NovelAppChloe couldn't take her eyes off Ruby, lingering on her for what felt like ages.
"Goodbye, idol," she whispered to herself. "I've got to shelve my dreams for a bit. Hopefully, one day, | can dust
them off and maybe, just maybe, be like you."
What Ruby didn't know was that Chloe had another dream tucked away. That, in this lifetime, she'd get to see
Ruby again.
Unfortunately, the little bunny hair clip Ruby gave her all those years ago was lost. Chloe still thought about that
clip, though she couldn't for the life of her remember how or where she lost it. It was like that part of her
memory had a hole punched through it. As she stepped out of the TV station, Chloe's phone buzzed in her
pocket. She glanced at the caller ID and frowned slightly before answering.
It was Jacob on the line.
"Chloe, are you back in town?" he asked.
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"Yeah, | got back today," Chloe replied, her voice flat and devoid of emotion.
"If you're back, why didn't you chome? Cover for dinner tonight. Your mom's making your favorite
braised pork," he said, adding quickly, "And bring your fiancé."
"Fiancé?" Chloe's frown deepened.
Jacob chuckled. "Everyone knows about you and Connor now, don't they? He proposed to you on TV, and you
said yes. It's all settled."
"Look, your mom and | have raised you for over two decades, treating you like our own. Even though he's got
high status, it's only right for him to meet me, his future father-in-law."
Chloe's eyes turned cold. If Jacob knew about Connor's public proposal, he should also know about what she and
Connor had been through lately-being missing for seven days with their fate unknown. Yet, after they were
rescued, not a single call from her family cthrough, no words of concern, just a text from Lisa saying, "How
are you not dead yet?"
That's why, on that night at the Sartori family home, when Marian handed her the family heirloom Chloe felt so
down. She realized she really had no one to think of
Jacob's indifference and self-absorption hit Chloe again. She said, "I'll drop by tonight, but | won't stay for dinner.
I'm coming to get my birth certificate."
Her birth certificate was still with the
Meadows family. Since it was Saturday, and Connor wanted to register their marriage on Monday he had all the
paperwork rest
waiting for the civil affairs office to open. He even picked out a sharp suit for the occasion.
Hearing Chloe mention the birth certificate, Jacob was thrilled and completely ignored the rest of what she said.
"Great! You're getting the certificate with Connor, right? That's fantastic. Let's wrap this up quickly to avoid any
more issues. Dad's got your back."
Chloe, growing impatient, said, "If that's all, I'm hanging up now."
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Unfazed, Jacob continued in his blissful state, "We'll talk more tonight, take your time."
Chloe hung up, not wanting to hear more.
Meanwhile, Jacob, still on cloud nine, went to find Leah.
Leah was in her room, feeling nostalgic as she flipped through old photos. Jacob burst in, brimming with
excitement.
"Hurry up, find our daughter's birth certificate," he urged.
Leah looked up, puzzled. "Why the rush for the birth certificate?"
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"Chloe and Connor are getting their marriage certificate. We need to find it fast," Jacob explained, still caught up
in his daydream. "I never imagined I'd be the father-in-law to a top mogul's heir. Chloe is truly a blessing from
above."
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