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

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

out she had misunderstood him.

cared about everything concerning

allowed no

that’s the reason you joined the project? Just like

be without you,” Joseph said as he embraced her. His voice was pleasant to her

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told me,” Chloe replied.

face immediately darkened. “Why would he tell you

hospital in the morning and saw you here,” Chloe said, “What’s wrong? Are you afraid of being supervised? Did you do something bad

like him.”

Noah has done nothing to harm us. Hating someone

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

Chloe would not believe it even if Joseph spilled the truth now. He regretted not recording their

time, but there was still

caregiver brought breakfast and kindly fed her. “Ms. Xavia,

seen Mr.

Joseph has already

“What?”