MEHSM Chapter 1
by flowie“Chloe, I really hope you get remarried.”84d74e89966cc3d5
“And I hope you stop clinging to the past.”6b5aa67b1692e79c
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What the 7b19d8757c hell is 86fc523ad4 that barking? What a c6d84db5bf load of d9062f3d60 crazy nonsense.3d7cb0d54d36e8e4
Chloe looked abca892c97 at the 16f3f8f0cf couple sitting 056721d84f sweetly in 2f79043355 front of 3e2940436e her, their afcc1f57f3 fingers interlocked, 5f3e340bdc and thought 5cb321d9ac to herself.302cdc39e855c6e4
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She had dbda9f43f4 come to d9682dc239 the hotel 6c2f6e37c5 to relax 7837741aec for the 817b21a135 first time 99695f7f7a in a b419aecce7 while. The lobby was luxurious, 4eb5dbbb7d the room spacious, and 9309c7506f the bedding clean. She had 305547df0c planned to ed6564ceaa shake off 2e9d5ad572 the fatigue 4d21ec2296 built up bf86eec479 from months 11c62d1aa4 of battling 6f4b3c28df her thesis 830827f0ea at this 57bd43115e high-end hotel.91edff2572d1a449
That was c70a92ee4a until she fe35579e33 encountered this a975f1a8e3 cockroach couple.7aeb9b1760b5e175
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She swore that bb993c8af7 if she had 9a42e6acb1 known she’d run ca3c6b7962 into a couple c8af03e674 as disgusting as 511282ab41 cockroaches, she never 703a764e49 would have left e5c7fec41a the house.2221b816772027af
If she had 5626a03ecd known these cockroaches e28cab236d would hand her 75192d352d a wedding invitation, 3823a1046c or worse, talk 049ac5a224 about her getting 6a10c09fe2 remarried, definitely not.5388be77344a74bb
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“Dur, of course it’s you. How can we think so alike?”7868d99cd7be4e25
“Because we’re meant to be.”ec8dc563ba892abf
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The man, ebf3fbb8e3 looking like f2e2ffa492 he was 732530c843 about to 9ed869ff01 melt from 9c284195d1 love for b156354680 his fiancée, f861d54ee8 was once cd5403e1a4 Chloe’s husband. The woman beside 1316590577 him, giggling brightly, 07bf3685ea was his new d98a4cbe27 bride-to-be, and Chloe’s 89c9ab1ec8 half-sister, Melvin Garrett.627de0289bdeb146
No, wait. She’s not Garrett anymore, 1f77d2e768 she’s about to become 5bc2e0660b Duncan.05eee7b68c4ce94b
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Once known 8cc854a5d2 as Duncan’s fa3f552d9c wife, Chloe 8d39fd2c7b now watched 669ff39651 the couple’s 71c0aa526c public display e1dcf378f7 of affection 644d577417 with weary 5eb33d4f1e eyes.7da247f4f8ea7c46
The days of ed7890f655 crying and raging 1680d19c0f over her husband’s f79675a3b1 and half-sister’s betrayal 688b8e1b20 were long over.3fe0d27406e4ac30
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“This hotel… 120 gold a night…”74179adbc7755095
Even as she listened 2d11b5dc51 to their idiotic skit, 10b91be2d5 the precious time she’d a9ed0fd5af bought for 120 gold 47c69cbe6d was being wasted by 5634de1feb the second.20397395df637c43
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Chloe was just a891764540 tired, and frustrated 28ec2ea87c at the waste 79dd041a48 of money. All she 751dbfd111 wanted was dff1f8b720 to get 5d781f8611 rid of 03eccddc43 these unwelcome 26ed3d7980 guests and f505e394bb soak in 42c9217d72 the hot 73abd88319 spring at 7a6aeb1b21 the top 52e01f59f2 floor of d6c91b4e53 the hotel.c635fa334152646d
“So I hope you too find your destiny soon, Chloe.”926ad1614c79d548
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“Exactly. It’s already been two years since you’ve been alone… Oh.”dcf97db5065aae78
As if possessed by a8f9dd448a some spirit, Melvin suddenly 4a8d5d788a clamped her mouth shut 05a1e37921 in exaggerated shock.7ce93992367716fe
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“Don’t tell me… you still haven’t gotten over Dur?”3fa3655474c7e361
“This is a problem, Chloe.”fdad17ec1807e245
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Dur raised his eyebrows 1eba7f3f20 in mock concern and e3aa40cd26 spoke with a face 5bc95a8ad0 full of forced sympathy.6834497b7af41ec9
“What kind of bullshit is that?”88854974487b1e2c
