Jojo and Coco's Unexpected Love

Chapter 498 I Hope Chloe Gets Run Over by Car

Chloe suddenly calmed down. After all, she could not help but overthink things because she loved him.

“Let’s go outside and talk,” Joseph said, taking her hand as they left the ward.

Xavia watched him leave without even a backward glance. She fiercely punched the pillow, her face contorting in anger. If she did not need the baby in Chloe’s belly, she would have wished for the woman to get run over by a car.

“I didn’t charge my phone last night. I received the caregiver’s call when I arrived at the office and rushed to the hospital. I wanted to call you, but that’s when I realized my phone had died,

Joseph explained.

Chloe looked at the phone Joseph had stuffed into her hands. Indeed, it was dead. She returned it to him, asking, “Then why didn’t you ask Lucas to come?”

“Lucas is on vacation,” he replied somewhat helplessly, “I can’t squeeze work out of him during his time off, can I?”

Chloe paused and said seriously, “No, you can’t.” She knew Lucas was facing enough pressure. Now that he finally had a few days off, they could not be so selfish and deny him his hard- earned vacation.

A faint smile played on Joseph’s lips as he found an empty corner and wrapped his arms. around her slender waist. “Are you jealous?”

His direct question caught Chloe off guard, and her face flushed slightly. “No, but there’s something else I want to ask you.”

“What is it?” Joseph asked.

“Did you join Mr. Hugo’s project?”

“Yes.”

her brows and asked, “Why didn’t you tell me

tilted his chin and replied honestly, “When the Reeses started the project, we hadn’t reconciled yet. I just wanted to stay

more. It turned out she had misunderstood him.

the more one cared about everything concerning one’s partner. Still, that was

no room

the reason you joined the

can’t bear to be without you,” Joseph said as he embraced her. His voice was pleasant to her ears, saying, “By the way,

1/3

me,” Chloe replied.

face immediately darkened. “Why would

was accompanying his grandfather to the hospital in the morning and saw you here,” Chloe said,

like him.”

us. Hating someone requires reason,” Chloe

irritated. ‘A reason? What reason would I need? I can’t say the little

He regretted

Xavia waited for a long time, but there

and kindly fed her. “Ms.

you seen Mr. Joseph?”

has already

“What?”