Chapter 43 Punish Her

Benjamin refused to admit that it was his fault, so he went with it and shifted the blame onto his daughter.

He stated, “Of course, it’s your fault. If it isn’t, then whose fault could it possibly be?

Mine?”

Ava’s face turned red with frustration, but she did not dare retort. She had only made an -offhand remark, and it was his fault for using Chloe’s scandal as fodder for small talk

with potential investors.

What did any of this have to do with her?

With both being located downtown, Fairlight and Baxon were situated not far from

each other.

On her first day of work at Baxon, Chloe found herself attending a company-wide meeting. As she followed her colleagues into the conference room, a man in his thirties. greeted her warmly, “Hello there.”

Chloe looked at the unfamiliar man, then glanced at the work badge pinned to his chest. which read “Harry Smith, Director of Operations.” Though she did not understand why he was greeting her, she responded politely, “Hello.”

“I’m Icarus’s old friend. He was the one who recommended you to me,” Harry explained.

Chloe was stunned and she opened her mouth wide in shock. “You know Icarus?”

me, I wrote your referral letter.” Harry

she said, “Sure! Thank you so much.

out of his way

Meanwhile at Fairlight.

himself. After he was done with work, he went to the

43 Punish

find that Chloe had not contacted him all day. Usually, she

had become bolder after landing a job. She

Chloe was not home by the time he arrived. He assumed that she would only be an hour behind him, but it was not until

Chloe saw Joseph standing in the courtyard with an unhappy expression, she asked in confusion, “Why are you still up

a strict routine of rising at seven in the morning and sleeping by ten at night. He abstained from engaging in leisure activities such as video games or card games, and would only read financial news in his idle hours. His disciplined lifestyle was reminiscent of that of an elderly

haven’t had my dinner yet, so how can I sleep?” he replied with

“Oh, why haven’t eaten? Are you not feeling well or do you

Joseph remained silent.

you

watched the man’s face grow darker, she belatedly exclaimed, “Have you been waiting for me all

do you think?” Joseph responded, his icy voice sending a

spine.

sorry. I was just so busy

at your phone.

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