Jake chuckled, “So Chloe was getting me a gift? She loves those little surprises.” He knew
she was like that for the last few years, waiting
in a corner with her phone, trying to catch his
reaction. The thought of her being all sneaky
warmed his heart. He had been so harsh on her,
but she wasn’t mad.
Jake told his assistant to open the box. No
matter what it was, he would be happy to make
Chloe happy.
Then his face turned pale There were no
Then, his face turned pale. There were no
flowers, no ties, no watches. Just a fist–sized
silver metal thing that looked like a part of a
machine.
Jake reached out, his hands trembling. It was
his beloved’s life. There was no one who knew
what this was, but him. It was the object he
placed inside Chloe. He had etched a tiny “J”
on it. It was Chloe’s old mechanical heart.
A piece of paper fell out. Jake picked it up. It was Chloe’s writing. “Jake Walker, you are no
longer in my heart.”
Jake’s head was spinning. This was it! Chloe’s
mechanical heart! Why was it out? Where is
she? Chloe can’t survive outside with that weak
body. She can’t work or pay for another
transplant. If she didn’t replace it, then she’d
be…. Jake couldn’t let himself think about it,
the possibility made his chest hurt.
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Even the assistant could tell that he was off, but not Tiffany. She didn’t know what the heart was, and said with contempt, “Chloe is so trashy, how could she give you such a broken thing?”
“She must have gotten a lot of money from marrying you! But she still couldn’t bring herself to get you a proper gift. Such a low–life. Wants to keep all of the money for herself.”
“We came all the way out here to do surgery for her, but she isn’t here. What an entitled woman. Let’s go, Uncle, she deserves to die. Who cares for that broken piece of metal.” She tried to grab his hand, but Jake pushed her away and yelled, “Shut up! Do you even know what this is? It’s Chloe’s old heart! She will die without it.”
He picked up the heart as he crawled. Tiffany was taken aback by his tone. She looked upset. “I didn’t know, why are you mad? Maybe you
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are wrong.” “I don’t think Chloe would kill
herself. She probably made this just to get your
attention.”
That reminded Jake of her. She was wearing
that cheap t–shirt and jeans, standing next to the dresses he bought for Tiffany. He was busy with Tiffany on the balcony at the time…
His heart ached. He never gave Chloe anything, and she was always under attack. Why did even Tiffany hate her? He had thought she was a sweet little flower, but now he knew he was
wrong.
Jake looked at her coldly, “I’ve been married to Chloe for years, I know who she is. Unlike you, she never wanted my money and never used those tactics.” “Tiffany, you pretended to be nice to her in front of people, but said these things to her when she wasn’t around. Who is more phony? I finally understand who I truly love, and that is Chloe. I will not be doing
anything for
nnumoro We are just ungla
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anything for you anymore. We are just uncle
and niece.”
