Chapter 34 What Did You Call Her?

"Chloe Bennett, don't use that passive-aggressive tone with me. I didn't want this to happen to her either." Rowan Blackwood struggled to contain his emotions—Chloe was Marielle Duvall's friend, after all. Chloe replied coldly, "You didn't want it? How fortunate—otherwise she might have ended up like Marielle five years ago, burned alive because of you." "Chloe Bennett!" Rowan's eyes blazed with fury. Everyone knew Marielle Duvall was off-limits. Only Chloe dared mention her name to Rowan, let alone the fire. Before Rowan could snap, Nolan Duvall said quietly, "Mommy is allergic to cephalosporin." "What?" Though Rowan missed how Nolan addressed Marielle, he caught "allergic to cephalosporin." "She's allergic? Why wasn't I told?" He'd never known this about Marielle. She rarely got sick, and when she did, she'd just drink water—seldom taking medicine. Initially, he'd thought she was being dramatic. He'd scoffed, though eventually grew somewhat attentive—only telling the nanny to make gi