Seeing that Joseph was about to follow Chloe, Callum firmly held onto the steering wheel and said irritably, "I'll lose all respect for you if you go after her."Frowning, Joseph replied, "I can't let her go with Noah.""Then you need a new approach. Your previous methods won't work. You can't be forceful when it comes to wooing women."Joseph managed to calm down and regained some of his composure. "What's the matter with Imperium?""Nothing.""What do you mean?""Fine, it's about Cyrus."Joseph's face sank. "Does he know about our relationship?""No," Callum replied, lighting up a cigarette. "Besides, we're just friends. Imperium is yours and yours alone."Joseph did not pursue that topic further and asked, "Did Cyrus approach you?""Yes. He wishes for Otto to marry my daughter."Understanding instantly dawned upon Joseph. The Sinclairs had a long history in the underworld. However, they recently turned to legitimate businesses, with the political arena being the only real
Chloe yawned and replied nonchalantly, "All right, all right. Goodnight.""Bye, and don't be late tomorrow," Jasper said.After ending the call, Chloe put on an eye mask and drifted off to sleep.*Meanwhile, as soon as Joseph and Callum parted ways, a police car pulled Joseph over."Mr. Joseph, we received a report that you’re drunk driving. Please cooperate with our investigation."Joseph furrowed his brow slightly. "Who told you that?"He only had one glass of red wine tonight. It was not enough to make him drunk, so it was unlikely that anyone would have noticed."Sir, please don't make things difficult for us...""Fine. I'll ask your superior then.""Wait, wait. It was an anonymous report from a woman. Apart from us, the media has also been informed."A group of paparazzi were hiding nearby and sneakily taking photos. To be honest, they did not want to be involved in this matter either.Joseph chuckled, knowing exactly who the anonymous reporter was. He made a call to
Xavia felt a chill run down her spine when she heard Joseph's words. Even someone as cunning as her did not know how to respond to this unexpected turn of events."B-Because I didn't hear Chloe's voice. I thought it was one of the nurses..." she stammered."Hah." Joseph's eyes bore into her as he pressed on, "So you weren’t hoping for Chloe to die so that you can take her place?"Xavia's first instinct was to deny and come up with an excuse, but when she looked up and met Joseph's icy gaze, her blood turned cold. At that moment, she realized why she had been losing favor with him over the years. It was clear that Joseph had restored the hospital’s surveillance footage. He had tolerated her manipulations and schemes only because of Jasper. Her only stroke of luck was that she had not been involved in the fire.Taking a deep breath, Xavia calmed herself and said, "You can't think of me that way. If I wanted to get in between you and Chloe, I had plenty of chances to do so, but I neve
During the morning meeting, Noah introduced to all the executives, "Everyone, this is Chloe Johnson, my international business partner. Starting today, she'll be temporarily taking on the role of marketing manager."Chloe, dressed in a business suit, stood up and smiled, maintaining her composure. "Ladies and gentlemen, nice to meet you. I'm sure you have your doubts about me, and I can accept that. But I assure you that if you give me a chance, I'll bring many surprises to this company." She had discussed the marketing manager position with Noah beforehand. Other than the core technology, one of the most important aspects of a jewelry company was its sales. Secondly, Exotic Star was a large corporation. Its design concept was ingrained into the company, so she would not meddle in it without permission. She would only consider taking a higher position once she made some achievements. "Not all, Ms. Chloe. We've long heard of the great developments made in Estre. It's our honor to b
Chloe's lips twitched before blurting out, "Only Xavia would do that kind of thing.”After saying that, she recalled that Jasper was Xavia's child, and a tinge of awkwardness hung in the air between them.Jasper stared at her with his clear eyes. "So why did you post a long complaint on the Internet yesterday if you had no such intention?""Now that’s silly. Are you saying that I should just continue to suffer in silence since I've done it for five years?""But you didn't provide any evidence. It's just your one-sided statement.""I don't need evidence. Your mother knows more than anyone if I'm right or wrong. And from another point of view, she didn’t provide any evidence to refute my words.”Jasper fell silent and furrowed his brows. Chloe thought he was unhappy about her criticizing Xavia. But regardless, she was the victim here. She turned away and ignored him as the latter remained silent, staring out of the window as if pondering something.Chloe accompanied Harold in watc
Joseph wore no expression. "Kids shouldn't meddle in adults' affairs.""I can help you capture her heart.""You don’t have enough homework, do you?"Joseph was used to Jasper's strange way of thinking. He did not give much of a reply before asking some people to come in.Jasper pouted and muttered reluctantly, "Chloe’s willing to meet me instead of you. You shouldn’t doubt my power."These words hit Joseph in the gut. He massaged his temples and decided not to be mad at Jasper.A few doctors in white coats soon entered the ward. Joseph glanced at the sleeping man on the bed, and his expression became unfathomable. "Take him away." *When Chloe was back at the Sullivan manor, Noah went up to her with a solemn expression. "We got a call from the prison."Chloe was a little dumbfounded. "The prison?""Yes, the prison where Benjamin is locked up." "Oh. What's the matter?"Benjamin had disappointed her greatly five years ago. Chloe would have forgotten that she still had a fat
Benjamin's face became badly bruised from the punch, but he had no chance to retaliate. As expected, the warden pulled them apart. "I'm not lying. There’s a watch back in the villa that the man left behind. It's in the basement."This revelation filled Chloe with extremely complicated feelings, and she found it hard to say anything.Noah regained his wits. His eyes turned icy as he said, "How do we know if you're lying or not?""Go ahead and do a paternity test." Benjamin started coughing and his breathing became labored. He suggested intermittently, "I…I’m running out of time. We…We should expose the truth to…the public."Benjamin could admit that he had cheated on Luciana first, but this was the true reason he disliked Chloe. Before he was imprisoned, he had always thought of her as filthy since she was not a true Johnson. Alas, people only gained epiphany on the verge of death. Although she was not his child by blood, Chloe had seen him as her father. He had failed to cherish
Eustace erupted in anger. He grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her out of the apartment to a car downstairs, indifferent to how she resisted and struggled. He then let her go and carried a girl out of the shotgun seat.The girl was pretty, with fair and tender skin. Her eyes were round and large and her hair done up in two braids. However, her eyes were unfocused, signaling she was different from others of her age."Aggie, say hi to Mommy," Eustace urged the girl tenderly.The girl seemed to understand him as she looked toward Xavia and said, "Hi, Mommy." "Aaaahhh! No!!!" Xavia broke down and screamed as if she had been punched. She then slapped the girl. "Get out of here!" The little girl, Angelina Hubble, made no response as if she did not feel the pain of the slap. She was still in a daze. Everything seemed to remind Xavia that Angelina was a mentally challenged child, and the girl was her child.Xavia's face twisted in rage. Unable to let go of her anger, she slapped Ange