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

not even had the chance to collect her thoughts

met Xavia’s. The woman resembled

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

‘She just got back yesterday, and we’re

foolish enough to think it

Fairlight. It was Joseph’s territory, so she must

dug her nails into her palm, maintaining a composed

Chloe possessed a youthful countenance, exuding radiance, and vitality akin to a freshly peeled

Joseph was not someone who judged by appearance alone. He admired the resilience and tenacity he

of crisis arose within Chloe.

nodded slightly at Chloe. Hello, I’m Xavia Larson. I’m a close friend of Joseph’s. Please don’t misunderstand. I came to Fairlight simply to see

squinted, finding the statement rather amusing. ‘The company that they worked hard for all those years? Is she referring to herself as the one

all the hardships?‘

Chloe responded nonchalantly, seemingly oblivious. to the

“May I go upstairs

whatever you want,” he

*

remained silent, refraining

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