Jojo and Coco's Unexpected Love

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.

conference, smoothly uttering a

he witnessed the scene where Chloe and Icarus were surrounded by the media Benjamin had summoned.

it true that you came here today specifically to ask your father for money?”

your father doesn’t seem as terrible as you’ve portrayed it. Why

end of Ava and Jake’s relationship? Why did you

bravely facing the cameras, and confidently said, “Whatever amount Ava paid you,

a hint of guilt. One of them cautiously asked, “Can we trust your words?”

Ava shouted, her

if I had invited you

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

responded, “Firstly, it was the Johnsons who called Chloe here to discuss the inheritance left

fact that Benjamin brings his family matters in front of the public suggests ulterior

reason the marriage between the Coopers and Johnsons was

who are you to speak on Chloe’s behalf and provide explanations?” one reporter

the necessary procedures following the termination

whispered a few words

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

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

Joseph’s anger even further. He had caught the paparazzi off guard, and

view was obstructed by the dense crowd, and when she managed to break free and went after them, all she caught was a fleeting glimpse of the retreating silhouette of a Rolls-Royce. Her pupils contracted as a vivid memory surged back to