Zane didn't respond to Chloe immediately. Instead, he looked at me. After I nodded at him, he handed his phone to her. Chloe immediately called Steven.
Steven answered, "Hello? Do you need something from me, Mr. Huxham?"
"It's your mother. I'm outside Zane Huxham's house. Come over," Chloe said. "Oh, and Annalise has something to talk to you about."
Steven thought Chloe had crossed the line when she forced him to get a vasectomy. He had no desire to entertain Chloe, but her words made him hesitate.
"Okay. Wait for me."
Chloe hung up, returned the phone to Zane, and shot me a disdainful look.
She declared proudly, "My son is coming over now! If you don't want him to expose you, you should confess now. Who knows? But Zane might give you a second chance for being honest."
Zane raised an eyebrow at Chloe's words. In Zane and Annalise's relationship, Annalise always held the upper hand. Zane figured Chloe didn't fully understand the situation.
I chuckled and said, "If Steven isn't here, you'll dismiss everything I say as a lie. I'll wait until Steven arrives."
Chloe said, "Sure."
Then, she immediately turned to Zane and continued, "Zane, you have no idea how awful Annalise was after marrying my son. She was like a parasite!"
Zane concealed his disgust for Chloe and stayed silent. She continued excitedly, "Not only did she stay home and refuse to work, but she expected my son to support her entirely. After all, my son was more than capable of supporting a woman!"
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