Chloe felt like her heart was in her throat, making her unable to articulate her emotions. She had worked hard and earned recognition from her teacher for achieving excellent results, only to discover that Joseph had already spoken to the teacher and secured her a high score.She understood Joseph's good intentions but could not shake off her unease. She felt that all her efforts had been in vain. She had put so much heart into that proposal, yet Joseph seemed to doubt her capabilities.Noah watched her expression closely and retrieved a brochure. He passed it to her, saying, “I’ve set up an office in Estre, which compliments your business quite well. We can collaborate if you’re interested. As for your family's company, we can explore a merger if you think it's viable."Chloe was astounded. "You're opening an office in Estre?""I like Estre, and my grandfather also wants me to gain some experience there.""But why me?"Noah scratched his head and smiled gently. Two dimples appea
Chloe suddenly calmed down. After all, she could not help but overthink things because she loved him."Let's go outside and talk," Joseph said, taking her hand as they left the ward.Xavia watched him leave without even a backward glance. She fiercely punched the pillow, her face contorting in anger. If she did not need the baby in Chloe's belly, she would have wished for the woman to get run over by a car."I didn't charge my phone last night. I received the caregiver’s call when I arrived at the office and rushed to the hospital. I wanted to call you, but that's when I realized my phone had died," Joseph explained.Chloe looked at the phone Joseph had stuffed into her hands. Indeed, it was dead. She returned it to him, asking, "Then why didn't you ask Lucas to come?""Lucas is on vacation," he replied somewhat helplessly, "I can't squeeze work out of him during his time off, can I?"Chloe paused and said seriously, "No, you can't." She knew Lucas was facing enough pressure. Now
Cyrus' voice remained indifferent as he said, "Don't resort to killing to solve your problems. It's too bloody."Xavia swallowed her next words, thinking that he had done far bloodier things in the past, so why hesitate now?"The Sullivan Group is a partner company of the Whitman Group and Fairlight, so don't touch them. When I take over, I don't want these two companies to become useless messes." Not only did he not want to be the one to clean up the messes, but he also knew that Fleurette would feel heartache over such a situation."Okay… But what if Noah tries to blackmail me with it?""Having more allies is better than having more enemies. Do you know what I'd like to see?" Cyrus asked, his voice dripping with venom. "I know... You want to see the Whitmans isolated and defeated on all fronts," Xavia replied.From the other end of the phone came a low chuckle. That was right. Cyrus despised the Whitmans more than anything else in his life. *About a week later, Harold se
Preston's face became as dark as the bottom of a burnt kettle, and Octavia looked distressed. Was Joseph destined to kick them out? "Tell Jon to get back here. How could he still be in the mood to go galavanting when we're about to lose everything we have?!" Octavia called Jonathan, but he told her some fantastic news."Mom, our chip research was a success. I'll be receiving 300 million dollars as a bonus."Overwhelmed with excitement, Octavia could hardly speak coherently, "This is great! You truly are wonderful, my son! "Preston snatched the phone and said, "Hurry up and come back. You're now our only hope of taking Joe down."Octavia hesitated for a moment and said, "But dear, 300 million dollars is nothing to Joe.""You fool," Preston berated her exasperatingly, "With that much money, we can do a lot. We don't have to confront him head-on."*After watching the live broadcast, Chloe called Joseph. However, he seemed too busy to answer her call.Worried about Harold's co
Thankfully, Lucas got there in time and instructed the security guards to drive the reporters away. He then led her to the safety of the elevator."I'm afraid those reporters won't budge for the day. You’ll have to leave through the back door later."Chloe knitted her brows slightly. "Got it. Is Joseph very busy today?" Lucas nodded firmly. "Yes, he's been having meetings with the executives. Someone opposes the motion of dismissing Preston from the board. They think it's bad for Fairlight’s reputation.""Yes, it kind of is,” Chloe replied honestly.Lucas gave her a strange look. 'I wasn’t expecting her to be so kind. Octavia has targeted her many times, yet she doesn’t hold a grudge against Octavia's family.'"Dismissing Preston is ideal but it'd be better to do it quietly and not let everyone learn about it." Preston and his family were ungrateful pests. They leeched off Joseph but never once showed gratitude toward him. Joseph might as well give up such relatives.Lucas wa
A stalemate ensued. Chloe could no longer hear Joseph's retorts. Subconsciously, she was enlightened—Edgar had been telling the truth."What are you waiting for, Lucas?" Gloominess spread through Joseph's eyes, his whole body exuding a cold aura. "Drag this madman out!"Noticing that he had achieved his goal, Edgar sneered and left without any prompting from Lucas. The latter did not dare to linger either. He gently closed the door and hurriedly left the warzone.Joseph wanted to take Chloe's hand but the latter shifted her body and dodged him.He said helplessly, "That was all in the past. Just let it go." "But Xavia is still in our lives right now. She's not the past."Chloe was irritated by the fact that Xavia would appear from time to time. She felt that Noah was right. A love affair should only concern two people, so why was there a third party?"She’ll become part of the past once she has given birth to the child."Chloe stared straight at him. "Will her child become a p
The deep crease between Joseph's brows slowly smoothed out. He picked up the cup of tea and gulped it down."Where did she go?"Lucas pointed at the back door fire escape.Joseph nodded before hurriedly going after her.Shaking his head helplessly, Lucas felt that Joseph should be so tough since he should be coaxing her.When Joseph reached the back door, Chloe was nowhere to be found. He frowned and decided to call her."Mr. Joseph."He suddenly heard a gentle voice that sounded shy and surprised. He turned around and saw Hazel standing in front of him, her white T-shirt and pleated skirt setting off her pureness.Joseph narrowed his eyes. "What are you doing here?"Hazel grasped the hem of her shirt and asked anxiously, "Didn't my father come to you?" "Yes, he just left." "I'm sorry, Mr. Joseph. Please allow me to say sorry on his behalf." Her bow was sincere as she expressed her apology. "It's fine as long as you stop him from making a scene here again," Joseph stated
Chloe closed her eyes. She then looked up at Hazel after a flash of understanding, her eyes ice-cold. "Your father left, and then you came. What the hell do you two want? Are you done here?"Hazel was frightened, so she explained timidly, "I'm here to explain. There's nothing else.""Are you here to explain or to get close to Joseph? I'm sure you know your own intentions."Hazel was not a virtuous woman since she was entangled with a married man like Preston.Joseph was hit by a wave of displeasure. "Watch your tongue.""Are you feeling sorry for her?" Chloe did not hide the sarcasm in her voice."Chloe…" he said her name slowly as anger and helplessness engulfed him. She was the only woman he cared about, but she still doubted him."Please don't fight because of me. I'll leave now," Hazel hurriedly chimed in."Go, and don't just say that for show. Don't be trying to fish for his compassion." With her arms over her chest, Chloe shot Hazel a fierce glare as if she had seen throu