Chapter 194 I Helped Pay 28 Million in Legal Fees

“Let’s talk about it tomorrow. I’m tired and just want to go home and rest,” Chloe said.

“Sure,” he replied.

“But I thought you left. Why did you come back?” she asked while they waited for the elevator.

Raising an eyebrow, Joseph responded, “Who told you I left?”

“So you never left? You’ve been in the office this whole time?”

“I was busy for a while, and by the time I finished, it was almost ten o’clock,” he explained.

In other words, he had been waiting for her.

Chloe smiled mischievously, her eyes sparkling, “I see…”

‘He just refuses to admit that he was waiting for me!‘

Inside the elevator, Joseph slovenly leaned against the wall, his waist narrow and shoulders broad. He cast a cold glance at her and scoffed indifferently.

Enchanted by his charm, Chloe stared at him blankly for a couple of seconds. Honestly, she had suspected that Joseph was not Jake’s uncle when she first met him at the bar. After all, he was too good–looking to be his uncle. Though doubts had arisen, she had pushed them aside.

The elevator doors slid open.

the chance to collect

her gaze met Xavia’s. The woman resembled her online

the essence of beauty. She seemed to be around the same age as Joseph, but with a

she was stunned. ‘She just got

was not foolish enough to think it was

appeared in Fairlight. It was

dug her nails into her palm, maintaining a composed demeanor and

had a slight resemblance to Jane. Chloe possessed a youthful countenance, exuding radiance, and vitality akin to a

judged by appearance alone. He admired the resilience and tenacity he saw in Chloe’s eyes. Beneath her seemingly delicate exterior, nothing could destroy her.

strong sense of crisis arose within Chloe.

don’t misunderstand. I came to Fairlight simply to see how the company we worked hard for all

the statement rather amusing. ‘The company that they worked hard for all those years? Is she referring to

all the hardships?‘

nonchalantly, seemingly oblivious. to

Joseph, Xavia asked, “May I go upstairs to have

whatever you want,”

*

Chloe remained silent, refraining from speaking.

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