Chapter 1431 - 1427: Constantine Stewart’s Most Fatal Weakness Is Unknowingly Falling for His Ex-Wife
Richard Shaw vaguely heard the old lady mention that Constantine Stewart was also a pitiful child, with a mercurial and changeable personality. He plays around in life and is afraid of long-lasting interpersonal relationships, all these relate to his family.
And the marital relationship is the closest form of interpersonal relationship. Constantine Stewart fears all long-lasting interpersonal relationships, including marriage.
Richard Shaw thought of how Constantine Stewart, upon returning to the Imperial City, adopted an orphan as his first act, probably trying to heal a flaw in his character. Unexpectedly, it not only failed to heal but made things escalate.
Years ago, he and Chloe Winston were loving too, but later on, he became more ruthless than anyone else.
During these years in the Imperial City, Constantine Stewart did not frequent the Shaw Family much, coming once or twice a year was considered often. Usually, he wouldn’t call to maintain emotional ties, let alone business relationships. This man wouldn’t maintain long-lasting ties with anyone.
Constantine Stewart’s expression dramatically changed upon hearing this, his slender fingers tightly gripping the phone. The area where he was previously burned remained untreated, still a bloody pulp.
"I’m going back to France today, please look after Chloe Winston for me over here in the Imperial City." The man spoke hoarsely, finally showing a hint of softness.
He hadn’t been home in six years, and even when he occasionally went to France, he would not enter his home.
"Hmm." Richard Shaw responded softly, having convinced him and temporarily resolved this matter.
Constantine Stewart hung up the phone, and then Daniel came in, holding a burn treatment ointment, and said in a low voice: "The program organizers just said that Miss Winston is not participating in the variety show recording anymore, won’t be in the next three episodes either, and the breach fees will be transferred to the group’s account today."
The internet is crazy now; the warm white CP had already captivated online fans, but the warm winter CP fans are stronger. After Charles Taylor and Chloe Winston’s romance broke out, the servers worldwide repaired for 2 hours, and now the trending topics are all about the warm white CP matter. Now that Chloe Winston is quitting midway through the recording, once the netizens discover the change in the live broadcast, they might as well buy bombs to blast the program team.
Constantine Stewart had already guessed she wouldn’t continue recording, and remained calm upon hearing the news, coldly saying, "Book a ticket back to France for today, you don’t need to come with me. Stay in the Imperial City, and report every move over there."
Daniel was somewhat stunned and quickly complied, realizing Mr. Stewart would fly to France today, definitively not recording the variety show later, which might make Daniel cry.
Daniel dared not imagine the storm on the internet when both Chloe Winston and Mr. Stewart simultaneously withdrew from the variety show, especially when Chloe’s relationship was already a hot topic, something about it seemed amiss.
After finishing his directive, the man got up and went back to the Imperial City.
Upon hearing the news, Daniel instantly went mad, thinking the sudden illness might make sense for Chloe Winston, but what excuse does Mr. Stewart have? Flying to France? Damn!
The program crew held an emergency meeting, then postponed the recording, hurriedly finding temporary guests to save the situation and replace Chloe Winston and Constantine Stewart.
In the afternoon, the program team recorded the live broadcast under immense pressure. When viewers saw a change in cast, they were instantly livid, and so the day’s trending topic was explosively exciting, marking it as Daniel’s hardest day in history.
Chloe Winston dared not return to her apartment and directly had Kyla Zamora drive to Spring Prosperity Garden. When encountering a pharmacy, she bought emergency contraception without a word and swallowed it.
Only the bathroom and living room on the second floor needed some remodeling in the Spring Prosperity Garden house. With Finnian here in recent days, most of it had been completed, and furniture began arriving successively.
Upon returning to Spring Prosperity Garden, Chloe Winston finally felt a trace of security. Seeing Finnian had assembled all the delivered furniture, her eyes reddened.
"Chloe, if you’re feeling bad, just go rest for a while, I’ll go buy some groceries to make you a meal." Kyla Zamora was even unable to explore Chloe’s new home, quietly saying, "Don’t be afraid, the Shaw Family called earlier and said Constantine Stewart is leaving for France today, won’t be back anytime soon, I’ve kept Charles Taylor and Desmond Wood in the dark, just said you’re resting at home to recover from an old illness."
Chloe Winston nodded, seeing the living room extending north to south with a tea room separating it. She slid open the wooden door, sat on the mat, hugged her knees, and gazed blankly. The morning sun beamed through the small garden, casting green dots on the wooden window panes.
She realized she was being willful and emotional, creating chaos just to avoid seeing that man, knowing that enduring it would pass, as everyone falls into muddy pits but climbs out themselves. For a moment, she was lost, feeling sudden sadness.
Kyla Zamora saw the young lady sitting blankly on the floor mat, sighed softly, preparing to go out shopping, then saw a gentle man walking through the garden, standing outside the door smiling: "Miss Zamora? Why are you here so early? Where’s Chloe?"
Seeing Finnian, Kyla Zamora felt like seeing a savior, quietly saying: "Some things happened, so I came back with Chloe. She’s in a bad mood now, I’ll buy groceries and cook for her."
"I have fresh vegetables and fruits at home, no need to buy groceries, just go cook there. Make some porridge, the ingredients are all in the fridge." Finnian mentioned his home door code, smiling.
Kyla Zamora was delighted, quickly agreeing, then asked which building before going to cook.
Finnian entered the house, passed through the wooden door frame, saw Chloe Winston hugging her knees like a hurt little creature, sitting on the opposite mat, gently smiling: "Many custom-made furniture pieces arrived, the main bed in the upstairs master bedroom has been assembled too. If you stay here tonight, I’ll finally have a neighbor to talk with."
Chloe Winston raised her drooping head, seeing Finnian’s spring breeze-like smile, and hoarsely said: "Why can you smile so happily?"
"Actually, I’m not in a good mood today. The girl I like went public with a romance with someone else, but when I see her, I still put on a smiling face." Finnian smiled lightly, "Because she’s feeling very sad, I can’t let her feel worse."
Chloe’s lips curved slightly, pulling out a smile that was harder to look at than crying: "You refined, handsome, well-dressed gentlemen are truly terrifying."
Finnian’s gaze deepened, nodding with a smile: "Yes, we are frightening, but everyone has weaknesses. The scarier the man, the more fatal his weaknesses are. If one day you master the weaknesses of men like us, you’ll never fear us again."
Finnian paused, laughing quietly: "By then, men like us will fear you."
Constantine Stewart’s most fatal weakness is perhaps falling in love with his ex-wife unknowingly and ruining a good hand. Chloe Winston doesn’t know that she, as a woman, holds many men’s fatal weaknesses in her hand.