“What? Do all of us need to take off our clothes?" one woman asked.They had not expected Joseph, who looked reserved and aloof, to be into this kind of thing.Impatiently, Joseph nodded. "Yes, all of you." He refused to believe that he was indifferent to any woman other than Chloe for the rest of his life.Though the women felt a bit shy, they did not want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and began to undress.Ten minutes later, Joseph growled, "Get out!"Lucas sighed. He knew things would turn out this way. He went inside and escorted the women out. Carefully assessing Joseph's expression, Lucas asked, "Sir, did you find them unsatisfactory? Should I find a few more?""No."There was only one person in Joseph’s heart. Regardless of how stunning other women might be, they were all just a piece of flesh. None of them could stir any emotion in him.But Chloe was now engaged to Noah, so he had to make a choice—should he continue or let go? If he chose to continue, woul
“I want you to promise me something," she said with little confidence. A hint of unease flickered in her eyes. "I want to stay alive. I don't want to lose value on both ends."During her coma, Imperium had expended a lot of effort on her, not to mention that they had much better medical facilities than what can be found outside. Before seeking revenge, she wanted to cleanse herself and fully recover. And since Joseph was going to learn everything he wanted to know soon, there was no point for him to keep her here. Even if he let her go, how long could she survive outside?"You go first," Joseph said. Vanya knew she had captured Joseph's attention, but she did not try to push her luck. "Icarus was working with us. We planned that whole scene in the restroom between him and Chloe. And your mother did escape from Duskfall. Cyrus intended to use you as bait to lure her out. As for Noah, he likes Chloe and cooperated with us."She shared what she knew carefully, trying not to give aw
Rubbing his eyes, Jasper sat up and asked, "Daddy, are you going to find Ms. Chloe?"Joseph froze for a moment and asked, "Why do you say that?""I saw photos of her and another man on my phone. The news said she's getting engaged." Joseph fell silent for a few seconds.With a serious expression, Jasper cupped his chin. "If she really liked the other guy, she would’ve married him a year or two after knowing him. It's been five years now, so I don’t think Ms. Chloe likes that man all that much."Stopping the car, Joseph turned to look at his son. "And how do you know all this?"Joseph knew Jasper had the habit of putting all his effort and energy into something that he was interested in. He began to wonder if Jasper had a crush on a little girl at school. Even though he was more mature than his peers, romance and relationships were not things a child his age should know about."There's nothing I don't understand. In this day and age, there's so much information available. If one
Fifteen minutes later, the recording finished playing. Joseph kept his eyes fixed on Chloe. On the surface, he appeared expressionless, but internally he was extremely nervous. He was like a child who had done something wrong and was waiting for punishment. Though he was a prideful man, he had to admit that the pain he surely caused Chloe was immense for misunderstanding her and Icarus.After the initial shock, Chloe quickly calmed down. She had remained expressionless throughout the entire recording and seemed indifferent to the truth."I don't need to listen to all of this. I already know," she said.Chloe had personally gone through the whole ordeal. No one knew the excruciating pain better than herself. Joseph thought he was doing her a big favor by revealing the truth, but to her, it was like pouring salt over her wounds. Luckily, she did not care anymore.Clenching his jaw, Joseph said, "I—"A knock on the door interrupted them."Are you in there, Ms. Chloe? I need a word
Putting on a fake smile, Chloe said, "Is it that hard to understand?"Joseph was livid. "I just want a chance to talk to you properly. Is that wrong?""It is.”"Don't twist the truth here. Where did I go wrong?" he said, refusing to admit his mistakes."Did I ever say I wanted to talk to you? Did I ever say I wanted to listen to that recording? Everything you do is based on your own assumption. I don't want to relive those days of unbearable pain. It's no different from being killed all over again!" Chloe shouted at the top of her lungs.No one knew if she was truly angry or if she was just putting up an act. However, her eyes were filled with tears and she looked pitiful.Joseph could not bear to see her cry and immediately surrendered. "Please don't cry. I just wanted to explain things. I won’t hurt you again.""You're just selfishly trying to prove your innocence. You don't care about how I feel at all!""I’ll never do it again. I'll change," Joseph promised sincerely, his e
Noah squinted and assessed Michael. After a while, he said, "Thank you for telling me.""You're welcome." After seeing Michael off, Noah went to the reception to ask about the situation. After confirming that Joseph was in the building, he immediately instructed security to head to Chloe's office.Meanwhile, inside, Chloe said firmly, "Stop this. I trust Noah, and even if he had any past connection with Duskfall, I'm willing to forgive him."Noah pushed the door open. All of the security guards were standing in a corner, looking cowed and defeated.Frowning, Noah said, "Mr. Joseph, as a gentleman, you shouldn't force a lady to fall in love with you. Your relationship with Coco has ended, so why must you do this to yourself? It's so unsightly."Joseph glared at Noah. "You know best why Chloe and I parted ways. I'll reveal everything you've done one by one. Just wait."He knew Noah was involved in more than one thing, thus he still had hidden cards up his sleeve. Vanya had been c
They arrived at a high-end nursing home in Docwood. Noah located the supervisor and said, "Hello, I’m Noah Sullivan. We spoke on the phone?""Oh, Mr. Noah, I've been expecting you. Please, come with me," the supervisor said and led them to the visiting lounge. Pointing to an elderly man playing card games not far away, he said, "The one gentleman in the brown jacket is the person you're looking for."Chloe spotted a silver-haired man in his early sixties. He looked energetic and kind, but the shrewdness in his eyes told her that he was not someone to trifle with. Raising an eyebrow, Noah said, "This person used to work for the royal family.""What about now?""He hasn't appeared around the royal family for many years. He must have retired.""Should we talk to him?""Of course."Noah turned to the supervisor and said, "Could you bring him to us? We need a quiet place to talk."*Felix Pierce followed the supervisor into the chess room. When he saw Noah and Chloe, he frowned s
Hearing urgent footsteps, Callum poked his head out to see who it was."Mr. Callum, there’s something urgent I need to talk to you about.""What's the matter? Why are you in such a rush? Did you get run over by a car or something?" Callum asked."A car running me over would’ve been much better than what actually happened," Felix replied, "Is the madam home?" "No, she's not here. Go ahead and tell me whatever you have to say," Callum said, puzzled by Felix's anxious demeanor."Some people came to find me today. They gave me this." Felix showed Callum the watch in his hand. "I've examined it. It's the one you bought years ago."Although Callum was the one who had bought the watch, he had not purchased it in person. The watch was registered under Felix's name, thus Chloe mistook him for her father. Felix thought it was better this way. He had been single all his life and had no fear. Callum was different. He had a family and held a high position in society. If something went wrong,