Chapter 35


    Chapter 35 Joseph Is Jealous!


    By the time Joseph came back with the car keys, Chloe’s mind was still swimming.


    “Hmm?” He raised his eyebrows. “What’s the matter? Let’s go.”


    Chloe fiddled with the buttons of her coat and demurely said, “Is it too much trouble for you to drive me


    thiste at night?”


    Despite not being emotionally prepared to confess to Jake yet, the idea of him seeing her with his uncle


    and losing his confidence was too big of a temptation to let go. Just the thought of that scene sent


    shivers of joy down her spine.


    Unfortunately, Joseph misconstrued her intentions and his expression turned sour as he quipped,


    “Don’t worry. I just happened to be heading back to the office and it’s along the way. I won’t be a


    hindrance to your secret meeting with your paramour.”


    “What paramour?” Chloe was taken aback, and it was not until a momentter that she realized the


    meaning behind his odd tone. She took a few steps closer, smiling slyly as she stared at him. “Are you


    jealous?”


    Otherwise, why would he sound so sarcastic?


    Joseph met her gaze and gave a dismissive smile. “Overconfidence is an illness. You better get it


    treated sooner rather thanter.”


    He checked the watch on his wrist and strode downstairs in long strides. “If you’re not leaving, I am.”


    “Of course, I’ming! This is the first time you’re driving me somewhere, Jojo.” She trailed after him


    like a lively butterfly.


    Joseph turned the steering wheel, but he could still see Chloe out of the corner of his eye. She sat in


    the passenger seat, earnestly looking ahead and asionally pointing


    out the way as if they were a husband and wife on a journey.


    “Hey, stop! The rightne is on green light!” The urgent tone in Chloe’s voice brought Joseph back to


    reality. He looked toward the pedestrian crossing and quickly adjusted


    the car’s course.


    Chloe breathed a sigh of relief and muttered, “What’s wrong with you? I told you several times, but you


    still didn’t change directions.”


    Regret flickered in Joseph’s eyes as he could not believe he had ever entertained the idea of spending


    the rest of his life with such a talkative woman. He must have been insane.


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    Without pressing him for an exnation, Chloe simply pointed to a nearby cafe and said, “You can drop


    me off here.”


    As she got out of the car, Joseph looked at the small bag in her hand and said, “I’ll probably be back in


    about an hour. If you can’t wait for me, just get a cab and go home first.”


    “Are you really going to the office?” Chloe asked in surprise, her rosy lips parted slightly.


    Could it be that she was just imagining things?


    Well, she felt the likelihood of such a scenario was quite high. Having spent time in his presence, she


    had be adept at discerning his usual mannerisms-aloof,


    unforgiving, and sardonic.


    “Of course. Do you think I’d deliberately be your personal chauffeur just to drive you here?”


    Joseph replied with a sneer.


    “Okay then.” Chloe smiled brightly, waving at him. “Bye-bye. Be careful on the road and remember to


    come back and pick me up. I’ll be waiting!”


    “Okay.”


    Joseph ran into Nathan who was just stepping out for ate-night snack when he arrived at Fairlight.


    When Nathan saw Josephing out of his car, his eyes widened in shock as he asked, What are you


    doing here sote at night?”


    Joseph nced at him and replied, “I came back to check on the bidding documents for


    tomorrow.”


    “Isn’t that something the staff can take care of?” Nathan wondered aloud, knowing Joseph would


    usually not bother with such a trivial matter.


    “Well, Chloe had something to take care of, so I dropped her off and decided to make a stop here,”


    Joseph replied as he rubbed his temples. “Besides, those employees are all new. I want to make sure


    there are no mistakes.”


    Nathan was puzzled but unsurprised. He could see that Joseph’s primary intention was to drop Chloe


    off at her destination and that the visit to the office was just a brief detour. She clearly upied a


    special ce in Joseph’s heart.


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    However, he did not expose Joseph. After the brief chat, he slipped away quietly.


    Why did he not expose Joseph?


    The reason was simple-he could not beat Joseph.


    Chloe waited ten minutes at the coffee shop before Jake and Ava showed up. The moment Ava spotted


    her, she immediately started to act as if they were close sisters.


    “Coco, how could you be so foolish? The second floor of our house is ten feet above the ground. You


    can’t just jump off because you disagree with Father’s rules.