Chapter 1127
Six of the calls were from Trey. One was from Ethan.
She opened the messages and glanced through them, then returned Ethan’s call.
The phone connected quickly. Khloe barely spoke throughout the call. She only listened, responding with a few soft hums before hanging up.
Barney adjusted his glasses slightly. “Should I not be here?”
“Barney,” Khloe said instead of answering, stirring the soup slowly with her spoon, her voice low, “you said before that whatever I want to do, you’ll help me, right?”
“Of course.” Barney’s eyes lit up at once. “You’re my sister. Even if it costs me my life, I’ll help you.”
He had made that promise long ago-to protect her from this point onward. He had only been worried she might not trust him, which was why he had never pressed her for details.
“The person I’m dealing with now is indeed very dangerous.”
Khloe took a breath and finally looked at him with a steady expression.
Barney immediately understood.
“Lacuna.”
That organization was indeed terrifying. Its influence spanned the globe. Even within the country, there were desperate, reckless individuals willing to cause chaos under its banner.
Not just him-Khloe and Nick… even Michael had nearly lost their lives because of them.
In that instant, Barney finally understood why Khloe had been so determined to divorce Nick.
Khloe spoke calmly, laying out her plan to him in full.
From the very start, Lacuna’s target had always been her. Nick had been implicated because of her. Michael as well.
As long as Lacuna remained, even if Nick recovered, there was no guarantee he wouldn’t be targeted again.
And as someone they would never let go of, how could the people she loved ever find peace?
She had hesitated before, but Michael’s incident had become the final straw that broke the camel’s back.
“So you deliberately worked with Trey to make Nick give up on you.”
Barney had already suspected Khloe was doing all this for Nick, He just hadn’t expected her feelings for him to run so deep,
Khloe didn’t just want Nick to survive-she wanted him to live a lifetime of safety and stability.
If separating from her was the only way to guarantee her safety, he would likely be just as stubborn as she was.
They were both equally unyielding. If they truly clashed, neither would back down.
But Khloe had gone further. Knowing she would become his obstacle, she had made the decision for him first.
If Nick ever learned the truth… what kind of emotions would he feel then?
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Barney couldn’t imagine it.
“Do you also think I’m heartless?” Khloe let out a faint, self-mocking laugh.
Barney shook his head, his voice slightly heavy. “No. I just feel sorry for you. You really love him.’
“I do love him,” Khloe said lightly. “But I also know–we can both live well even if we’re apart.”
Her tone was relaxed. Affectionate, yet detached.
But Barney understood exactly how much strength it took to reach that point.
She had always been strong. So strong that even she might be overestimating how much she could endure.
Still, he said nothing more. He simply nodded.
“Alright. Since you’ve made your decision, I will walk this path with you to the end.”
After they finished eating, night had fully fallen.
Khloe, having recovered her strength, changed into comfortable clothes and went with Barney to the Morrison Group.
Winnie had already been waiting.
In the middle of the night the day before, Khloe had someone deliver a mysterious set of materials and a formula, instructing them to immediately begin using advanced technology to produce a new drug.
Winnie understood immediately.
This was the experimental life-saving drug Khloe had been planning for a long time-the one that could save Nick’s life.
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