Jojo and Coco's Unexpected Love

Chapter 146 How Did It Suddenly Turn Out Like This?

Chloe jolted from her daydream and swiftly closed the web browser with a guilty conscience.

“Coming,” she replied.

On the first floor in the living room, Joseph had also changed into his home attire. His navy blue long-sleeved shirt and long pants softened his demeanor, making him appear less distant and more approachable. However, his scrutinizing gaze in his eyes seemed unfriendly.

“What were you doing holed up in your room?” he inquired.

“I was just changing,” Chloe replied, her gaze on his clear but distant face. She recalled Jane’s remarks, but she suppressed the sudden surge of sourness and kept a composed smile. ” Different rules for the mighty, right?”

Chloe and Joseph shared something in common. Upon returning home, they would change, taking off the ones they had worn outside for the day. Wearing outside clothes indoors felt unclean to them.

Joseph smirked and responded, “It only takes five minutes to change. You’ve been in there for forty-two minutes.”

His sarcastic and petty comment eased some of the sourness in Chloe’s heart. Being liked by Joseph was not something to be desired. She could not believe she had felt upset about

becoming his backup plan.

She had fallen for Jane’s trap.

“I was just tired and wanted to rest for a while. You can’t be that hungry, can you?”

“Your attitude is a problem,” Joseph said, grabbing Chloe’s shoulder and forcing her to look at him. “What did Jane say to you?” He clearly sensed that something was off with her ever since Jane’s departure.

Chloe hesitated to address the issue, but since he brought it up, she seized the chance to sarcastically taunt him, “It’s not a big deal, honestly.”

Pausing for a moment, she cast a quick glance at him before continuing, “She just mentioned your first love.”

Joseph furrowed his brow, “First love?”

“Yeah. Xavia.”

reaction. Joseph’s eyebrows

my first

almond-shaped eyes widened ever so slightly. “That’s

“A tale of our undying love? An account of our inseparable

of that?” Chloe replied,

a figure by Joseph’s side, someone even Jane was aware of, held significant importance. Though they were not romantically

nothing like

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relationship with

curl forming on his lips. “Do I

curiosity,” Chloe denied, shaking

refused to admit

Surprisingly, his voice held a touch

assumed that he did not want to talk about it, deliberately concealing the truth. A wave of unease washed over her, and she swatted his hand away before

she sat at the dining table, ready to indulge in her meal, Chloe’s phone buzzed, drawing her attention. Simultaneously, Joseph’s phone

hearing scheduled for the

as well?” Chloe

continuing

you think Mr. Samuel is confident

she had some doubts, not about Samuel, but about Benjamin

summons would surely only make things

cold. “Don’t worry. Samuel isn’t a kind person. As a lawyer, one can’t afford

at the corner of Chloe’s mouth. “That’s

day, Chloe prepared some delicious desserts and paid

her home was in disarray. She greeted Chloe with rat’s nest hair, then climbed back

worth it for a scumbag like him,” Chloe said.