Chapter 27 A Show of Betrayal Immediately , everyone's attention fell on Curtis . Curtis pressed his dry lips together . Naturally , he hoped for nothing more than to downplay the situation and let it blow over on its own . But when his gaze met Chloe's again , he tried to reason with her . " Chloe , maybe we can just ... " " Maybe we can just let it go and treat it as a misunderstanding ? " Chloe raised an eyebrow . " Curtis , do you expect me to go along with that ? " Her mocking gaze made him feel like his throat was constricted , and the words he wanted to say simply wouldn't come out . Lena shouted angrily , " Curtis , you saw how your mother and sister treated Chloe . And yet , you still want to call it a misunderstanding ? Don't you realize what could have happened to her if she wasn't skilled enough ? " Curtis ' face burned with embarrassment from the scolding . Soon , the police arrived at the scene . Joanne shook with fear , her whole body trembling . " I don't want to go to jail ! I don't want to ! Curtis , please , save me ! I don't ... I don't want to go to jail! " Helen's face only showed true fear now . She grabbed Curtis ' arm and said , " Curtis , don't let the police take me and Joanne away ! " Curtis hesitated , glancing at Chloe. " Chloe , Mom is getting old , and Joanne is still young ... maybe we could just let this go ... " Lena scoffed beside him . " Young ? Your sister isn't a kid anymore . And your mother ? When she tried to hit Chloe just now , she didn't exactly look like she was old ! " Ignoring Lena's sarcasm , Curtis looked at Chloe and continued , " This is just a family matter , right ? What do you think? " " A family matter ? " Chloe looked at Curtis standing in front of her and felt her heart sink deeper with every passing moment . She'd hoped he would see what had happened in the room and stand by her , just for once , and seek justice for her . But no . Once again , all that awaited her was disappointment . Perhaps she'd been let down too many times , because this time , her heart didn't even ache anymore . All she felt was a cold , bitter feeling as she realized things had played out exactly the way she'd expected . She refused to back down . " You never treated me like family . So , how is this a family matter ? " Chapter 27 A Show of Betrayal 2/4 " You're my wife . How could we not treat you like family ? " Curtis shot back . " Wife ? " Chloe heard the word and found it laughable . " Curtis , if Sonya had been treated like this today , would you still have said that ? " Curtis froze . Sonya chimed in , " If it were me , I would never put Curtis in a difficult position . Chloe , you haven't even been physically harmed . Why are you being so aggressive ? " " Then I hope , if you ever find yourself in a situation like this , you can back up your words , Ms. Miller ! " Chloe retorted bluntly . " You ... " Sonya glared at her . " Enough . Any further discussion can wait until we're at the police station , " the officers said . They dragged the two men , still wailing on the floor , out of the room , then turned toward Helen and Joanne . Joanne's fear intensified when she saw the handcuffs being snapped onto her wrists . " I'm innocent ! It's not me ... It's not me ! " she screamed . Seeing Curtis make no move to stop the police , she suddenly ran to Sonya , grabbing her arm . " Sonya , help me ! Mom and I only did this for you ! You knew about everything that happened today ! " Curtis froze at her words . " Sonya , you ... " Sonya's face went pale with panic . " I ... I have nothing to do with this ! I didn't know anything ! " " You knew ! You said that money didn't have to go to Chloe , didn't you ? Otherwise , why would Mom and I have done all this ? " Joanne argued desperately . The two of them were now throwing blame at each other , each trying to smear the other . " Sonya , didn't you say earlier that you wouldn't put Curtis in a difficult position ? Just admit you knew , and your ' boyfriend ' wouldn't have to struggle ! " Lena mocked . Sonya's face flushed bright red with anger . The words hit her like a slap across the face . " Curtis , believe me . I had nothing to do with this ! " she pleaded , her eyes fixed on him . " Sonya , how can you wash your hands of this ? If we weren't trying to make it possible for you to marry Curtis , we wouldn't have done any of this ! " Helen shouted angrily . Watching the scene unfold , Curtis felt an unbearable headache coming on . " Take them all away ! " the officers ordered . This time , they even took Sonya with them and then turned to Chloe . " I'll take a friend's car to the police station to give my statement , " Chloe said . Chapter 27 A Show of Betrayal 374 Hearing her words , the officers nodded . After all , the police car they came in couldn't have fit that many people . Curtis left with the police , but before leaving , he gave Chloe a long , meaningful look . Once everyone was gone , Chloe and Lena took the elevator down , planning to head to the parking garage . Chloe was still catching her breath , feeling warmth spreading through her body . " You're a little flushed . Are you really okay ? " Lena asked , concerned . " Yeah , I'm fine . Let's record the statement at the police station first , " Chloe replied , confident that her body could handle it . " I'll drive over . Wait for me at the hotel entrance , " Lena said .. Chloe nodded . When the elevator reached the lobby , Lena wanted to accompany her to the hotel entrance , but Chloe said , " Just go to the parking garage on B1 . It's only a few steps to the hotel entrance . I can handle the walk myself . " " Alright then , " Lena agreed . Chloe reached the hotel entrance , feeling a wave of heat creeping through her body . The effects of the knockout smoke were stronger than she'd anticipated . At that moment , a familiar , cool voice sounded behind her . " Ms. Quall , what a coincidence . We meet again . " Chloe turned to see Brian's handsome face . It wasn't really a coincidence - she'd come specifically to return the clothes to Brian . But now that she'd run into him , the clothes she needed to return were still in Lena's car . " Are you waiting for someone , Ms. Quall ? " Brian asked . " Yes , a friend is driving me to the police station , " Chloe explained . Since Brian had also attended the banquet , he naturally knew what had happened . " Then let me give you a ride , " Brian offered . Chloe was taken aback . Before she could respond , a silver - gray Maybach stopped in front of her , and Brian grabbed her wrist , guiding her into the car . " Wait ! " Chloe said , trying to open the door and get out . But it was locked . The car pulled away from the hotel , and her left hand remained firmly in Brian's grasp , leaving her unable to break free . Chapter 27 A Show of Betrayal Not far away , Lena drove up to pick up Chloe . Her eyes widened in disbelief at the scene before her- Brian was pulling Chloe into his car , and Lena could only wonder where he was taking her . Inside the car , Chloe glared at Brian . " Mr. Steele , what are you doing ? " 4/4 Chapter