Chloe: Disappear? Are you out of your mind? He is your flesh and blood[cite: 1, 2]!
Eleanor: In my world, blood means nothing compared to bottom-line profits and corporate survival[cite: 1, 2].
Chloe pulled the baby tighter against her heart, stepping backward until her spine hit the mahogany doorframe of the suite[cite: 1, 2].
Chloe: You tried to poison my water supply yesterday, didn't you? That's why I was so sick I couldn't even leave the room[cite: 1, 2]!
Eleanor: Don't flatter yourself with melodramatic delusions. If I wanted you gone, you wouldn't have made it past your first trimester in this mansion[cite: 1, 2].
Chloe: You monster... Julian is going to know about every single page of this covenant[cite: 1, 2].
Eleanor: Julian is currently three thousand feet in the air on a private jet heading to our London branch office[cite: 1, 2].
Chloe: He wouldn't leave me here alone while I'm due—he promised me[cite: 1, 2]!
Eleanor: I arranged that conference call in London myself, my dear. A CEO's duty always supersedes domestic distractions[cite: 1, 2].
Chloe: You manipulated his schedule just to get him out of the country before the birth[cite: 1, 2]!
Eleanor: I simply streamlined his priorities. And when he returns next week, you and this infant will have vacated the premises permanently with a generous severance check[cite: 1, 2].
Chloe: I don't want your dirty money, Eleanor! I want my husband, and I want justice for what you've done to my family[cite: 1, 2]!
Eleanor: Justice? You think a penniless orphan girl from upstate can sue an Anthony estate holding fifty million dollars in liquid trust funds[cite: 1, 2]?
Chloe: My father was lead counsel for the federal district court before he passed away. I know how to read every single clause in this contract[cite: 1, 2].
Eleanor's smug expression flickered for a microsecond, her eyes narrowing as she processed Chloe's words[cite: 1, 2].
Eleanor: Raymond's daughter... so that's why Julian was so careless about his background check[cite: 1, 2].
Chloe: He loved me for who I am, not what my father did. But my father taught me one very important rule about corporate fraud[cite: 1, 2].
Eleanor: And what is that, little girl[cite: 1, 2]?
Chloe: Every single hidden clause meant to disinherit a legitimate heir becomes public record the moment a birth certificate is filed with the county clerk[cite: 1, 2].
Eleanor lunged forward from the floor with unexpected speed, her hand outstretched to grab the loose papers[cite: 1, 2].
Eleanor: Give me those files back right now! You haven't filed anything yet!
Chloe: Think again, Eleanor[cite: 1, 2].