Chapter 518 Have I Spoiled You Too Much?

“Um… I was there with Em. I didn’t go alone,” Chloe blurted out, throwing all caution to the wind.

After all, given Joseph’s sharpness, any slight hesitation on her part would surely give away her deceit.

“You were there with Emily?” he asked, his eyebrows furrowing.

“Yeah. Em’s been experiencing irregular menstruation and asked me to accompany her to the hospital,” she explained, touching her nose as a hint of guilt crept into her voice. “She was right beside me when you called, and you know how girls can be shy when it comes to private matters like this. I couldn’t talk about it with you.’

Joseph frowned. “Irregular menstruation?”

“Yeah…”

‘Sorry, Em. But as my good friend, I’m sure you wouldn’t mind helping me out, right?’ Chloe thought.

A moment of heavy silence enveloped them as the last rays of the evening sun started to vanish, throwing the room into darkness. Joseph seemed to merge with the darkness, emanating a chilling aura that sent shivers down Chloe’s spine. Her heart thumped rapidly like a fluttering bird in a cage.

avoided his gaze and said, “I’m going to take a shower.” With that, she

he did not say a word. It was highly unusual and left her feeling inexplicably anxious. Halfway through her shower, she suddenly remembered that she had left her phone at the

his hand. Nervously, she snatched it back from him. On the screen was the call log showing a

is everything so coincidental?!’

to explain, “Noah called me to discuss the details of the customized jewelry.

was with you

impossible. He wouldn’t say that.” Chloe thought of Noah as a gentle and refined man. She could not imagine him doing such a thing.

him and not me?”

feel that Noah wouldn’t say such nonsense,”

me?” Joseph repeated, his brows furrowing with an air of

together. “I

“But you

me. You told me you were with Emily. You claim to believe me, yet you won’t even tell me the truth.” Joseph’s face turned icy, and he could no longer contain

had assumed that Joseph only knew she went

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