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

me… I didn’t steal

believe

the bed. Her eyes were shut tightly as if caught in a nightmare and her forehead glistened with sweat. Her hair clung to her face, and her lips were ashen and parched.

felt that something was not right. He reached out to touch her forehead and realized that she was burning

is what you get for not waiting for me.’

medicine on her bedside table. After that, he nudged the person on the bed. “Get up

except for her murmurs which became

was dreaming about, but tears glistened at the corners of

She was actually quite pitiable. Despite

be in a terrible state.

tomorrow if she

get Chloe to take her medicine. He was planning to leave, but Chloe unconsciously

“Please don’t go…”

a surprisingly strong grip. Every time he managed to loosen one of her fingers,

leech.” He sneered.

However, since he had been sleepless

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