As Chloe descended to the ground floor, she witnessed Emily locked in a fierce dispute with her parents, her face contorted with distress and tears flowing down her cheeks.Hastening her steps, Chloe approached and asked, "What's going on?"Nelson Patel immediately redirected his anger toward Chloe, launching a barrage of insults."What happened? Emily thinks of you as a friend, but what did you do? You, yourself, are a woman of loose morals, but how could you involve my child in this turmoil alongside you?"Lina Ress' eyes were bloodshot as she chimed in, "We've warned you repeatedly about befriending her, and now look at the mess you've made! You've tarnished your prospects for marriage. It's utterly disgraceful!""That's not true. I believe Coco has nothing to do with this," Emily's voice trembled, her tear-stained face evoking a pang of sympathy.Chloe swiftly retrieved a tissue to wipe away Emily's tears, ignoring the hurtful words from her parents. Concerned, she asked, "Em
Emily could not comprehend the absurdity of her mother's demand for Chloe to take responsibility. It seemed like a shameless ploy."Mom, Dad, I'm begging you. Please don't make things worse for me. It was my mistake. I shouldn't have trusted that jerk.""Shut up!" Lina retorted in a low voice, "Can't you see how fiercely Chloe's boss is protecting her? There must be some hidden connection between them, which means we should demand proper compensation for the harm they've caused us."Despite Lucas' thorough explanation, Lina remained unwavering in her belief that Chloe was to blame for her daughter's situation. She insisted on seeking compensation from Chloe, and if monetary compensation was not given, she hoped at least for her daughter to be offered a job in their company as reparation. In Lina's eyes, this office appeared larger and more prestigious than Emily’s current workplace."You're just embarrassing me further!" Emily shouted. She was overwhelmed with a sense of shame and
Joseph raised his head slightly since he found it amusing. ‘She really is a dummy. Why’s she so proud when her cooking skills are on par with the downstairs restaurant?'Nathan understood Joseph's meaning and found it even more frightening. 'Don't tell me Joe is serious about this girl. It doesn't seem like he finds her a novelty. Well, I'd be happy to see him find his significant other if it happened a month ago, but now that Xavia is coming back… I don't think he has forgotten about her.'Chloe left after delivering the meal. When she closed the door, she heard Nathan's words. "Xavia contacted me. She asked me why you didn't reply to her and if you're still mad at her."Chloe’s face stiffened slightly and she was struck dumb, unable to pull herself away from the spot. She had never felt a strong desire to eavesdrop. Currently, she yearned to listen to Joseph's answer."Ms. Chloe, why aren’t you going in?" Lucas suddenly opened the door of the neighboring office and looked at her
"And who are you? Why did you speak up for Ava?" Emily walked over and looked Max up and up. "Oh, I know... You must be another stupid sap who has been tricked by her."Her bestie had charged forward and attacked their enemy, so of course, she could not retreat.Max consciously assumed that she was talking about him, so his face turned livid and he fell silent.Ava's tears were mixed with the stinky liquid of the eggs, and they were all over her face. As a result, she presented quite a ghastly scene. She roared, "Come at me if you dare! Don't vent out your anger on Mr. Max!"Max glanced at her with complicated feelings. It seemed that Ava's move was effective.Chloe smirked wickedly. 'She doesn't forget to keep up her good image even at this moment. Great!'She cleared her throat and spoke loudly so more people could hear her. "Mr. Max, right? You said that I shouldn’t do this no matter what happened. Well, I’d like to tell you what she did. I sincerely hope that you won't be tri
Joseph’s brows went up as he glanced at Chloe, who appeared nervous. He then picked up his phone and walked toward the backyard. Chloe frowned as she stared at his back as he left. She then took out her phone and texted Emily.[I think Ava filed a police report.][How shameless! She has done so many shameful things. Isn't she afraid of being exposed?][But she didn't leave any evidence.][What should we do now? Will officers be coming to take us away?]When that scene came to mind, Emily was filled with a tinge of fear. [I think we'll be fine. Joseph has a relative working at the station. He just called Joseph. I guess he's asking Joseph about the incident.]At most, that incident could be considered a civil dispute. Since she and Ava had familial ties, she assumed she just needed to apologize to Ava in public to resolve this. She did not mind apologizing to Ava.Hearing that, Emily relaxed. After chatting a bit, they ended the conversation.Soon, Joseph returned and stared at
"I'm heading to the station."Chloe struggled against him. She refused to continue dwelling on that topic."You can't go.""It's fine. I don't care.""But I do." He bent his forefinger and flicked her fair and delicate forehead rudely before he asked, "Have you forgotten about your current identity?" After a brief pause, she became quite upset. "Oh, shoot! I forgot about that."Chloe had signed a contract with Joseph. She could be humiliated, but not the Whitmans. If the media dug out the truth and reported about this incident exaggeratedly, saying that the mighty wife of Joseph had showered rotten eggs on another woman in public...Pfft!That scene was both amusing and terrifying...Joseph stared at her as she stood there in worry, but she failed to suppress her laughter at some point. Her thoughts were unknown to him."Stay here to reflect on your mistakes." Chloe wanted to resist but soon lost her confidence when she thought of Samuel's legal fee. She decided to hold he
"But why?""It's too sexy."Chloe was flabbergasted. She solemnly inspected her clothes for a few minutes before she stated, "No. It’s just a plain old shirt.""Change it. Keep your current identity in mind. You represent more than yourself now."Chloe yearned to retort back at him, but it was time to go to work. Hence, she reluctantly returned to her bedroom to change into a boyfriend-style top. The long hem of her shirt covered her pants so now it looked like she wore nothing else other than her shirt. It seemed ordinary, but this was attractive to men.A frown appeared on Joseph's face. "Who are you trying to seduce?"Chloe disobeyed him this time around. She put her hands on her waist and retorted, "What do you mean by normal or strange clothes? You’re just being prejudiced against me. It's useless no matter what clothes I put on!"Joseph's slender sharp eyes turned dark. He got up from the sofa and forced her into a corner step by step. Soon, his tall figure towered over he
Ellie was visibly prepared as she forcefully pushed Chloe aside. "I told you to thoroughly inspect everything before coming here. Why didn't you listen?"Chloe was bewildered. "I did inspect it..." Although she had carefully checked the contents of the plan, there was clearly something stuck to the file with glue, which naturally should have been noticed.‘Wait a minute…’ Chloe suddenly noticed something and took another look at the folder. It was not a paperclip, but a sharp-ended safety pin!Ellie's expression turned flustered and concerned. "Mr. Joseph, this is due to her carelessness. I have a first aid kit in my office. Let me fetch it and help you bandage the wound."Joseph nonchalantly wiped the blood off his finger with a tissue as if it was a minor inconvenience and turned his gaze to Chloe. "Did it prick you?""No, I recall when Ms. Wendy handed me the folder, it didn't have this item on it, and I hadn't used any safety pins. However, it’s still my mistake, and I’m sorry