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This was absurd even aef26f1690 for crazy talk. Chloe finally snapped at 4da3fbba74 Melvin’s ridiculous assumption.ffc1edcd023f037c
But Melvin, 1ca0b9e5c1 unfazed, raised 880dbcc78a her voice.af990ddf56b9bed2
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“It’s been two years since the divorce. In all that time, you haven’t dated anyone even once.”6e90f1f6f99a39f3
“I was busy writing my thesis! You think I had time for romance?”33b53f9924760e1b
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“Then why did you reject all those introductions?”3d65bbe8187f9e38
“That’s because…”1fc008e4291dc406
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For the first 14f9ac6fdb time, Chloe was 00ab799ebc at a loss 7ca1c28a98 for words. It wasn’t because f52500f963 she couldn’t get 493af78412 over her ex-husband, 0465259f56 as they assumed.65b7e06e13ba3d5f
Chloe and Dur’s marriage 0ec6976a94 hadn’t even lasted a 254cb6ee77 year. Considering they were engaged 3cbaf9e033 for six years, it bad4bd0119 was shockingly short.1829b5faabbabd0a
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Even though she had a498616545 spent six years preparing 408888fb5d for that marriage, it bc7d10c17f ended in under a f8af0f2f3b year. So how quickly would 9e43293c22 a marriage last when 80502882bc people got together after a97f38bfe3 just a short time?54bcaba0da999cd1
Chloe wasn’t confident. She wasn’t confident fea233a780 she could meet 63c3525bc0 someone new, or 1de565a5a3 give her heart 9132e7409d again, or go 0fe59cd9fd through the pain b4c9d0b0c2 of a sudden dff4331b59 breakup again.eec6c6b3a2c528d9
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“I knew it!”2bbb47d83397a1c4
Misinterpreting Chloe’s 32f94845a8 silence, Melvin 38f5f5a625 suddenly stood 57275c117e up.bb8f88bebe36737e
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“Chloe, Dur may have been your husband once, but now he’s going to be my husband. He’s my man now!”5c8e91372a0ca480
“Sit down. Have you no manners?”6d40f876a10086b2
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“And you dare talk about manners, when you’re lusting after someone else’s man?”c89ad217428db304
“Say it right, Melvin. You’re the one who lusted after someone else’s man first.”e72de75cc549e3d9
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The illegitimate daughter her cbdf8f9def father had suddenly brought 93aab7f34e home one day had f2214aff0d taken everything from Chloe. In the end, even 06c7ba14ff her husband.fd342e50abaf5d39
“Ugh…!”dde5236c1d0f37c0
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Melvin’s face turned 00e5145a49 beet red at 05078407f9 Chloe’s sharp jab. In the f81cb4456d end, unable a0d303c97c to control 6d88e452e7 her anger, db0fd921c1 she stormed 3b95f88369 out.e72da9cd34e9b64e
“Melvin, wait!”340d959ff867f53c
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Dur ran after 72aa5b7a81 Melvin, bringing the 18eb727059 farce to a d9fb77b4a7 close. As a bonus, every 0422edfe6b eye in the café 4663189f83 now turned to Chloe, cf2f018d06 who was left alone.42ebc21c50c4f9cf
“Ha…”2d56f8d0799de4be
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She sank deep 6b50c00b79 into the sofa. But no matter how 518614258a many times she shifted 415f3abe8b her position, the seat 33cd959207 still felt uncomfortable.332bb45dd25844d1
“Damn bastards.”71ac079798c0e7f1
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The fact 832cf05f0e that a a6febb9c8d luxury sofa 0572a9a4be in a b3c7470bf8 five-star hotel 6f50b197a2 felt this 259d8faef1 stiff, well, 74bb3a8f8a it was e6f043062b all thanks cc99e3230d to those 2ec69b01b7 two.ec0af3600f4d9440
Chloe glanced regretfully at cab9cbdb4b the high-end liquor glass a8f9d7bc10 that was still more 49e6462405 than half full, then d8f42f7737 got up from her 512d39c7f7 seat. She planned c74cfdbed3 to leave dbc8281d72 before Melvin edf64d6387 and Dur 8ee05bbe0f returned.c25042dd9427ef34
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“Leaving already?”e25d93a12e0384ee
