Chapter 215: Chapter 215: I Want to Get a Paternity Test

"Then come to my office."

Walker Grant stood up and grabbed her hand without another word.

"I don’t want to."

Chloe Reed frowned, shaking his hand off. "I have to work. My injury is fine now. Can you stop being such an eyesore?"

Walker Grant’s gaze, however, fell to her wrist. Her fair skin was bare—the beautiful purple diamond bracelet was gone.

He looked at her with his dark, deep eyes and asked in a low voice, "Where’s the bracelet?"

Chloe Reed’s eyes flickered. "I thought it was a nuisance, so I didn’t wear it."

’She found him to be an eyesore.’

’And the things he gave her, a nuisance.’

A wave of irritation surged through Walker Grant’s chest, and his eyes darkened several shades.

Chloe Reed glanced at the time. "I need to get busy. You’re the CEO of the Grant Group. How are you so free?"

Walker Grant watched her with a cold gaze. "I will find out what happened to the bracelet. And if I find it, Chloe, I’ll turn it into handcuffs and lock you at home where you can’t go anywhere."

Chloe Reed’s eyelashes trembled fiercely. "You’re sick! Go see a doctor!"

She quickly left the conference room.

Then she took out her phone and dialed Iris Yates’s number.

"Hey, Chloe, babe! What’s up?" Iris Yates’s voice was chirpy; she had already found a buyer who offered thirty-three million. Whoo-hoo!

Chloe Reed replied, completely exasperated, "We can’t sell the bracelet."

"Huh?" Iris Yates was stunned. "Why not?"

Chloe said, "That damn scumbag is about to go crazy, and we can’t afford to deal with the fallout."

The thought of millions going down the drain made Iris Yates deflate, but her friend’s safety was more important. "Okay, then," she said. "If it keeps him from causing you trouble, we won’t sell it."

After hanging up, Chloe Reed composed herself and went straight to the recording studio.

Walker Grant didn’t show up again.

For the most part, Chloe Reed had a peaceful day.

In the evening, Autumn Linton called her. Her tone was very gentle as she asked, "Chloe, are you done with work? Would you like to come to the hospital and keep me company?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Chloe Reed’s tone was flat. "No, I’m busy."

’She couldn’t cut ties with them, but she also couldn’t bring herself to face them calmly.’

’Their favoritism was just too blatant.’

’She didn’t want to see it anymore.’

She had arranged to have dinner with a friend she’d met through Miles Hawthorne, who worked at a private medical facility.

Sitting in the restaurant, Chloe Reed took out a small, transparent plastic bag containing a few strands of hair and handed it to the other person.

"I’d like to do a parentage test."

The person nodded. "All right."

Chloe Reed asked anxiously, "About how many days until the results are out?"

"Three to five business days."

Chloe Reed nodded and smiled at the person. "Thank you. I really appreciate it."

The person left quickly. Chloe Reed started looking over the menu to order when someone suddenly tapped on her table.

"Chloe. What a coincidence."

A familiar, gentle voice, tinged with a faint smile.

Chloe Reed looked up to see Preston Vance standing beside her, smiling.

"Mr. Vance, are you eating here as well?"

"Yes." Preston Vance nodded, then glanced at the empty seat across from her. "Mind if I join you?"

"Of course not, please, sit down." Chloe Reed said with a bright smile. "Did you also come because you heard the house specialties are good?"

"Yes, a friend recommended it. I happened to have some free time today, so I thought I’d come try it out. I didn’t expect to run into you. It seems we’re fated to meet," Preston Vance said with a light smile.