Insane

Red Roses and Heartache

12:42 a.m.

Chloe makes her way to her bed in her bathrobe as she unwraps her hair from the damp towel. Picking up her pajamas from where she placed them on the bed, she blows out the vanilla-scented candle on her nightstand and inhales the smoke with closed eyes. Immediately her mind goes back to the first time she had kissed Jack.

"Babe, you are the closest thing to heaven. I'm glad you're mine."  Those were the words Jack told Chloe and she had believed him. He told her she smelled like vanilla and had the sweetest smile. He told her a lot of things and unfortunately, it took her too long to realize they were all just lies.

Brushing the heart aching thoughts away, Chloe gets changed and walks towards the wide windows facing the street to pull the silky-white transparent curtains together. As she places her hands on the ends of each curtain and begins to tug, her eyes cross the place where she saw the man standing earlier.

In one way she is relieved to know that the man stalking her was not the one she danced with in the bar. But on the other hand, she grows anxious thinking about what just happened. He had numerous opportunities to attack her because of their proximity but he chose not to do anything. What was his motive?

Chloe sends a silent prayer of thanks to God and hops into bed. It has been a long day for her. A long week actually. She needs all the sleep she can get before she has to face the world again tomorrow.

Chloe picks up her phone, the latest model of iPhone available, and sends a text to Stella.

Chloe: Don't worry about me, I got home safely. I'll see you tomorrow. Love you ❤️

Sent 12:51 a.m.

She doesn't expect to get a text back from Stella anytime soon as she is probably busy partying the night away with Alex. Chloe pulls the thin blanket over herself and curls herself up to sleep.

***

A week ago.

It was the third weekend of June. First day of summer and the day of the grande celebration of Chloe's big new promotion. She just earned herself the title of Global CEO of the advertising agency she was a part of; Natives, the world's third most successful marketing company based in New York City. No, it wasn't because of her connections. Neither was it because of bribery from her dad or his money. It was purely because of her passion and work ethic.

Jack insisted on throwing a big party for Chloe to celebrate her success. He has always gone above and beyond for her. He was truly all she could have ever asked for. After graduating from their university, Jack took up the position of a salesman under Chloe's father, Bruce, in his real estate company.

He slowly made his way up to become the director, which of course wouldn't have happened without kissing up to Bruce. Just like everyone else, Bruce was convinced Jack was sooner or later going to be his son-in-law. 

Chloe was the happiest she could've been. She had a loving dad, became the CEO of the company she loved working for, but most importantly, she had her soulmate to share all that with. She wanted to give back to Jack for being the amazing boyfriend he was.

Chloe giggled as she made her way through the entrance, with a bouquet of red roses in hand, of the luxurious building on Madison Ave, where Jack lived.

"Good morning, Miss Chloe," the receptionist said with a warm smile.

"Good morning, Harold!" Chloe gave a beaming bright smile. Harold was known for his kind personality and his thinning grey hair, both of which made him stand out. Chloe adored this man, he just had a grandfather-like quality to him.

"You seem to be in a good mood today."

"I am. It's going to be the best day of my life, I just know it!"

Chloe hurriedly makes her way to the lobby and gets inside the elevator. She presses the 30th-floor button and nervously waits. She picks up her left hand and looks at the empty ring finger, which was soon to be filled with a diamond ring.

Chloe giggled as her mind went back to the last time she was in his apartment. She accidentally came across a Tiffany's box while looking for condom inside the drawer of Jack's nightstand.

Her mind and heart raced as she opened the box only to find a gorgeous diamond ring inside, with the words Forever Chloe's engraved on the silver part. She immediately put the box back and closed the drawer. Thankfully, Jack wasn't there to witness her flushed face and big grin.

Ding.

The elevator signals as it comes to a stop on the 30th floor and Chloe excitedly gets off. She is thrilled by the whole thing and knows Jack was going to propose to her tonight at the big party. As a gesture of love, Chloe wants to surprise him with breakfast in bed and tickets for two to Florence, Italy for the next week. She had already planned everything and took the week off from work and informed her father as well of Jack's planned absence.

As Chloe reaches the door to Jack's apartment, her heart begins racing even faster. Calm down, this is only the beginning of the best to come. She smiles to herself and unlocks the door with the passcode. She is careful not to make any noise, as she doesn't want to ruin the surprise.

She gently places the flowers and tickets on the kitchen island and begins making her way to his bedroom door.

The smile on her face fades and a look of confusion takes over as she hears a noise coming from inside. As she gets closer and the noise becomes clearer, Chloe give Jack a mental look of disapproval.

Seriously, why the hell is he watching porn so early in the morning? She shakes her head and pushes the door open.

Her heart sinks as her eyes adjust to the scene before her. She tries to make sense of what she sees but her thoughts become clouded and she begins feeling light-headed.

"Chloe."

Jack panics, as he looks up from the position he is in. The last thing Chloe thought would happen is witnessing her boyfriend, soon to be fiance, on top of his secretary.

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