Chapter 3 Furious that I dared talk back , her anger boiled over . " This is my restaurant ! If I , Chloe Delaney , say you broke the rules , then you broke them ! What are you going to do about it ?! " My eyes suddenly fell on the name tag on her chest , and my mind went blank for a second . [ Chloe Delaney , Restaurant Manager . ] Chloe Delaney ... That name ... I'd heard it before . In Jacob's dreams ... That night , he'd held me in a tender , lingering embrace for a long , wordless while .. After he fell asleep , I'd remained awake . In the dead of night , I'd heard a man's soft murmur . " Chlo ... ee ... " I hadn't caught it clearly then , only a faint sound . The next morning when I asked Jacob , his hands paused while tying his tie , then hurriedly finished . " You must have misheard , honey . " He'd skipped breakfast , muttering " Something came up at the office , " before rushing out . I hadn't thought much of it then . But now , all the puzzle pieces clicked into place . Chloe ... He'd said it with such intimacy ... My hands clenched into fists at my sides . A cold dread seemed to seep relentlessly into my chest , chilling me to the bone . Auto - added to the Library Chloe , getting angrier by the secona , grabbed a grass of a wire from the table and hurled it at us . Before Emily and I could react , we were drenched and disheveled . She stepped forward . Smack ! Smack ! Two slashes of her hand landed on mine and Emily's faces . The air was dead silent , broken only by Chloe's shrill voice . " You bitches ! Still running your mouths ! Today , I'm going to teach you a proper lesson ! " " " I worked my jaw , tasting the faint metallic tang of blood , and laughed . " What the hell are you laughing at , you- " SMACK ! I raised my hand and put my full force into the return slap . I grabbed a handful of her hair , forcing her to look at me . " Who the hell do you think you are , daring to lay a hand on me ? Want to die ? I'll send you on your way ! " As I spoke , I reached for the plate of black pepper pasta and smashed it , upside down , onto Chloe's head . An eerie silence fell over the area . Even Emily stared , wide - eyed , swallowing hard.She secretly pulled out her phone . [ Mom , Dad , Scarlett is out of control , please hurry . She's really upset . The woman bullying us is probably ... ] She glanced at the group chat where Jacob was still silent . She just felt , in her heart , that a storm Chapter 3 37.50 % was about to break over the Kingsley family . Chloe felt the greasy , pungent black pepper sauce on her head . She reached up in a daze , pulling clumps of sticky pasta from her hair . " AHHHHH !!! " she screamed in horror , her voice shaking the heavens , flailing her arms wildly like a madwoman . " You bitch ! " She glared at me , her face flushed crimson with rage . " I'm going to fucking end you today ! " She was breathing heavily , chest heaving , and barked orders at a few black - clad bodyguards nearby . " You ! Tie up these two insolent little bitches ! " A dozen bodyguards immediately converged . She looked at me with a mix of smug satisfaction and seething hatred , her eyes gleaming with venomous malice . " These are the guards my husband hired to protect me ! You two whores are dead today ! " With that , she screamed at them , " Get them ! " " " " " I shoved Emily behind me to protect her , facing off against these lackeys myself . " You work for Jacob Kingsley , right ? I'm warning you , I am- ' " Are you fuck ! " Chloe , hearing me say Jacob's name , flew into a greater rage . " You slut actually knows my husband's name ! You did your homework before hunting for a sugar daddy , didn't you ? I knew it ! " their The bodyguards heard this , felt something was off , but pressed on regardless . Their orders were clear , protect the restaurant and Ms. Delaney . Without hesitation , they all charged at me , faces twisted into fierce , menacing scowls . 37.50 %