Chapter 113


    Chapter 113 ying Hard to Get


    “Why are you looking at me like that?” Chloe asked, unable toprehend his


    gaze.


    “I believe I’ve warned you more than once to stay away from men of questionable character,” Joseph


    said.


    “He’s my friend,” Chloe retorted, feeling a bit displeased.


    “You’re not just an individual anymore. You’re my wife, and you represent not only yourself but also the


    Whitmans and Fairlight,” Joseph said sternly.


    Chloe felt a shiver run down her spine. She lowered her head and weakly responded, “You now


    acknowledge me as the Whitmans’ daughter-inw? Why didn’t you tell me that before? Were you


    afraid I was after your family’s wealth?”


    “Have I ever hidden anything from you or deliberately kept you uninformed?” Joseph replied with


    displeasure.


    ‘It was your own stupidity for not realizing it.’


    “Well… You didn’t…”


    Joseph snorted with an air of arrogance and said, “Act within your capabilities, and don’t go overboard.


    Can you find a better ce than Fairlight?”


    ‘Can you find a man better than me?”


    Chloe waspletely at a loss. She could not help but recall what Emily had said, which made her feel


    worried. Before, she had tried to please Joseph because she believed he was Jake’s. uncle, but now


    he had be her provider.


    ‘Goodness. Am I destined to be unable to leave him?”


    “The contract clearly outlines the terms in explicit detail. We’re all adults, and there’s no need for further


    exnation. I’ll consider today as an unauthorized absence, and the penalty for such absences is three


    times the basic sry.”


    Chloe’s heart skipped a beat. “That’s a lot!”


    “You brought it upon yourself.” He sneered.


    After hesitating for a moment, Chloe cautiously asked, “Well, I’m just asking, but is it possible for us to


    terminate the contract now?”


    Joseph’s face sank and his eyes narrowed. Rising to his feet, he took a step closer to Chloe and


    demanded, “Say that again?”


    He had been very patient with her, yet she did not appreciate it. Everything had its limit, including his


    patience.


    In a split second, Chloe felt her back forcefully pressed against the chilling wall, leaving her with no


    room for escape. She gazed at the man standing just inches away from her. His gaze was sharp, and


    his handsome face remained devoid of any expression.


    Her heart began to pound uncontrobly.


    She really did not want to owe him any favors. Nervously, she stammered, “Can we terminate.


    Before she could finish her sentence, Joseph pinned her against the wall. Startled, she looked at the


    man before her and said, “Don’t get angry, I was just joking. I was just trying to lighten the atmosphere!”


    With his imposing figure, Joseph loomed over her and cast his gaze


    “Are you ying hard to get?”


    downward.


    “Huh?” Chloe paused, awkwardly touching her nose. “You caught me. Well, it seems like I’ll never win


    your heart in this lifetime.”


    She felt rather embarrassed after uttering those words. However, her immediate concern was to pacify


    Joseph. His reaction had made it clear that she could not bring up the topic of


    contract termination again.


    Dealing with an enraged Joseph was simply too frightening!


    A mixed expression shed across Joseph’s handsome features as he met her clear gaze. He knew all


    too well about her little tricks, yet he still fell for it.


    ‘D*mn it!’ he chided inwardly.


    “Stop deluding yourself into challenging me in the future,” Joseph tossed out this remark before


    releasing her.


    Chloe sighed and nodded in resignation, epting her fate. “I understand.”


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    For now, she would just focus on surviving and rolling with the punches. After all, she had tried to warn


    him, and if things got exposedter on, she could not be solely med for it.


    It was he who refused to let her leave!


    Joseph nced at Chloe’s mncholic expression and felt a tinge of displeasure in his heart.


    ‘Am I really making her suffer by insisting on her working at Fairlight? Or is it because of the man she


    was talking to on the phone just now?’


    At the thought, a wave of anger surged within Joseph.


    ‘I’m losing my mind, and it’s all this dumbo’s fault.


    ‘No, I can’t let that happen. No one should have the power to influence my emotions.”


    Taking a deep breath, heposed himself and coldly said, “You don’t have to report to the marketing


    department tomorrow.”