Jojo and Coco's Unexpected Love

Chapter 438 I Can’t Let Xavia Have Her Way

The staircase leading down was approximately five meters long, a seemingly short distance that could be traversed in just a minute. However, for Chloe, each step Joseph and Xavia took together felt like an endless journey through time. Holding hands, their stride seemed to stretch across centuries, intensifying the pain in Chloe’s heart with every passing moment. Overwhelmed by the scene before her, she could no longer endure it. Defiantly, she turned on her heels and walked away, hoping that Joseph would notice her absence and come searching for her.

“Chloe, stop,”

A youthful voice rang out. It was not Joseph, but Noah.

Feeling defeated, Chloe turned to face him. “Why did you follow me?”

“I noticed you didn’t look so good, and since I have nothing to do right now, I thought I’d keep you company and talk,” Noah replied.

She froze and said listlessly, “Thank you.”

Even an outsider like Noah could sense her unhappiness. But what about Joseph? Was he aware of her distress?

“In a situation like this, I’m on your side. As a man, there was no need for Mr. Joseph to assist Xavia off the stage,” Noah expressed.

Chloe glanced at him through the corner of her eye. “That’s how you feel?”

Noah nodded in agreement. “Of course. With so many people present, even if Mr. Joseph didn’t go to her aid, someone else would have.”

pressed together as a wave of

here with him today, shouldn’t he maintain a certain

stop,” Chloe interjected.

could not help but feel a surge of anger within her. Shifting her gaze toward her phone, she realized that half an hour had already gone by and yet

not let Xavia have her way. ‘I

plump cheeks as if they were inviting him to playfully poke them. His lips curled ever

mischievous thought crossed

satisfying it would be to give her a little

an offhand comment, but Mr. Joseph has his own difficulties, after all. Xavia is

one landed on Chloe’s sore spot.

into a bitter

his child too…”

was no sign of Joseph or Xavia. She glanced toward the direction of the rest area, and a strong sense of

the rest area alone,

Chloe pushed it open, only to find an empty room. Joseph and Xavia were not there. As she wondered where they could be, she was approached by a neatly dressed figure.

over and said,

“Yes, and