He was stunned. Was she threatening him?
“Think it over carefully,” she said coolly. “And until you’ve made a decision, don’t contact me. I don’t take time off often. I’d rather spend it on myself.”
With that, she hung up.
When he called back, the line went straight to voicemail.
She was using the same tactic again. And she seemed to have developed a taste for it.
Trey’s chest heaved, rage burning through him. He swore he wouldn’t give in this time-he would put Khloe back in her place.
But his resolve lasted less than two hours.
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The company’s losses were mounting. If the projects weren’t saved soon, their entire IPO would be doomed.
He tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Once Angela finally drifted off, he slipped out of bed and retreated to his study.
Closing his eyes only made it worse. All he could see was Khloe.
Why had she become so cold?
For a moment, doubt crept in. But then he remembered their years together-all the tenderness and her unwavering devotion.
No. Khloe was a woman who valued loyalty above all. Her dependence on him, her affection, were absolute. That could never change.
That certainty steadied him. And then, an idea struck.
He picked up his phone and sent her a series of five transfers-200,000 dollars each.
On Khloe’s end, sleep still hadn’t come. Her phone lit up, buzzing with one alert after another.
Trey had just wired her a total of one million dollars.
Trey sent the money without a single word.
Khloe let out a soft, derisive laugh.
She knew his game. This silent, grand gesture was just another calculated move to manipulate her emotions. He wanted her to read into it, to imagine some profound meaning in his “generosity.”
She had asked for shares. He refused, but sending this money gave him an easy way out. Wasn’t he just offering himself a graceful exit?
The moment she softened, the moment a flicker of guilt appeared, Trey would once again become the magnanimous husband, and she would be expected to fall back in line, sacrificing without complaint.
But those cheap tricks, once enough to fool her, no longer held any power.
And her instincts were right. Trey waited all night, certain that once she saw the money, she would be the first to break the silence.
She never did.
On her end, Khloe was far from idle. After dismissing the transfer notifications, she noticed another alert.
It was a reply from Nick, sent twenty minutes earlier. Just one word: [Yes.]
A ripple stirred in her heart.
She typed a response, hesitated, then deleted it. His terse reply was a clear signal he wasn’t in the mood for small talk. Would she be bothering him if she said more?
But since she had initiated the conversation, ignoring his reply seemed equally rude.
After a brief internal debate, she finally sent another message: [I saw your post and thought I’d check in.]
To her surprise, his reply came instantly: [You’re in Celosia?]
She had assumed her message would end the conversation.
She quickly typed again: [I’m here for a charity gala. Will you be attending?]
If he knew where she was, perhaps he’d also received an invitation.
The thought of potentially meeting him in person sent a sudden, unexpected flutter of nervousness through her.
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