Billionaire

Chapter 220

She instinctively turned to Leah. “Mom, do you think the same? You always told me I had talent, too, just not the same opportunities as Chloe. You said I was also a diamond in the rough, that one day the Meadows family could trust me to carry on the legacy.”

“Mom, say something!”

Leah had built up a lot of disappointment in her daughter over the years. She also realized her daughter was quite a liar. The mountain of guilt Leah once carried crumbled the day they walked out of the courthouse.

Leah didn’t even look at her. With a cold expression, she said, “This family is your father’s domain. I have no say.”

Hearing this, Lisa felt as though she had been doused with a bucket of ice water. Even Leah was wavering now. They had all been deceived by Chloe.

Lisa couldn’t accept this. Her anger clouded her judgment. “Chloe, I want to make a bet with you. If I win this competition, you’ll give back the shares and never covet a penny of the Meadows family’s wealth again.”

Chloe remained calm. “And if you lose?”

Lisa clenched her teeth. “Then I’ll transfer all my shares to you.”

Chloe flipped her hair and gave a radiant smile. Deal.”

Tara also grinned widely. “Alright then, we will act as a witness to this. Jacob, if you go back on your word in the future, we’ll stand by Chloe.”

Jacob sighed deeply. Lisa was being reckless. Her chances of beating Chloe were slim, but then again, having the company in Chloe’s hands might not be such a bad thing. After all, he had practically raised Chloe and knew her capabilities. If Chloe were to take over the company, it might grow several times stronger under her leadership.

As for Lisa, giving her some shares later to keep her content with dividends would be much better than seeing his life’s work destroyed in her hands.

Jacob said, “Then it’s decided. Whoever wins the competition will gain 20% of the other’s

shares.”

Leaving the hotel, Chloe headed to the parking lot to get her car. She saw Lucas smoking next to her car. Lucas never used to smoke. He quickly spotted Chloe and hastily threw his cigarette into a nearby trash can.

Chloe walked over, ignoring him, and unlocked her car, planning to get in.

“Chloe, can we talk for a moment?”

Chloe had already opened the driver’s door. Resting one arm on the door, she struck a lazy pose. “Sure, I’m all ears. What do you want to talk about?”

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Chapter 220

“I know I’ve done a lot of things that hurt you, but Linda lied to me,” he started.

Chloe seemed indifferent. “Let’s not dredge up the past.”

“You’re not mad at me? Can you forgive me?”

Chloe said, “That’s all in the past now. We owe nothing to each other. I don’t blame you, nor is there anything to forgive.”

Seeing how she had thoroughly moved on, Lucas felt uncomfortable. If Chloe had truly moved on, it meant there was no chance for anything between them. He would rather she still harbored some resentment towards him. At least that would mean she’d think of him now and then.

“Since we owe nothing to each other now, can we start over as friends?” Lucas hastened to explain, “I don’t mean anything by it. I just want to be normal friends, maybe hang out for a meal occasionally, that’s all.”

Chloe asked, “After I forced you to give up your first child, you still want to be friends?”

Mentioning the child brought a flicker of guilt across Lucas‘ eyes.