Chapter 373 Did She Only Deserve a Mere Subordinate’s Care?

Joseph came to an abrupt halt and his forehead furrowed deeply. Chloe noticed something was amiss and also stopped in her tracks. Since they were walking side by side, it was easy for her gaze to shift and catch a glimpse of the contents on the phone screen. Her delicate fingertips, flushed with a rosy hue, tightly clenched her palm as a surge of pain jolted her back to reality.

She looked at the man standing mere inches away from her, and the tension that had accumulated throughout the day suddenly shattered. How could she have forgotten? He already belonged to someone else. He and Xavia were meant to be together.

Chloe lowered her head, concealing her emotions behind long, curled lashes. She said softly, There’s no need for you to accompany me. Hurry and go see Xavia.”

“There’s no need. I’ll get Lucas to-” Joseph’s sentence was left unfinished as Chloe distanced

herself.

“It’s okay. I can take care of myself. You should go take care of Xavia. She needs you right now.

hand firmly clasped Chloe’s delicate wrist, asserting his control. His authoritative tone left no room for negotiation as

somewhat puzzled. “But Xavia is experiencing stomach pains. Aren’t you worried

there any other use for me to be there besides standing around like

alleviate pain. Disregarding the thoughts swirling in her mind, Joseph pulled her toward the car. They sped along the road, the speedometer reaching 120 km/hour. In the meantime, Joseph took a moment to call

speechless. He obediently said yes, getting out of bed and quickly getting dressed. Although he understood why Joseph refused to go and check on Xavia despite the fact that she

utterly miserable.

so fast because he wanted to go to Xavia’s side as soon as possible. After all, it was not his obligation to send her home, so it was best not

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a single word as

easily and feeling the discomfort of being ignored. He clenched his teeth, attempting to suppress a

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