Chapter 158 Will Grandpa Stand By Me?

Lucas acted swiftly, bringing the car over within five minutes.

Jake’s eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the Rolls-Royce before him. This car looks. familiar.’

After Chloe ended their relationship, she had been sitting in this car with an older man occupying the front seat. This meant that this car belonged to Joseph, and the so-called older man driving in the front seat was most likely just the driver!

Jake’s gaze remained fixed on Lucas, who sat in the driver’s seat. Unable to shake himself out of his stupor, he allowed rainwater to splash onto his face. In a sudden surge of frustration, he lifted his hand and delivered a sharp slap to his own cheek, startling Lucas.

Lucas turned to Joseph seated in the back and inquired, “Sir, how should we deal with him?”

“Ignore him,” Joseph instructed without so much as looking up.

“Understood.”

With Lucas pressing down on the accelerator, the car sped off, creating a cascade of water that splashed onto Jake, drenching him from head to toe. However, he made no effort to evade it, his gaze remained fixed on the direction in which Chloe had left as a wave of emotions swirled within him.

His shoulders sagged in a gesture of defeat. In his eyes, individuals like Joseph held an almost divine status. At this moment, apart from the 3 million he got from Ava, he had nothing.

Jake trudged through the rain with a heavy heart, allowing the rainwater to pour over him.

remained steadfast in his original intentions and resisted Ava’s seduction, his life might be on a completely different trajectory. Yet, it was now too late for

“Ring, ring, ring…”

of his phone ringing mingled with the rhythm of rain resonated through the deserted streets. In a mechanical manner, Jake retrieved his phone

back quickly,”

birthday party, and Chloe had been whisked away in the second

hearing Icarus’ voice, Jake snapped back to reality and quickly asked, “Uncle,

with his

Icarus sensed his unspoken question and paused

What’s your relationship with

but she doesn’t like me,”

person Chloe is

the air. Then, he released a deep sigh and said with words filled with a tinge of sorrow, “Chloe has faced certain challenges. Being with Joseph

meaning, Jake was overwhelmed by an immense sense of guilt. He came to the realization that

how incredibly selfish and self-centered he had been. He owed

Fairlight to the Whitman family home-approximately

hour.

her against sharing Emily’s photos and threatening to turn over the recording to the police. After that,

surface, yes,” he

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