Chloe Grant and Matthew Morgan locked eyes for several seconds, and finally, she looked down in silence, took the sobering tea from his hand, and drank it in one go before returning it to him.
"Is that enough?"
Matthew Morgan didn't respond, just silently watched her.
Chloe Grant didn't want to engage, so she turned to leave.
Matthew Morgan reached out and grabbed her wrist.
Chloe Grant stopped in her tracks, but her gaze remained stubbornly forward, ready to pull her hand away and walk forward with determination.
"Some things I can't tell you. Chloe… I'll always be by your side. And you… you won't leave me, either."
His words were gentle, but the last sentence was obviously overwhelmingly domineering!
Chloe Grant felt a sourness in her heart but was also very angry.
