A cat and mouse game

Chloe watches as the taxi stops in front of her home. It was the last place she desired to be, but losing Steven's affection had made her realize that he was her everything.

After this morning's incident, Chloe now knows how important the eight years she took as a joke were to her. Standing now at a house that makes her feel alone, Chloe finally saw how exciting Steven made her life.

Those green eyes Chloe forgot to admire every day were now the eyes she craved to stare into with every passing second. Chloe could not believe that the hands she was careless about holding unto tightly were the ones she wished were around her waist, hugging her close. Plus, she craves those lips, and how much she loves seeing his creamy pink lips curved into a smile when he sees her. How Steven's mouths gently rested upon hers when he kissed her. But now, without knowing what was happening, she had lost all those beautiful moments within a flash.

Chloe hit her chest as she struggled to hold back her tears. But the image of seeing his green eyes worrying about someone else, and his heart beating for another woman, breaks Chloe's heart.

"How can I lose him without ever having the chance to figure out what a treasure I had? It is not fair to me. I can't finally allow my heart to beat for him, and then he leaves me for another." Chloe mumbles with puffy eyes.

Chloe's entire body trembles as she fights to get a grip on herself. However, her heartbreak was too painful to handle. Chloe held onto their fence, but she slowly slid toward the ground until she was completely sitting on the cold floor on the street. She folded her legs, bent her head down, and wept bitterly.

After ten minutes of sobbing alone, Chloe felt exhausted, and she could not cry anymore. So, Chloe stood up and went inside their house. When Chloe entered the hallway, she heard a lot of laughter coming from the living room. Her dad's voice seems louder than her mother's. But there was another person with her parents. Chloe could tell that his voice sounded familiar, but strange at the same time.

Chloe did not need any more drama. She had enough for the day. Therefore, Chloe decided to greet her parents and their guest. Then she will go upstairs and stay in bed for the rest of her life. Her plan seemed solid to her, so she went along with it.

When Chloe entered the living room, she saw a man that she remembered meeting once. However, Chloe did not desire to see his face twice.

"Chloe, you are home. Look who came to visit us!" Mr. Wanton said. She had never seen her father's smile widen this much in her life like the way it was at the moment.

"Good afternoon, Matt!" Chloe said with a sickly smile. She felt disgusted that this guy couldn't take a hint and leave her alone. First, his constant calling, which her parents were at fault for giving him her number, and now he is visiting her.

"Are you okay? Your makeup is terrible! You look like a mess, but the sexy kind." Matt said in a seductive tone.

He had his legs crossed over the other, and her father's best wine placed in a glass was in his hand. In Chloe's eyes, he resembled a hot disaster wearing a long black leather jacket and a lion head ring on his finger.

Matt 6'5 height, man bun hairstyle, blue eyes, and ripped clothing he wore under his jacket made him appear in Chloe's mind like the sort of guy your parents would warn you to stay away from when getting into a relationship with a man. Sadly for Chloe, she did not have those types of concerned parents.

"Sorry about me looking like a mess. I am like this because I am striving to get back with my ex-boyfriend. He is a very handsome and decent man. A guy like him does not come by regularly. So since I let him slip through my grip, I have to work harder to get him back." Chloe replied sharply.

Her remark wiped the smirk off his face. He now had on this dirty smile and flaming gaze. The expression he wore made Chloe feel like she was some delicious prey in his eyes.

"Chloe!" Mrs. Wanton shouted at her daughter.

"I apologize for my daughter's immature behavior. She is still holding on to the childish fantasy that won't do her any good!" Mr. Wanton pleaded with Matt, and he gave a slight bow.

Chloe did not have the strength in her bones to deal with the tension their words were causing her. So, she took out her shoe, held it in her hands, and walked away.

"Are you not going to say sorry for your arrogant attitude?" Her mother screamed after her.

Chloe stopped and gazed at them. "Why should I? Haven't dad done that already? Plus, I have nothing to be sorry about to any of you." She replied and carried on up the stairs.

Mr. Harper stood up, feeling enraged. "I apologize again. Please don't get upset, Mr. Tress. I will get my daughter down here and have her behaving politely in a moment." He replied and ran after Chloe.

Chloe heard footsteps coming toward her room, and she hurriedly locked her door. Mr. Wanton came banging on the door, but Chloe denied him entrance.

"Get out of that room and come down with me now! Matt came here to see you, and it would be rude of you to leave him by himself. If you come downstairs and act respectful to our guest, I will forget all the foolishness you have done in the past." Mr. Wanton uttered.

"Loving Steven is not a senseless act, dad! Maybe I was dumb in the past to allow you to make me believe that it was, but I won't do that now. If you love Matt so much, then marry him, and stop ruining my happiness!" she screamed.

Mr. Wanton pounded on the door with force. Chloe became afraid that he might break it open. Yet she held her ground and kept it locked.

Matt heard a lot of noises coming from upstairs. He kept his gaze focused on the stairs, wondering who would come down from there.

When the noise subsided and Mr. Wanton came back alone, Matt smiled. "I am very sorry, Mr. Tress. My daughter is too strong-minded, and she has been rebellious these past weeks, but with time she will come around." Mr. Wanton begged.

That was the result Matt wanted. He appreciated the fact that Chloe was not a modest and obedient sort of woman, because those kinds of ladies bore the excitement out of him. What he favors the most about Chloe, was her boldness and temper, which inflated the heat inside him. Plus, Matt did not plan to let such a woman slip through his claws without having her play a mouse caught in a cage game with him.

"The project in the western province is yours to take. I will have my personal assistant send the paperwork to you tomorrow. Goodbye, Mr., and Mrs. Harper." Matt replied and took his leave, feeling enthusiastic about his next meeting with Chloe.

"Thank you, Mr. Tress." Mr. Wanton and his wife mutually spoke as they bowed until the door closed behind Matt.