Chapter 19 There Will Be No Future Between Them But before Helen could touch Chloe's cheek , Chloe grabbed her wrist . Helen snapped , " Curtis , did you see that ? I just wanted to teach her a lesson , and she grabbed my hand like that ! Why are you still married to a woman like her if you're not going to divorce her ? " Chloe looked at Helen coldly . " If he wants to divorce me , he has to give me half of his assets . Are you prepared for that ? " " Nonsense ! You cheated , so you should leave with nothing ! " Helen yelled . Now Chloe finally understood why Helen had her secretly sign the divorce agreement yet still caused such a scene . So that was her plan ! She didn't even intend to pay the 100 million they'd agreed on . Curtis ' face darkened as he stepped toward Chloe . " Let go of my mom , Chloe . She's your elder , and you're her daughter - in - law . Even if she's scolding you , you shouldn't treat her this way . " Chloe sneered . " Scolding ? You call what your mother did just a little scolding ? " " Even if she really hit you a few times , so what ? My mom sacrificed so much for me . You're her daughter- in - law - can't you tolerate a little ? " Curtis said , clearly displeased . Chloe's smile grew more sarcastic . She'd heard this countless times before . Curtis would praise how much Helen had sacrificed for him . His father had passed away early , and Helen had raised him and Joanne alone . That was why Chloe had tolerated Helen so much in the past . " Curtis , your mother may have done a lot for you , but what does that have to do with me ? She never did a thing for me . I put up with it before because I loved you , but not anymore , " Chloe said . Curtis ' expression darkened even further . She wasn't going to put up with it anymore , and Curtis couldn't help but wonder why . It had to be because she no longer loved him ... or perhaps because someone better had appeared in her life - someone like Brian . " What kind of nonsense is that ? Is this how your parents taught you to behave as a daughter - in - law ? " Helen raged . Her parents ? Memories of her parents flashed in Chloe's mind - their faces , their voices , their laughter , and the night before they'd left for an overseas peacekeeping mission , when the whole family had gathered together . The love they'd shown her remained vivid in her memory . 陡 Chapter 19 There Will Be No Future Between Them 2/4 Ignoring Helen , Chloe looked Curtis in the eye . " My parents raised me with love , not to have me marry you and suffer abuse from your mother . " With that , she shook off Helen's hand . " If you want a divorce , fine ! I'll take what's mine , and we're done ! " " Chloe , you've cheated . I'm telling you , our family has plenty of money to hire the best lawyers , and you won't get a single cent ! " Joanne said arrogantly . " Cheated ? If you mean the person who gave me a ride today , it was Brian Steele . Are you saying he's the one I cheated with ? " Chloe countered . " What ? " Joanne froze . She might have been naive , but she knew who Brian Steele was . In Corvessia , he was someone no one dared to cross . " Joanne , take Mom away and stop her from saying anything about today ! " Curtis said . Joanne scowled but nodded . If rumors about Brian and Chloe's so - called affair spread , it wouldn't just ruin Chloe but the entire Green family as well . The villa fell silent , with only Curtis and Chloe remaining . " What exactly is your relationship with Brian ? " Curtis asked . " There is no relationship ," Chloe replied coldly . " Why did Brian's driver give you a book in the video Joanne recorded ? " Curtis asked , puzzled . " It's just on loan , " Chloe said . " It's a rare edition , and he knew I liked reading , so he lent it to me ." Even though Brian said it was a gift , she had no intention of keeping it . Before Curtis had returned , she'd checked the book's latest auction price on her phone - it was 12 million dollars . This book was practically more valuable than gold . Curtis narrowed his eyes . " You like to read ? " Chloe was momentarily stunned , then smiled faintly . " So you really don't care about me at all . " If he did , he would've noticed what she liked . Her smile made Curtis ' heart tighten as if something that once belonged to him was slowly slipping away . " Today was a misunderstanding . I'll explain everything to Mom and Joanne . As for what Mom said about divorce , don't take it to heart . I won't divorce you , " Curtis said , pausing with a hint of apology . " I know I haven't cared for you enough , but I'll do better from now on . " Chloe looked on as he walked away quietly . Chapter 19 There Will Be No Future Between Them 3/4 Unfortunately , there was no future for them . She would divorce him and completely sever all ties between them . The next day , Chloe went to Brian's office to return the book , " The Ornithological Manuscript of M " . " Mr. Steele , I read the book last night . Thank you for letting me borrow it , " she said . " I thought I told Milton to tell you it was a gift , " Brian said . " The book is too valuable . We're not close enough for a gift like this , " Chloe replied . " If it doesn't make someone happy , even the most expensive book is just paper , " Brian said , his expression calm . " If you don't like it , you could just throw it away . " Chloe was speechless . It was worth 12 million dollars - there was no way she could throw it away . Besides , it was a book she liked . She could never bring herself to do that . I just hope you'll come with me to the book market , " Brian said . " The book market ? " " There are many rare books there . Sometimes , you can find some really interesting ones . You like reading , don't you ? Come with me , " he suggested . Chloe stayed silent . Unless she could stomach a rare book worth 12 million dollars being thrown in the trash , she had no choice but to agree . Since Brian had clearly figured out her interests and she was genuinely curious about the book market , she agreed . Chapter 19 There Will Be No Future Between Them " Okay , " she said . 4/4 Two days later , Brian took Chloe to the book market . As he'd said , there were many rare books , including some other first editions . Chloe got excited while browsing the book market and bought two books that caught her interest . During a break , the two of them went to the restaurant on the top floor of the mall . " I'm going to the restroom , " Chloe said . However , the restroom on the top floor was out of order , so she had to go downstairs . As she walked into the restroom , she unexpectedly overheard someone speaking in Elarian in the next stall . " Yeah , everything's set up . Once the time comes , it will explode . That Brian guy's going to die here today . " Chloe's heart skipped a beat . Brian ? Could they be talking about the Brian she knew ? Chapter 201 Still Want You