Chapter 230 Embrace Your Role and I’ll Grant You Wealth

The flurry of damning questions left Chloe speechless on the spot. The only person besides Joseph who had given her a bank card was Icarus. She quickly reached a conclusion-the surveillance footage from the neighborhood had been leaked online.

The room seemed to grow colder, the atmosphere thick with Joseph’s unspoken anger that hung heavy in the air. Chloe could sense a raging flamé manifesting without even lifting her head.

“Jojo, wait, please let me explain…

Joseph remained expressionless as he demanded, “Hand over your purse.”

Instinctively, Chloe protected her bag behind her and spoke in a soft tone. “I can explain everything, or we can call Icarus and ask him about what happened…”

Joseph observed her defensive actions, his eyebrows furrowing and his eyes narrowing. Without uttering a word, he forcefully snatched her bag and began rummaging through it until his hand seized hold of an unfamiliar bank card. His sharp eyes lowered, masking his emotions. His voice, now tinged with hoarseness, emanated an icy coldness as he asked, “How much money did Icarus give you?”

“I didn’t ask for it. He forced it on me. By the time I wanted to return it, he had already disappeared. “Chloe’s voice trembled as she spoke.

“How much money is on this card?” Joseph repeated the question, his anger bubbling to the

surface.

“28 million…”

chin tightly. “So 28 million

anything like that,” Chloe’s voice quivered as Joseph’s grip on her chin caused. her pain. Yet, she dared not

any emotion, pierced through the air. “So, 28 million is enough to make

back stiffened, her lips trembling. “Icarus had no malicious intentions,

boiling. “Do you

she could have simply discarded it. There were numerous ways to handle the situation and he could have reimbursed her. However, she deliberately chose to keep it in her bag.

to explain herself anymore, feeling utterly drained. They had just established their relationship recently, yet it seemed plagued by constant arguments. This was not the kind of relationship she had envisioned or desired.

intensified. He roughly picked her up and threw her into the car. Chloe cried out in pain as the impact rattled her, feeling

the accelerator, speeding back to the villa at

out of the car on her own, but he gripped onto her wrist

slow down,” she pleaded.

brought Chloe directly into the bedroom and firmly shut the door. From outside the closed door, his voice took on a

panic gripped Chloe as she frantically twisted the doorknob but to no avail. “Joseph, please let me out!”

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