"Chloe Reed, there’s no point dwelling on that now. He really did try to kill you, and he acted on it. What you need to do is stay vigilant and protect yourself. Understand?"

Walker Grant gazed at her still-pale face, his sharp brows furrowing. He had a good idea of what she was thinking. ’After all, we were genuine friends. But he turned on me so quickly. Just because my identity changed, he decided to strike a fatal blow.’ She just couldn’t accept it.

Hearing his words, Chloe Reed’s long eyelashes trembled. Her mind was a whirlwind of past and present events. After a long while, her emotions finally settled.

’Yes, he’s right. There’s no point in dwelling on the past. I have to look forward. The person who sent Miles Hawthorne has never given up. They’ve always wanted me dead, which means my very existence is standing in their way.’

A flicker of determination appeared in Chloe Reed’s eyes. She turned to Walker Grant and said, "I’m not just going to protect myself. I’m going to find out exactly who wants me dead. This person is trying so hard to kill me, but I refuse to give them the satisfaction. In fact, I’m going to take away everything they hold dear!"

’Originally, even if I’d known I wasn’t their biological child, I wouldn’t have cared much. Life would have gone on. But someone found out about my background, grew to fear me, and decided to kill me, throwing my peaceful life into total chaos. After so many brushes with death, it would be pathetic to just want to survive!’

’I’m not just going to survive. I’m going to thrive—so much so that the person who wants me dead will spend every single moment living in terror and panic!’

Seeing how quickly she had collected herself and solidified her goal, the corner of Walker Grant’s cool lips curved into a faint smile. "That’s a good way to think," he said, "but first, you need the ability to protect yourself." 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Chloe Reed’s eyes flashed. "Can I learn to shoot a gun?"

Walker Grant raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Are you serious?"

Chloe Reed nodded. "There’s a sword hanging over my head every second of the day. If I don’t get stronger, I’ll be a sitting duck. That’s not the life I want to live."

"You can learn."

Walker Grant’s voice was low and deliberate, his pitch-black eyes fixed on her. "I’ll teach you."

Chloe Reed looked at him, surprised. "You know how to shoot?"

It wasn’t that she found it unbelievable, but in all the recent incidents, she had never seen him use a gun.

Walker Grant arched an eyebrow. "Chloe," he said, "it seems we need to get reacquainted."

It was only then that she noticed he had been holding her hand the entire time. Her fingers twitched, and she quickly pulled her hand away.

She then asked, "Did you get the poison?"

Walker Grant gave a slight nod. "I’ve already had it delivered."

A cold glint appeared in Chloe Reed’s eyes. ’Charles Reed and Autumn Linton... I won’t let them off the hook either!’

Then, a derisive smile touched her lips.

’They dote on Sunny Reed so completely, but do they have any idea that all the chaos in the Reed family is her doing?’

’She’s getting her revenge!’

’She has turned father against daughter and mother against daughter. What’s next?’

’Is she going to drive a wedge between the husband and wife?’

Chloe Reed suddenly found herself anticipating what Sunny Reed would do next.

The car soon arrived at the hospital. Chloe Reed pushed open the door to Autumn Linton’s room and said coolly, "I’ve found Sunny Reed."

Charles Reed and Susan Bowman were both in the room. They shot to their feet at her words. "Where is she? Where?"