Chapter 126 A Different Joseph From Imagined

Chloe fell silent, reflecting upon the support Icarus had provided her thus far.

She made up her mind to inform him about Ava’s deceitful actions.

As Icarus heard the details, fury ignited within him.

“My nephew’s a fool!” Icarus exclaimed, his anger evident.

Chloe shrugged and replied, “Feel free to tell him that yourself. If I were to tell him, he might see it as me defaming Ava.”

This is why she had been hesitant to confront Jake, as her efforts had gone unappreciated, and furthermore, leaving her entangled in a messy situation.

“Thank you, Chloe. Jake will surely regret his actions,” Icarus expressed his gratitude.

“It doesn’t matter to me whether he regrets it or not,” Chloe replied nonchalantly.

Icarus observed her indifferent demeanor with great joy. Despite the circumstances, she no longer held any feelings for Jake. However, he believed that confessing at this point would be considered too hasty.

During a restroom break, Icarus discreetly handed a tip to the waiter and asked him to

purchase a bouquet of flowers. Upon his return, he also acquired a slice of cake for Chole from

the counter.

“Thank you.” Chloe expressed slight surprise at his small gesture, although she did not attach too much significance to it.

savoring small bites. The delicate cream melted on her tongue, and

having just finished dinner with his business partner, parked his car by the roadside. His dark eyes locked onto the woman inside, brimming with anger. His knuckles clenched tightly, emitting a cracking sound, as he witnessed Chloe’s blissful

had exhausted all his efforts to convince Mr. Joseph

shop, they were confronted with this

pleaded internally, hoping that Mr. Joseph’s anger would not be directed at him.

of anger left Lucas bewildered and unable to quell the tension in the air.

on a date?” Joseph sneered

Icarus’ eyes

he

Joseph,” he greeted

half of the industry knew him as the legendary figure set to take over Fairlight. Icarus would have attended the forum himself, but unforeseen

are you here?” Chloe set down the cake and regarded Joseph, sensing the displeasure etched on his face. She hesitated for a moment before altering her tone, “Mr.

not been neglecting her duties, so there was no need to go searching

for faults.

of self- preservation in her response. Acting swiftly, he stepped in to defuse the situation. “Mr. Joseph came in to buy some desserts as gifts, not to talk about work. By the way, are you also in the finance

abroad

it.” Icarus smiled.

shifted his gaze to

Icarus smiled and nodded.

that Joseph had been busy at the time and could not attend and thus had sent his

time…” Joseph began, his gaze shifting toward the vacant spot beside Chloe. A forced smile appeared on his face as he asked, “Do you mind if I sit down and join

Miss, could you bring two additional chairs please?”

to leave soon, with the hope of not disrupting his impending confession to Chloe.

Just scooch over a little,” Joseph suggested as

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