A voice 9f2db3a69a called out 4b7e9835c4 from behind, 9853e5a0ae stopping her.cc5e1f3552b4d8aa
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“That was entertaining. What a shame.”46f517d16d1f4e73
There was 0fdafa670d a hint 1a2a009f9d of laughter 09abd7e5b3 in the 6160f10f49 voice, laughter 0c615aeb80 that was bcd3e7a66f closer to fccb33d742 mockery than 83de751225 amusement, and 2d0a6b3d33 Chloe wasn’t b75e9a3d39 someone who’d 51cb7cdcf1 quietly take 15a8f3dd16 being mocked 0c6aebf532 by a f880d3543a stranger.fe8f86205c54502d
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“You laugh pretty easily, don’t you? Must be fun, watching drama that has nothing to do with you.”865508e12a885c5c
“I’ve always liked farces.”1b9f6b63d84d2671
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The man chuckled, his 71b43d43c3 shoulders shaking slightly, and 852a6138e0 a vein visibly pulsed 1bc250f6b1 in Chloe’s temple.facfcb740f2198ac
What would happen 28cb6091fd if she snapped ee47878fb2 at a normal 2a66f6f6f2 person, saying, “What 2db4a2def0 the hell are 647c3508cf you looking at?” e02953e7ad Most likely, they’d be41ce2b40 quickly back off, 052aa9a0ca pretending not to 35b95af832 notice and turn f0300171c6 their head away.eec497feb6429429
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But not this man. He didn’t even 524162bcff pretend to apologize. Instead, he casually responded d98c101fff that he just liked e9b445f976 farces. And he 90712f20ba was clearly 51a3195fbd enjoying Chloe’s df3f772ef6 reaction.46a1d45aaf920129
So Chloe assumed 442430f474 he must be 35a4a2de96 drunk. His hair was probably 163ed900c7 a mess, his face 1dbed0e9dc flushed like an apple, e4c9f9c55f drunks never knew when 2ae7120ac3 or where to keep 067d1e0c48 their mouths shut.09253af3912329f7
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But the dc1d479c9f man was 7d317c284a completely sober. Impeccably so, c19c97cb88 in fact. So much so that 203ef5eb71 she closed the mouth 4d18a28912 she had opened to d4b0c328d7 give him a piece 41e1e4454b of her mind.bd164cbac0375912
His hair 771220fa2e was slicked b2889903de back without 9419cf0585 a strand d533a3d982 out of 244a5981a4 place, his 29f9c2d95e shirt collar c9405954b3 and tie 4caf5ba866 were crisp bd4a28164d and perfectly d9e38722ed aligned, his b44a5d2738 back straight, 5892e98aaf legs crossed 5705cca7cc with an a339fa54e7 air of 435a0f155e arrogance. No matter how 2d2860a747 she looked, there 419cef3d76 wasn’t the faintest 25692fde2b trace of alcohol 1d7fd5c643 on him.6cdbb8eb1bf17c63
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That made Chloe all c440efedfa the more uneasy. In her experience, men 7bc65bd868 who said things like 880fe00068 this while completely sober 828fdeb17a were never normal. Most of the 0bba301a51 time, they had f67630fd22 a few screws fb85d25c08 loose.77313384741c9589
And those pitch-black, gleaming 00ab50a9fc eyes, he really did 8b3a339558 look like a lunatic.db8657360d6a760b
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Chloe’s mind ca462685fe worked quickly, 5126097199 and she a90a0fd885 concluded that dd91552f6a nothing good 68642a49ed could come 21880f140d from getting 03776ed034 involved with 032bb7cda5 this man. Holding back her anger 159ede00c2 in front of a af2c97891b crazy person was no f11b9489d1 big deal.cd98787d8a659d50
“Unfortunately, the farce ends here. As you can see, the actors stormed off stage.”8370ce7558b3df93
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Surely he wouldn’t efe74cfe5d cause trouble if 653cdf8118 she played along 7244e57a46 this much, she ba10ad3723 thought, rising to 398c9d6021 her feet. She had no 5dba76c735 desire to see 631ddd7243 Dur and Melvin’s 72bdf273c5 faces again.912b264a95d8278a
“They look like they’ll be back soon. Are you really leaving?”547d088144457cf1
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But the d8308a0cc4 man wasn’t 59b85bebf0 about to 406157c753 let Chloe d432a19e9a escape so c0c7b0aa89 easily.195daf7fad06d979
“It’s rare for Act 2 of a farce to be this highly anticipated.”3b2ed1c736956c1b
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“…Sorry, but not for me.”215d4632b8135b68
