Chapter <b>118 </b>Can You me Me


    The move caught everyone off guard.


    Curtis let out a howl of pain. His right wrist hung limply at an unnatural angle.


    “Brian!” Sonya rushed to support Curtis, her voice rising with anger. “Even if you’re the infamous Brian Steele that everyone in Corvessia fears, you can’t just do this!”


    And especially not for Chloe’s sake!


    “If you’ve got something to say, take it up with mywyer. But I won’t let anyone who dares toy a hand


    on Chloe off.” Brian’s voice was as cold as steel.


    Then, without hesitation, he walked over, scooped Chloe into his arms, and carried her away.


    Chloe flushed with embarrassment. Her arm was hurt, not her legs. Why did he always like carrying her


    this way?


    “I can walk on my own,” she muttered.


    “I don’t feel at ease,” Brian replied.


    Chloe’s head throbbed. What could he not be at ease about exactly?


    Brian briefly instructed his men and the orphanage staff, then carried her away.


    Once they were in the car, he carefully rolled up her sleeve. Blood seeped from her wound. “Does it hurt?”


    “It’s fine,” Chloe said.


    But Brian was still frowning, as though he were the one in pain.


    “I’m really okay,” Chloe said. “By the way, did you just break Curtis‘ right wrist?”


    “Yes,” Brian admitted, studying her reaction. “Can you me me?”


    Chloe pressed her lips together. For a moment, Brian’s heart tightened with unease. After all, Curtis was


    the man she’d once been married to. Did she still have feelings for him? If she did…


    A wave of jealousy swelled inside Brian.


    “What’s there to me? I don’t exactly condone the way you handled things, but I also kicked Curtis


    earlier. If I’m going to me you, I should also me myself.” Chloe’s tone was light.


    In that instant, the jealousy twisting in Brian’s chest vanished.


    “But if Curtis decides to press charges…” Chloe hesitated.


    “Then, let him. So what if I ‘identally‘ broke his wrist? I can just cover his medical fees.” Brian’s voice


    was calm.


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    Chloe thought about it and nodded. That was true, and besides<b>, </b>the Steele family’s legal team was the best in the city. If Curtis really tried to sue, he would gain nothing.


    When they returned to the vi, Brian carefully cleaned and dressed her wound. “If I’d known they’de after you, I never would’ve left.”


    “I’m not some defenseless damsel who needs to be protected every second.” Chloe gave a smallugh.


    “This time, Curtis only managed to tear my wound open because I let my guard down. And also…” She paused, then smiled. “I really liked watching you y Sharks and Minnows with those kids. It felt like I got


    to see a different side of you.”


    “You liked that side of me?” he asked.


    “I did,” she answered. “Of course, I like the way you usually are too. I just think it would’ve been nice if I’d <fn20a7> Checktest chapters at find(?)ovel</fn20a7>


    met you earlier.”


    The time she’d spent with him had helped her understand that his aloofness and the quiet air of


    loneliness he carried were tied to his family and his past.


    If she’d gotten to know him sooner, would he have been more open and carefree? Would there have been


    more smiles on his face?


    Brian froze for a moment, his gaze locking onto hers. After a pause, he murmured, “Yes… if only we’d met


    earlier.”


    If that had happened, he wouldn’t have let other mene into her life.


    He would’ve been there by her side, through school, through her military service, and through every mission she went on. He would have made himself indispensable to her.


    But it wasn’t toote.


    As long as he stayed by her side, no other man would ever get close to her.


    Curtis‘ right wrist was wrapped in ster and bandages.


    “Chloe has gone too far, using Brian to hurt you!” Sonya fumed. “Brian is nothing but a man relying on the Steele family’s money. Curtis, we can’t just let this go!”


    <i>“</i>Are you saying we should sue Brian?” Curtis countered.


    “He injured your wrist like this. Of course we should sue. Don’t tell me you’re afraid,” Sonya replied.


    It wasn’t really Brian she was angry at but rather Chloe. If not for Chloe, she and Curtis wouldn’t have been humiliated so badly in public.


    “If we really sue Brian, that means we’ll be going head–to–head with the Steele family.” Curtis pointed out.


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    He was angry, yes, but he still understood reality. Right now, he didn’t have nearly enough strength. If he went after Brian, thepanies that had been working with him would likely cut ties out of fear of the Steele family, leaving him worse off.


    Sonya understood that as well, but she was too resentful to ept it. “So, your injury was for nothing?”


    “Think of it as the price I paid for hurting Chloe,” Curtis said with a bitter smile.


    The traces of blood on his fingertips had long since been cleaned. But if he’d known Chloe had injured her arm, he would’ve never grabbed it.


    “You still care about Chloe, don’t you?” Sonya snapped. “Even if you believed she ndered me, you feel bad just because she bled a little?”


    “I don’t care about Chloe,” Curtis quickly replied. “But we were married for three years, and I never wanted to hurt her. And… are you really sure she’s the one who texted the reporter?”


    “Who else could it be? Last time, when the screen malfunctioned during the charity g, it showed a news report about the fire. This time, she was there at the orphanage event as well. What are the chances that it’s all a coincidence? She’s just jealous I won you over, so she keeps targeting me!” Sonya was firm.


    Curtis stayed silent. Was it really like that?


    “But if she has no proof, why would she use you of abandoning your colleague? Unless… she actually has evidence?”


    “Impossible!” Sonya shot back, her voice louder and sharper than usual.


    Curtis looked at her in surprise.


    She seemed to realize she’d overreacted and quickly said, “I never did anything like that. Chloe couldn’t possibly have any evidence. And that’s why she’s making up lies to nder me! Curtis, you believe me, don’t you?”


    “Of course I believe you,” Curtis said. He had no reason not to trust Sonya.


    Smiling, Sonya leaned gently against his chest. “Now that we’re together, when should we make our rtionship public?”


    Curtis felt his heart jolt.


    It hadn’t even been three months since his divorce. If he announced his rtionship with Sonya now, then


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