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?”

to me, I wrote your referral letter.” Harry laughed. “Don’t forget to treat Icarus

as she said, “Sure! Thank you so

that Icarus would go out of his way to help her as

Meanwhile at Fairlight.

had to drive himself. After he was done with work, he went

Punish

the messages on his phone only to find that Chloe had not contacted him all

had become bolder after

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

unhappy expression, she

following 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

how can I sleep?” he replied with a forced smile that clashed

the gravity of the situation, Chloe blinked and asked, “Oh, why haven’t eaten? Are you not feeling well

Joseph remained silent.

you

face grow darker, she belatedly exclaimed, “Have you been waiting

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

spine.

I was just so busy

look at your phone. Can anyone reach

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