Chapter 62 So Close

Emily was half a head shorter than Chloe, so Joseph could effortlessly look past her head and into the room.

There were many empty seats, and Chloe was nowhere to be seen. She most likely had gone home already.

Withdrawing his gaze, Joseph said in a low, deep voice, “I’m sorry. I think I made at

mistake.”

“It’s okay.” Emily nodded, unsurprised by his response.

Lucas was already waiting in the driver’s seat. When he saw Joseph, he grabbed an umbrella and got out to greet him. As he drew closer, he noticed that Joseph was already holding an umbrella of his own.

Without overthinking it, Lucas assumed that it must have been given to him by one of the business partners who saw that it was raining outside.

After forty minutes, Joseph arrived home and punched in the password to enter the living room. His attention was immediately drawn to a pair of damp women’s sports shoes resting in the hallway, causing him to furrow his brows.

‘Did she choose to brave the rain rather than wait for me?’

After taking a shower, Joseph passed by Chloe’s room. The door was not completely shut, and the room was pitch black. It seemed that she had gone to sleep.

faint murmur could

I didn’t steal

please believe me…”

make out her figure on the bed. Her eyes were shut tightly as

reached out to touch

get for not waiting for me.’

placed a glass of water and cold medicine on her bedside table. After that,

for her murmurs which became more persistent, Chloe did not respond.

tears glistened at the corners of her eyes and her tightly furrowed brows made her look

but feel sorry for her. She was actually quite pitiable. Despite living here for so long, her family never once visited her. Their

be in a terrible state.

how high her fever was, she would definitely need to go to the hospital for an IV drip tomorrow if she did not take her medicine now. And he knew that with her complicated family situation, he would have to be the one to handle the task.

hour, Joseph finally managed to get Chloe to take her medicine. He was planning to leave,

“Please don’t go…”

had a surprisingly strong grip. Every time he managed to loosen

like a leech.” He

Chloe to fall asleep before leaving. However, since he

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255