Chapter 1430 - 1426: He Admits His Despicableness, Took Advantage of Her Vulnerability, But He Will Change
After Chloe Winston got into the car, she sat silently in the back seat. Kyla Zamora called the production team, stating that Chloe Winston got injured and can’t participate in the upcoming recordings. Not only this episode but the next three as well. The penalty for breach of contract will be paid to the production team as per the agreement.
When signing the contract back then, Chloe Winston, being a newcomer, signed a penalty fee of five million. Daniel had just woken up when he received this shocking news, and his face turned pale instantly. However, Kyla Zamora was firm in her stance, stating Chloe had an old injury and was already on the way to the hospital.
"Ms. Zamora, perhaps you should take Chloe for treatment first. If she recovers, can we continue filming the reality show? We can adjust to Chloe’s schedule and delay the shoot." Daniel was anxious, cold sweat on his face - if Chloe Winston, the star of the show, stopped recording, the program would lose half its attraction.
"We’ll transfer the penalty fee to the program’s account. Chloe’s illness requires prolonged treatment; we hope you’ll understand." Kyla Zamora looked at the calm young girl; for her, not just five million, even fifty million in penalty fees would be paid without hesitation. She absolutely couldn’t let the young girl have any more opportunities to interact with Constantine Stewart.
Kyla Zamora had known Chloe Winston for many years and understood this young girl’s reserved and stubborn nature. If she wasn’t really at her breaking point, she would not have proposed going home and stopping filming. Back when filming the youth film "When You’re Lonely, Who Will You Miss," Constantine Stewart and she had a great relationship. The young girl was happy every day like a little sun, but in just two short years, experiencing divorce, finding new love, and even opportunistic aggression, Kyla Zamora looked at the girl’s silent demeanor and internally cursed Constantine Stewart, but then was somewhat intimidated, remembering the man’s warnings.
With Delphine’s pregnancy progressing, these events must not be disclosed to her to prevent making her upset. As of now, in the Imperial City, only the Shaw Family can restrain Constantine Stewart.
Kyla Zamora glanced at her phone, seeing it was just after 7 a.m., and waited patiently until 8 a.m. before calling Leah Squire.
"Miss Leah, something happened on Chloe’s end." Kyla Zamora summarized the situation briefly; many things couldn’t be spoken outright, but Leah Squire, intelligent and intuitive, quickly deduced that, due to the scandals, Constantine Stewart was probably furious and then forcibly slept with Chloe Winston; otherwise, Kyla wouldn’t have called her.
Leah Squire had just gotten up; although Casimir Shaw had to go to school, her son was grown and perfectly capable of taking care of himself. Richard Shaw was also hoping she would take care of her health and get pregnant soon, so she wasn’t allowed to get up early.
Every morning at eight, Richard Shaw leaves the house, but before going, he goes upstairs to check on Leah, asking for a goodbye kiss, so Leah was accustomed to getting up at eight.
When she received the call, Richard Shaw hadn’t left yet. He saw her beautiful eyebrows furrowed and reached out to smooth out her brow, then lowered his head to place a kiss.
After hanging up, Leah Squire snorted coldly, "Your cousin isn’t just a typical troublemaker. He was the one who divorced, shamelessly went back to his ex, and now even plays the forceful claim tactic. Does he think women are what, pets raised by his family?"
The handsome and composed Vice Admiral Shaw, innocently taking heat, noticed his wife getting a bit angry, worried she’d upset her health, and quickly soothed her in a soft voice, "Then let’s not acknowledge this cousin, alright? We’re preparing for a baby; you can’t get angry."
Leah blushed, then coldly chuckled, "Call him, tell him not to harass Chloe. If you can’t control him, go sleep in the study."
If he couldn’t even handle this, he might as well not remain Vice Admiral and sleep in the study every day.
Vice Admiral Shaw, with a face overwhelmed with frustration thanks to Constantine Stewart, looked a bit sour. Sleeping in the study? That brat must have a death wish.
However, Richard Shaw, being calm and steady, soothed his wife and then requested a goodbye kiss before going to work, instructing the guards to investigate the matter.
Shaw’s assistant felt stunned that Vice Admiral wanted to look into matters within the entertainment sector but quickly went to investigate.
It was only after receiving the report that Richard Shaw learned that Chloe Winston, Constantine’s ex-wife, was dating someone, and the person wasn’t him, suddenly giving him a headache.
He had been so carefree when getting divorced, and now acting all devastated - who is he trying to impress?
Before reaching the military district, Richard Shaw, to avoid a night in the study, called Constantine Stewart.
"The temperature’s been low in the Imperial City recently, and people are in bad moods. Go back to France." As soon as he got through, Vice Admiral Shaw spoke strongly, arranging all the follow-up matters for Constantine Stewart.
Now, Leah and he are actively preparing for a baby; how is sleeping in the study going to help conceive an adorable little girl?
With Constantine Stewart in an extremely bad mood, he sneered at the words, "What, Leah Squire wants you to send me away? Chloe is my ex-wife, isn’t your wife being a bit too controlling?"
"An ex-wife isn’t your wife, she has nothing to do with you. If this is your attitude, your ex-wife will soon become your enemy," Richard Shaw sighed softly. This man, full of devious schemes, could control the business arena but was inept at handling women.
Constantine Stewart fell silent when reprimanded by him; recalling Chloe Winston not saying a word to him in the morning, locking herself in the bathroom, he suddenly felt irritable, wanting to kill someone.
In the past, when Chloe was angry, she would lock herself in her room and give him the cold shoulder. However, the young girl was easy to appease back then; if he ignored her for two days, she’d forgive him. But this time, Constantine Stewart clearly felt something wasn’t right.
They’re both adults; it was just a night together. Fine, he admits he was despicable, taking advantage, but he will try to change, to become better. He even thought that if Chloe were pregnant, he would be willing to accept this child.
"So what do you suggest?" Constantine Stewart asked in a deep voice.
Vice Admiral Shaw, who had once been through a wife’s pursuit and had been tormented for years, felt gratified upon hearing this and said, "Staying in the Imperial City now would only make things spiral out of control. Go back to France and think carefully whether you’ll continue a reckless life after this impulse or if you’re determined to become a traditional Chinese man. Don’t harm others before figuring it out."
And don’t trouble me. I’m a traditional new good man, living on my wife. The esteemed Vice Admiral spending every night in the study? Haha, telling this would ruin my lifelong reputation.
Constantine Stewart’s handsome face turned grim. He’d seen the morning’s tweets; both work studios acknowledged Chloe and Charles Taylor were dating. If he leaves now, won’t that just benefit Charles Taylor?
"Chloe is dating." Constantine Stewart’s voice was hoarse, eyes filled with a hint of stubbornness.
"Have you thought about why you and Chloe would divorce when everything was fine? If this issue isn’t resolved, even if you reconcile, the ending will be the same." Richard Shaw said in a deep voice, directly pointing out the crux of the problem.