After Divorcing my Captain Husband (Chloe and Michael)

Chapter 527 The Real LoveBelonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

After bidding farewell to Joe, Michael stood on the balcony with a glass of champagne, his mind in a whirl.

He wondered again, "How could Chloe be Jioleek?

I'm sure my scheme proved that Jioleek was Candy."

But Chloe had been present that day.

At the police station, Candy and Quinn had treated Chloe with a lot of respect.

And before the divorce, Michael had seen Chloe engrossed in computer books, filled with dense annotations.

If she didn't understand the material, she wouldn't even know how to make those notes.

He recalled the book's title and searched for it online.

The few reviews he found were either about how complex the book was or how hard it was to find a physical copy.

But one review stood out.

[This book is extremely specialized. If you're not in the field, you won't understand it. I'm just starting out, and I got bored after a couple of pages. I was the top science student back in school!] Michael's eyes narrowed as Joe's words echoed in his mind.

It was starting to make sense that Chloe might really be Jioleek.

Just then, a hand clapped on his shoulder, jolting him from his thoughts. He turned to see Asher approaching.

"What are you doing standing here? Your ex-wife is out there dancing with someone else."

Michael glanced over and saw Chloe dancing with James.

His expression darkened, and he moved to intervene, but Asher stopped him.

"Hold on, I need to ask you something."

"Make it quick."

Asher looked at him earnestly. "Michael, we've known each other for years. Be honest. What do you really feel about Chloe now?" Michael was momentarily stunned. "What do you mean?"

"I mean exactly what I said. If you're trying to win her back just to prove a point because she left you, then you should reconsider." Asher knew Michael too well.

Michael had always had everything go his way, never really facing any setbacks.

Even a company he casually started in college had become a top player in the industry.

The only real defeat he'd experienced was with Chloe. Her decision to file for divorce had sparked his competitive edge, which was perfectly normal. But this wasn't about love. It was about bruised pride.

Asher looked at him seriously. "If you don't truly care about her, then just let it go. Don't turn this into a bigger mess."

Lately, watching Michael obsess over Chloe had made Asher uneasy.

He wanted to help his friend, but he feared that if Michael only wanted Chloe for the wrong reasons, it would only cause her more pain.

"As your friend, I've got to be honest. You were pretty terrible to Chloe those three years. And so was I."

Asher felt a pang of guilt as he thought about how he'd treated Chloe.

Michael had thought about this before but never really seriously.

He only knew that seeing Chloe with someone else made him unhappy, fueling his desire to reclaim her immediately. "What does it mean to really care about someone?"

Asher was stunned.

"Seriously? After all these years, you don't know what it means to truly care?"

Michael truly didn't understand.

He had become accustomed to Chloe being by his side, and now that she was gone, he felt a hollow space inside him.

Asher looked at him with a mix of pity and frustration. After a moment, he said, "It's like Owen with Lucy. Even though he's a romantic fool, he genuinely loves her. He's okay just being her friend, as long as she's happy."

"Love isn't just about possession.

"It's about wanting the best for someone, even if it means not being with them. If you can see them genuinely happy, and even if it has nothing to do with you, you're still

glad for them. That's what real love

is.

Michael looked at Asher, who seemed lost in his own idealistic musings, and asked, "How come you, a single guy who's never been in a relationship, know so much about this?"