Chapter 153 Phone Call

When Joseph called Laicas, Lucas was still waiting outside of the restaurant.

“Sir, Ms. Chloe hasn’t come out yet. Have you finished your business? Are you coming over?”

Lucas asked.

“Why aren’t you keeping an eye on her? What have you been doing?” Joseph’s cold voice cut through the phone, carrying a palpable sense of oppression and undeniable anger.

“Sir…” Lucas keenly sensed Joseph’s anger, and it was particularly intense. The hairs on his arms stood on end. “I’ve been waiting right outside the restaurant. I haven’t moved an inch.”

“Who told you to wait outside? What are you supposed to see by waiting there?”

Lucas was tongue-tied.

‘It was you who told me to wait outside!’ he shouted inwardly.

“Should I go in now?” he asked.

“Don’t let her stay inside for too long,” Joseph commanded.

He was annoyed seeing that woman talking to another man.

up the video conference, smoothly uttering a few sentences in

surrounded by the media Benjamin had summoned. The

is it true that you came here today specifically to ask your father

that your relationship with your father doesn’t seem as terrible as you’ve portrayed it. Why would you fabricate such lies?”

the end of Ava and Jake’s

smile, bravely facing the cameras, and confidently said,

their faces betraying a hint of guilt. One of them cautiously asked, “Can

pay you to do it!” Ava shouted, her face turning pale. “Looking at your level of professional ethics, you wouldn’t receive a

had

a surge of renewed vigor and enthusiasm coursed through the paparazzi. Like a well-coordinated swarm, they quickly thrust their microphones toward Chloe, while an incessant storm of blinding flashes bathed the scene

Johnsons who called Chloe here to discuss the

that Benjamin brings his family matters in front

can confidently state that the reason the marriage between the Coopers and Johnsons was called off was the result of Ava’s infidelity. It has

on Chloe’s behalf

Jake’s uncle. As such, I’m authorized to handle the necessary procedures

and whispered a few words to the

confronting Icarus. with a question. “You said that you’re Jake’s

the question was posed, others in the crowd also began to sense that something was amiss. Icarus’s eyes flickered with a peculiar gleam as he prepared to respond, but before he could utter a word, Lucas stormed onto the scene, forcefully pushing

even further. He had caught the paparazzi off guard, and by the time

managed to break free and went after them, all she caught was a fleeting glimpse of the retreating silhouette of a Rolls-Royce.

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