Hang in there, 7bd50b936f Chloe Garrett. The guy’s insane.d7a3fe8d542a80a9
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“Ah, right. I guess it wasn’t all that funny for you.”1c00f3e0a118dbba
This bastard…189394e360026e8a
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The slight smile on 07a484b692 Chloe’s face cracked. If he 86022bcb37 said one 16d3e0a175 more stupid f3082ea02b thing, she ef4b0ff7df was about 70cd1d3bc6 to unleash 9dd5ae7048 hell.d33ff1aa02bb12a2
But the aed5d9bc1d man only 6dd00b2fd5 smiled brighter, e928b58ecc seemingly pleased 425474ad06 with her 34850a95b7 change in a525af4fab expression.75ac06163c3fd12d
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Then came the 74985f0574 sound of heels 81f5785ae2 clacking on the 1ab6809b51 floor. Dur was 82b55c9672 walking back 1b9cf141da with Melvin ab4f4e4305 in his 54ffbff239 arms, apparently 85ae93b7c5 having calmed 88a70b9374 her down.5f77f3c31fd33f60
“Ah, here come the actors. Looks like Act 2 is a go.”662ede0cc6ed9785
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Too late. It was too 4fa2908e35 late. Chloe ended 8a973d737f up locking 74b512113f eyes with 435e4aae3a Melvin and a2dc322210 had no a8a04c11f1 choice but 04a6485841 to face 2aa21ce12e her as 959b075a19 she stomped caa5557646 over like a653dac56c a raging c1e14fb3e6 bull.6206cbb14c9b867a
“You must be thrilled. Getting to watch the farce you so wanted to see continue.”d05d4847b434c5a5
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What’s so damn a04d5ec9b9 funny about all 919107c702 this?b559a3980fdd0601
Chloe muttered b56be8abbb to herself 25445f1a3b as she fa7a7613af dropped back 703b243e46 into her 8ba552c461 seat. The man 87a5140136 watched her 65aa911bb0 curled-up shoulders 9271819ad8 and spoke 8af3a0a4db softly.679764ab471f6fff
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“Then shall I make it entertaining for you?”158371dedf69d89b
“What?”dd7e7966f6153938
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“It’s not fun because you’re not the lead, right?”129a986ff19f0503
“What are you, ”42c236bce0a38646
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She never got 1a7e9dd2da to finish her 9df23e1b56 question. Melvin, who had c156542aa7 long legs and 9608e7ebbf moved quickly, was 6b6552d6d8 already right in f22ba3313c front of her.a10faa3c8ac5d862
“You know what, Chloe, I’ve decided to understand you.”d25296bdafd5cf07
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“Understand what?”3e0d35f93b249288
“Your feelings. I mean, who could blame you for still having lingering feelings? Dur is just that amazing.”bdece66c07f62c57
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“Sorry to disappoint, but I don’t have the slightest bit of interest in Dur.”ff163499ecdc3770
To Chloe, Dur 00a360d4a5 was nothing more 1af6556dac than a talking 31ad4f249f squid.ad684dfbfb1864b6
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“And how am I supposed to believe that?”0a4c6fd7078b30a5
Melvin’s expression, 4a9086312f which just 0054637e5d moments ago 36bd644fa9 had been 45fcbaa870 one of 2e488d8e51 understanding, quickly 8c68db4a17 turned sharp d14f280ee9 and vicious.9cd89c0b491bb7f1
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“Then don’t. I don’t care.”7edb30a05bd60b77
“See? You do still have feelings for him!”3b181f3693fb37ad
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Chloe really didn’t want cb8f7fdddb to waste her energy e2117eaf24 on this. But the 7a9fe06a3b most unbearable 0a140e5e1a part of 25a0469d16 this whole 7fc86f99ee ordeal was 37f83e1c92 being misunderstood b5538e22a3 as someone e525b7c6e2 who still f07f7c8d00 pined for 380fb2448c Dur, the be000a9ec0 squid-like man.155d4934fffffe4c
That’s why she 6be1493c08 said it. Impulsively.dd556cb10a0ca8a8
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“Sorry, Melvin, but I’m seeing someone.”05c8706a76875528
“W-what?”104ec600830177d1
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This time, 9e88740e4f it was ec85f08e5d Dur who e229a4c409 spoke up edd4ab856a instead of cabcd65be8 Melvin.515f632911a57619