Chapter 291 Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

There was a brief silence as Chloe collected her thoughts.

Joseph’s gaze bore into Chloe, the contempt in his eyes blazing. He was convinced that she was a stupid woman who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals. Unfortunately, there would be someone better, and Chloe’s acting skills were inferior to those of Harold’s.

Exiting the ward, Chloe turned to Joseph and said, “We can’t let Grandpa find out the truth for now. He can’t handle any more shocks.”

“So?” Joseph replied, his hands casually tucked in his pockets, his demeanor cold and impassive.

Chloe furrowed her brows again. ‘He’s your grandfather. How can you act as if it’s none of your concern?’ she thought.

Speaking calmly, she proposed, “I’ll give you three months. Xavia can take my place during that time, and after that, we’ll go our separate ways. During these three months, I’ll cooperate with you.”

She was willing to persevere a little longer for the sake of Harold’s well-being.

Joseph clenched his jaw tightly, his eyes filled with a dark gloom. ‘Does she really want to end everything between us like this?’ he thought.

“Xavia will not be marrying into the Whitmans,” he stated.

“Huh? But why?”

“It’s none of your business.”

“Fine.”

did not like Xavia. However, she did not probe further and instead said, “You should talk to Grandpa

hurry to find a new husband?” Joseph replied

for a moment then retaliated, “I just don’t want to get in between. you and Xavia.”

this guy? I’m doing this

softened slightly. “Are you jealous?” he

her to regret it. After all, Icarus was not as great as

replied nonchalantly,

regrets were useless, and

look back.

months to deal with Grandpa,”

I?”

you deceived my feelings,”

you cheated on me!”

deceived me first.”

that night was

down heavily. She tried to calm herself and said, “I can’t handle this alone. You’re Mr. Harold’s grandson and thus have more opportunities to interact with him. There

next second, he abruptly changed the subject, “The 30 million dollars

I asked for a bit

did not want to engage with him any further. With her canvas bag in hand, she stormed off.

she had planned to wait for the endorsement fee from Exotic Star before paying Joseph back. But now, she did

anything.

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