Noah reached up and took off his glasses. He rubbed his eyes in confusion as he looked at Xavia. "May I ask who you are?"Xavia's anger surged, her desire to lash out at him almost overwhelming. But now that she was in Joseph’s presence, she forced herself to remain composed. With a sneer, she remarked, "Pretending not to recognize me?""Sorry, that's not what I meant." Noah gestured toward her face while smiling shyly. "Your face is so swollen that I can’t recognize you...""Pfft…" Chloe could not hold back her laughter.‘Good one, Noah.'What Xavia cared about most was her appearance. Hearing Noah say that her face was so swollen that he could not recognize her, Chloe was confident that Xavia must be infuriated. "Have you forgotten who you hit yesterday? Shall I remind you? There were witnesses who saw it. Should I call them over?" Xavia said, forcing each word out of her lips. Without preparation, she would not have come asking for Joseph's help.Chloe stopped laughing and f
Joseph’s lips pressed together tightly in silent agreement with Chloe.Megan was speechless. "Xavia, you were the one injured, so why are you scared?" Before they came here, they had agreed that one of them would play the good cop while another would play the bad cop. But now, Xavia had sabotaged their plan at the critical moment. If it were not for her desire to seek revenge on Noah for not choosing her as the ambassador, she would not have come here with Xavia. Xavia ignored Megan. She deeply bowed to Noah, her voice filled with remorse as she said, "I'm sorry. I mistook you for someone else and caused trouble for you and Joe."Noah graciously accepted her apology. "It's fine. Do you need anything else?""No." Xavia shook her head anxiously, her distress palpable.A faint smile played on Noah's lips as he glanced at Joseph. "It's a shame, Mr. Joseph. It seems you won't be able to seek justice for Ms. Xavia this time.""Are you sure you mistook him for someone else?" Joseph s
It was a public event and there were a lot of people.Otto arrived wearing a coffee-colored windcoat. His distinctive appearance and slender figure made him stand out in the crowd. When Chloe noticed him seated next to the collaborating party for the project, she squeezed Joseph's hand and said, "Will he say something inappropriate?""That's exactly what I want," Joseph replied as he smirked, giving her hand a reassuring pat. "Don't worry, today’s our opportunity to strike back."Chloe nodded firmly, her eyes gleaming. "I believe in you."After Joseph took the stage, Icarus entered through the main entrance and settled in a seat behind Chloe. She noticed him after about five minutes but she was not too surprised. "I thought you had gone back abroad."Although Icarus was not as renowned in the financial industry as Joseph, he was considered a promising talent. It was appropriate for him to attend such a large-scale press conference."No, I'll be staying in Aesper for a while," he
"Come down, then we'll talk," Winston said, his expression turning sour. He did not wish to escalate the situation."You can just go ahead and tell me about it now.""Joseph, come down from the stage now! We know you plagiarized this project!" Silas, no longer able to bear, piped up. He wanted to play the victim card and exposed Joseph to protect himself.As soon as those words were spoken, a commotion erupted throughout the audience. After reading the documents, a range of expressions surfaced—disdain, shock, doubt, disbelief—all fixated on the man standing on the stage.With a sneer, Joseph asked, "Where did these documents come from?""Mr. Otto was the one who gave them to us," Winston said, expressing gratitude toward Otto."Yes, I'm the one who gave these documents to them," Otto openly admitted, his tone tinged with provocation. "I happened to stumble upon it. Mr. Joseph, I hope you won't hold it against me.""No, I won't." Joseph remained calm as he looked toward Lucas. "
The red-haired men howled in pain, struggling and attempting to fight back. Icarus unleashed a brutal assault on one of them, relentlessly pounding him."You monsters! How could you prey on a pregnant woman!""What the hell is wrong with you?! It's not like it's your child!" one of the men retorted."Who said it isn’t?! It's my child!" Icarus roared, increasing the intensity of his blows. He delivered a powerful punch to the head of one of the assailants, rendering him unconscious.Icarus rose to his feet and noticed Chloe was covering up her chest with her tattered clothes and shivering from the cold. Without hesitation, he took off his own coat and draped it over her. "Are you okay?" he askedChloe's lips grew pale as she sniffled, still recovering from the shock. Her mind had not fully grasped Icarus' words, but she had a nagging feeling that something was wrong. Just as she was about to speak, she lifted her gaze and saw Joseph standing at the entrance of the restroom, stari
"We managed to save the baby. There was minimal bleeding, but the patient's body is particularly weak, which increases the risk of premature birth or miscarriage in the later stages. Mr. Joseph, you have to take good care of the patient from now on," the doctor reported."The child is safe?" Joseph raised an eyebrow, his eyes filled with piercing coldness. "Arrange for an abortion immediately."He would not allow her to birth the product of a union between her and another man.The doctor was taken aback. "Well... The patient is too weak at the moment, so we can’t perform the surgery immediately.""When’s the earliest possible time?" Joseph inquired."It's hard to say. Perhaps in about a week."Joseph closed his eyes and remained silent.The doctor left the room. The truth was, the abortion could be arranged as early as tomorrow, but Chloe had pleaded with the doctor in the emergency room, telling him that this was the first child she conceived with the person she loved dearly. S
"How could you, Joseph?! How can you be so cruel and heartless?! If you force me to sign this paper, I'll hate you for the rest of my life!" Chloe shouted at the top of her lungs, expressing her grievance.Joseph remained unperturbed. He pulled her hand and tightened it around the pen as her name was written crookedly and reluctantly in the designated space. At the final moment, Chloe exerted all her strength to break free from his control and stabbed him in the palm with the pen. However, he seemed completely unaware and continued to complete the final stroke of her signature.In a state of despair, Chloe lowered her weary arm and let out a desolate smile. "I'll ask you one last time, Joseph. Do you truly refuse to believe me?"They had already reconciled and gotten rid of Xavia—the only obstacle in their relationship—so how did things suddenly turn out this way? With a sudden pang of inexplicable emotion, Joseph's heart softened for a moment when he heard her choked-up voice. Ho
Her face turned pale, and she uttered desolately, "Even if I haven't, do you think I can say no in my current state?""In theory, we should respect the patient's decision," the doctor responded.A glimmer of hope flickered in Chloe's eyes as she glanced at Abigail, who stood outside the door. She lowered her voice and pleaded, "I'm being forced into this. Can you please let me go?"Feeling her helplessness, the doctor reminded her, "The hospital doesn't restrict its patients’ freedom. If you have no other option, you can seek help from a friend."Chloe shook her head, knowing it would be futile. Emily was no match for Joseph. Moreover, Joseph had forbidden her from meeting Noah. However, a thought suddenly crossed her mind. Even if Emily could not meet Joseph, she could ask Emily to pass a message to Noah. The only question was whether Noah would be willing to help her. If he did so, it would mark the beginning of a real confrontation between him and Joseph.As soon as the doctor