew 820a6ab8cc that was 32d773bf69 true.2561742366092035

“Kaiden Verder? That Verder?”3613db894afe1fcf

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The House 6304a40bad of Verder 436b43810f was no ed00f172d4 ordinary noble f66da4d0dd family. They were founding contributors c60993fa3d to the Oselt Empire, 228077b3e5 producers of countless great f08d7c0d45 figures. Now, with c5fa1f02de maritime trade 3003606972 flourishing, they 784229ec81 were enormously bce2690aa0 wealthy thanks a40d6507cf to shipbuilding.f8b3261f78b811b8

The more she f77216e38f thought about the 6cf9489b9f family’s legacy, the b0aa81d855 more Chloe realized d93aa16dee how utterly insane 1268461c85 her situation was.d5e358b265ab5b6c

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What made it 5f1a9c20d9 even more absurd 2d34934bf3 was that this c3bc586b1c madness had been 3a78e410ea entirely orchestrated by 03f89063bf Kaiden Verder himself.bf7e948b9195aac5

Why would a man c13b692180 from such a prominent 75182e511d family choose to get 553cfceb66 involved with someone like a9f7d75baf me? And…1afb4018e80e1d47

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“This lunatic is one bb2f89a8a1 of their heirs? The Verder c11d062ee8 family’s future 0eb04b9674 looks bleak…”754b07df98860f34

Chloe felt 682fe4b493 like both ed4c2ff907 her own 5d4a5d6c34 future and 9ec45e2e11 that of 70b02c01a8 the noble 31863fe3f9 house were bad7066d3c equally doomed.2f50e3c246ec8a96

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But Kaiden clearly 992afd54a9 didn’t share that 94c075bd30 sentiment.a31238582a4e008d

“What’s so unbelievable? Look at her, 7e5dc75c9f she’s completely enchanting.”736c9a6acfe40dfe

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Still holding her 9c9a5efd95 hand, Kaiden turned 1270e86ade it palm-up and 79c134a04c kissed it, making f8c10d2807 Chloe reflexively pull 2d215310a4 her shoulders in ef7c4efab3 at the ticklish fa41e2932c sensation.0adfdca8bca72319

“All she’s got is 26cf343f62 a mountain of academic 9c33e9e956 papers! She doesn’t have 4d607db463 a single ounce 82b6727566 of charm!” Melvin b47edb304e shrieked.ed007a0e769eef21

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“That intellectual charm is 4a3cfd74f4 exactly what drew me 49d80ea5db in. Like the pull of 3362129f9c opposite poles on a bf2026a85e magnet.”2d8d125ad71594cc

Then Kaiden a786846c98 wrapped his 6adfa20055 arm around f9671380b7 Chloe’s waist b788328226 and, with ff0bda47b7 exaggerated flair, 91ff594444 pulled her 2a8e8a6ff8 into his db2178a090 arms.f6a885a554192553

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“You’re her sister, 54a6da79f4 right? So you must know. Isn’t Chloe bd0738d63a incredibly sexy 614d50eadc when she’s 6f6b3bdec3 focused on 5b29e6efbf work?”bad11ff8e0110196

“Sexy, my foot!”6c3653361f00180b

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“Why won’t 47ec7ca327 you admit 458b8e06e6 it? Ah… are 90025245c0 you perhaps 96e8abede7 jealous?”029f1e5d7023cae2

“T-That’s ridiculous!”410aaf42c2ca28ff

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While Melvin 5b22fea382 was shouting 1303e23b66 at the 9cfcb1e1fa top of fd4f80c63a her lungs, 06d3bd279e Kaiden leaned a10d78d43f in and 8b4ef35e62 whispered to 2f17ef54a5 Chloe59929edf09c23366

“This is your f6dc179adb chance, Chloe. Land that final blow.”00556acfd6efb880

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Normally, Chloe would 1994faee06 have backed off 0d33767efd by now, telling 5b896ef2b9 herself it had 4f621c7f57 gone far enough. But not today. Something inside 8f6f7c1501 her, something 04a818d717 boiling hot 99bcd4b70f and long f9188866be suppressed, was 2150c0b5da pushing against dbbeb62921 her chest, 405b00ecea and Kaiden’s 9a4d1d9111 seductive voice 45ce4d0ffc gently tapped 2abd21b736 on it.3442ca8c9ccdc453