On the Day I Was Kicked Out of the Wealthy Family, I Had a Flash Marriage with a Tycoon Chapter 89: Silas Coldwell Is Talking Nonsense Again

"It’s about sothing else this ti," Chloe Sterling replied. She paused, then asked, "Are you here to see Director Xavier, too?"

"Nah, the old man wanted to see . He told to co over." Julian Xavier sank lazily into Director Xavier’s office chair.

Chloe Sterling smiled. "I was wondering why you’d show up here on your own. So it was Director Xavier who called you."

"When are you leaving?" Julian Xavier asked.

"Tomorrow."

"So soon!"

"Mhm, two friends are coming with ."

A little while later, Director Xavier returned. His eyes went straight to Chloe, completely ignoring the grandson beside her.

"Chloe, you’re here too. Did you need to see about sothing?"

Chloe Sterling stood up. "Director Xavier, I ca to let you know that I need to make another trip to the countryside. I have to leave tomorrow."

Without even asking why, Director Xavier agreed as readily as last ti. "Alright, go ahead."

After a mont’s thought, Chloe Sterling added, "I’ll bring back so fresh and rare dicinal herbs that should help with our current research project."

"You’re not planning to go into the mountains to gather herbs, are you?"

"I am. So valuable herbs are ready for harvest right now, so I have to go back within the next few days."

"Then make sure you stay safe."

"I will. Well, I’ll be going now. You and Julian can talk."

"Alright. The project has entered a stable phase, so you don’t need to worry about things here at the lab. Don’t rush back. If you want to stay a few extra days, feel free."

"Mhm."

Chloe Sterling returned to the laboratory and finished up her work for the day.

Before long, it was afternoon.

After checking the ti, Chloe Sterling cleared her desk, said goodbye to a few colleagues, and left early.

She had just walked out of the lab building when a man’s figure appeared before her.

It was Silas Coldwell’s subordinate, Zane Stratton.

The man smiled faintly. "Miss Sterling, our boss is waiting for you. If you would please co with ."

Chloe Sterling gave him a cold look. "I’m not going."

"Miss Sterling, I think it would be best if you ca. We are at The dical College, after all. I’m sure you don’t want to cause a scene. You know what our boss is like; he doesn’t give up until he gets what he wants."

"Are you threatening ?"

"Not at all. I’m simply advising you."

"I don’t need your advice!" With that, Chloe Sterling started walking away.

Zane Stratton kept pace with her. She shot him a sideways glance and said coldly, "Stop following !"

Zane Stratton chuckled. "Miss Sterling, I just happen to be going this way too."

Chloe Sterling stopped in her tracks. "Then you go first."

Zane Stratton: "..."

Seeing that he wasn’t moving, Chloe Sterling said pointedly, "What’s wrong? Not going?"

"Miss Sterling, the boss is waiting for you by the road just up ahead. It would be best if you ca with . If you don’t, he’ll..."

"Do what?"

"He said he’ll co into The dical College and tell everyone that you’re his woman."

Chloe Sterling’s expression darkened, and she suddenly strode forward.

Zane Stratton: ’This trick works every ti.’

A mont later, Chloe Sterling walked out of The dical College, found Silas Coldwell’s car parked by the curb, and strode over, rapping sharply on the window.

The car door opened imdiately, revealing Silas Coldwell’s smirking face. "Get in the car."

Her beautiful, sharp eyes stared him down. "Maybe I should slip you a potent poison," she said abruptly.

Silas Coldwell’s lips curled into a smile, tinged with a bewitching allure. "Would you have the heart?"

’He knew Chloe Sterling. She put on a cold, ruthless front, but in reality, she wasn’t capable of anything truly cruel.’

’She only knew how to save people, never to kill or harm them.’

Silas Coldwell got out of the car, and Chloe Sterling imdiately took two steps back. He frowned slightly and sneered, "Jasper Lockwood isn’t here. Do you really need to keep this much distance between us?"

"Silas Coldwell, even a cornered rabbit will bite. Don’t think I won’t actually do sothing to you!"

"You won’t!" Silas Coldwell stared at her, his voice certain. "If you wanted dead, why would you have saved last ti?"

"I only saved you so I could negotiate with you—to get you to stop bothering Jasper Lockwood."

"Wrong." A glint flashed in Silas Coldwell’s eyes. "You wanted to save . You didn’t want anything to happen to . You care about . If you just wanted to help Jasper Lockwood, you should have helped those people finish off. That would have solved all your problems for good."

Chloe Sterling: "..."

’She couldn’t bring herself to harm him, but that didn’t an she cared about him!’

’Is this guy just overconfident, or is he doing this on purpose?’

Silas Coldwell gave a wicked grin. "Baby, just admit it. You can’t forget what we went through. You’ve always cared about . Co with . I have a surprise for you."

Hearing this, Chloe Sterling was even more speechless.

’What "what we went through"? He got hurt, she happened to save him, and they were in contact for a short while. That’s it.’

She was just about to call him out on his nonsense when, before she could speak, Jasper Lockwood’s voice ca from behind her.

"Chloe."

Chloe Sterling spun around, suddenly understanding why Silas Coldwell had been spouting such nonsense.

’He’d said it all for Jasper Lockwood to hear.’

A smug look crept onto Silas Coldwell’s face as he deliberately provoked Jasper Lockwood. "President Lockwood, I didn’t know you had a habit of eavesdropping on private conversations. That’s not a very becoming trait."

Jasper Lockwood’s expression remained impassive, his voice cool. "I’m also quite shocked. I didn’t realize President Coldwell had a hobby of harassing another man’s wife and clamoring to be the other man."

Silas Coldwell’s expression faltered for a second before he regained his composure and smiled. "She was mine to begin with. Before she ca to Crestfall, she belonged to . President Lockwood, you’re the other man."

Before Jasper Lockwood could speak, Chloe Sterling spoke first, "Silas Coldwell! Stop spouting nonsense!"

"I’m speaking the truth," Silas Coldwell said, his lips curling into that wicked smirk. "Baby, no matter how much you deny our past, it exists. And it’s a fact that you care about ."

Realizing he was deliberately trying to provoke them, Chloe Sterling said sternly, "Silas Coldwell, Jasper Lockwood isn’t an idiot. This nonsense of yours is pointless."

Silas Coldwell snorted. "You and I both know perfectly well whether I’m lying or not. Oh, by the way, Auntie Vera was just ntioning you a few days ago. She asked when you were coming back ho. You always did love her cooking."

"You..." Chloe Sterling was speechless with anger. ’She had never said any such thing! Besides, Auntie Vera was the housekeeper; she didn’t even cook.’

Jasper Lockwood suddenly wrapped an arm around her shoulders, pulling her into his embrace. His thin lips curved. "Darling, I believe you."

Chloe Sterling: "..."

Silas Coldwell: "..."

Jasper Lockwood added, "I trust your taste is better than that. No need to waste our breath. Let’s go."

The tips of Chloe Sterling’s ears turned slightly red. She nodded. "Mhm."

The two of them turned and walked toward Jasper Lockwood’s SUV.

Silas Coldwell stared at their retreating figures, his handso face darkening. He was so furious his eyes looked ready to pop, practically fuming.

’That bastard, Jasper Lockwood!’

Seeing his boss’s furious expression, Zane Stratton stood to the side, not daring to make a peep, hardly daring to breathe.

Only after their car had disappeared from sight did Silas Coldwell grit out, "Find one!"

Zane Stratton paused, confused. "Find what?"

"Keep looking for a top-level pharmacist. We *must* break her Enchanting Fragrance. I’ll get her back, or my na isn’t Coldwell!"