My Ex-Husband Always Knew That I Had Cheated on Him
Chapter 138 She Can Do Anything

Chapter 138: Chapter 138 She Can Do Anything

"!"

Chloe Simpson listened to Alexander Johnson’s cold, grim, and merciless voice on the phone, and she felt like she could hardly breathe.

At that moment, she felt as though Alexander had forcibly ripped her heart out of her chest and thrown it to the ground, trampling over it relentlessly.

Yes, one million may not seem like an astronomical amount, but in today’s world, especially under such dismal circumstances, it wouldn’t be hard for him to find a woman who was more attractive, with a better figure, and far superior in every way than she was.

Not to mention, Alexander Johnson didn’t even need the one million. With his status as the Crown Prince of the Capital Circle, women would throw themselves at him without him needing to spend a single cent.

She simply couldn’t muster any reasoning to refute Alexander Johnson.

"You’re right. I understand. Let’s leave it at that then..."

After a long, long silence, Chloe finally forced a bitter smile and choked out the words.

Tears slid silently from the corners of her eyes, trickling into her mouth.

As soon as she finished speaking, she hung up the phone.

Though she was the one who ended the call, the sound of the disconnected line still struck her heart like a violent, tearing ache.

It wasn’t merely the humiliation she suffered from Alexander during the phone call—it was the dawning realization that she was such a failure, such an utter failure.

She’d spent so many years in school, studied so hard, and worked so many years, even managing to secure a position in Kyohai’s most prestigious private hospital through her own merit.

Back then, she’d been so elated when she landed the job at Kyohai Private Hospital. Her mother would proudly tell everyone that her daughter was her greatest source of pride.

But now, was this really the pride she brought her mother?

Her mother was in trouble, compounded by her heart condition—a small mishap could easily turn into something fatal—and yet Chloe had tried everything but still couldn’t scrape together one million.

"Ah... sob... sob... sob..."

In this moment, Chloe felt like all she could do was cry. She was completely useless, completely helpless.

Just as she was sobbing hysterically, her phone suddenly rang again.

She glanced at the screen and saw that it was Alexander calling again. Her sobs abruptly stopped, and she hastily wiped the tears from her face before quickly answering the call.

"Hello..."

"The reason."

Alexander opened with two blunt words.

"What?" Chloe was momentarily stunned and didn’t register what he meant.

"Why do you need one million?" Alexander asked again.

"I... my mom is in trouble. Alexander, my mom has been kidnapped. The kidnapper is demanding I bring one million to them. And somehow, they found out about my mom’s heart condition."

"They even told me they’re desperate criminals and warned me not to call the police. I’m scared. If I report it and they end up agitating my mom, what if she has a heart attack? Sob... sob..."

"I really have no way out, Alexander. I beg you, could you lend me one million, please? I promise I’ll pay you back! I... I can sign an IOU, or if that’s not enough, I can leave my ID with you. As long as you lend me the money, sob... sob..."

Chloe didn’t even know why she was acting this way. Perhaps when Alexander called, she’d already been caught up in her crying. The more she pleaded over the phone with Alexander, the harder she sobbed.