Jojo and Coco's Unexpected Love

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.

large hand firmly clasped Chloe’s delicate wrist, asserting his control. His authoritative tone left no room for negotiation as he said, “Let me make myself clear again: I will be the one to

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

other use for me to be there besides standing around like a fool?” Joseph’s

could be a way to 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

Although he understood why Joseph refused to go and check on Xavia despite the fact that she was carrying his child, he could not help himself and cursed Joseph

utterly miserable.

she did not voice her discomfort. She was certain that Joseph was driving so fast because he wanted to go to Xavia’s side as soon as possible. After all, it was not

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utter a single

speak first. For the first time, he experienced the taste of having his pride shattered so easily and feeling the discomfort of being ignored.