Chapter 628 Chloe said awkwardly, "He may not have given you much in the beginning, but surely he would have given you more—especially after his business took off and he earned smoney. Right?" I replied, "He did, but it wasn't 5,000 dollars. He also didn't give my mother any money. All he gave was 3,000 dollars every month." "No way!" Chloe refuted immediately.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe continued, "Forget the jewelry-a single piece of clothing he bought for Jessica cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Are you saying your living expenses over the years were less than the price of Jessica's dress?" That was the truth, but I knew Chloe hated me. No matter what I said, she would never believe in me. I raised my chin and signaled Chloe to turn around. I said, "Your son's here. If you don't believe me, ask him." Chloe turned around and hurriedly approached Steven. She exclaimed, "Steven, you're finally here! Quick, tell Zane how poorly Annalise treated you when you were married. She forced you to work tirelessly just to earn enough money to support her and her mother!" Chloe didn't want Zane to think she was lying, so she had to get Steven on her side. As Chloe spoke, she shota dirty look, but she didn't notice how pale Steven had turned.
I calmly said to Steven, "Since we're all here, let's compare our transaction histories and show them to your mother. That way, she would stop thinking that I spent a lot of your money." Hearing that, Chloe grumbled, "Yeah, do that! I need to let Zane know how neglectful you were toward your family and how recklessly you spent his money!" Meanwhile, Zane hadn't said a word.
Even though he hadn't dated Annalise for long, he could tell she was frugal and was nothing like how Chloe described her.
When Chloe finished speaking, she noticed Steven was stunned. She urged, "What are you doing, standing there? Hurry up and pull up your transaction history!" Eager to shAnnalise, Chloe was dissatisfied with how uncooperative Steven was.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmUnable to hold it in any longer, Steven shouted, "Shut up!" Chloe couldn't believe what she heard. Hurt, she stared at Steven and asked, "Did you just yell atbecause of this woman tellingto shut up?" If Steven had known Chloe called him over to talk about the living expenses, he wouldn't have come. He asked sternly, "Don't you know how much I gave her? After all, you were the one who toldto give her three thousand dollars every month. Do you think three thousand dollars is a lot?" Content Belongs to However, Chloe didn't believe Steven. She asked, "Didn't you secretly give her more money after you got rich?"
Hearing that, Steven felt baffled. He had never done that, yet Chloe was convinced that was the truth. "Who told you that?"
Without much thought, Chloe replied, "Jessica. Why? Isn't that true?" Suddenly, Steven realized Jessica was the one who influenced him and Chloe to dislike Annalise. Jessica often bad-mouthed Annalise, and vel
they believed her, gradually distancing themselves from Annalise over time. Meanwhile, Annalise had done nothing wrong, yet she had to endure their growing distance and skepticism.