Claimed by the Crown Heir novel Chapter 122

It was all because of this idiot Chloe, who had hand-delivered the opportunity on a silver platter.

Lucas's eyes flashed with hostility. Having lost all patience, he grabbed a handful of hair at the back of her head and yanked hard.

Chloe cried out in pain. Her neck was forced straight as he violently dragged her closer, leaving her unable to move.

"Didn't you say you liked me? What are you afraid of?"

Lucas leaned in, his voice bone-chilling.

Chloe shrank back, feeling completely terrified of the sinister aura radiating from him.

"Luke, this is all Vanessa's fault. Since she helped you before, she should have seen it through. She knew Vortex Group and Titan Holdings were bitter rivals, so she deliberately sold her shares to them just to watch you lose everything and end up on the streets."

If it weren't for Vanessa, they wouldn't be in this mess.

She wouldn't have lost her baby either.

Looking around, Lucas was still her best option.

She couldn't let go.

Lucas's eyes were bloodshot as he let out a cold scoff. "Even now, you're still trying to drive a wedge between us. Do you really think I'd be blinded by a bitch like you and hurt the woman who loved me most?"

Chloe shook her head and screamed, "She doesn't love you anymore! Face reality, Luke. In this entire world, I'm the only one who truly cares about you."

At that moment, the wail of police sirens pierced the air.

The car door was jerked open, and two officers grabbed her arms, pinning her down.

Their voices were cold and official.

"Chloe Quinn," the officer said, flashing an arrest warrant. "You are suspected of hiring three men with the intent to gang-rape Vanessa Grant, constituting attempted rape. Your previous bail was granted due to pregnancy. Since the pregnancy has been terminated, you are hereby placed under immediate arrest."

Chloe's face drained of all color. Her legs gave out, and she collapsed onto the ground, looking up at Lucas for help.

"Luke, save me. I don't want to go to prison."

"Alright, thank you."

Although she didn't know who it was, Lucas's figure subconsciously surfaced in her mind.

She checked her phone and noticed Dolly Sutton had sent her a message two hours ago.

[Vanessa, I heard Chloe made some shady investments behind Mr. Lowery's back and got scammed, costing the company a hundred million dollars. Zachary Kane impeached him during the board meeting and stripped him of his CEO title.]

Vanessa called Dolly, and the line connected almost instantly.

"Vanessa?"

"Lucas holds fifty percent of the shares. How could he be ousted so easily?"

Even if she had sold her fifty percent to Titan Holdings, leaving them with an equal split, he shouldn't have been fired over a single mistake so quickly.

"Harrison told me that Mr. Lowery gave five percent of his shares to his founding buddies back in the day because he felt bad for them. During the meeting this afternoon, every single one of those buddies stabbed him in the back and supported Mr. Kane's motion to fire him."