Chapter 193


    Chapter 193 I Want to See Your Business Empire


    Below Fairlight, a car was parked by the side of the road.


    Inside, Joseph furrowed his brow, staring at the missed call disyed on his phone screen before


    deciding to return the call.


    “Hello, the number you dialed is currently unreachable…”


    Whenever Chloe’s phone was switched off, it never boded well, even though today she was in the


    office.


    “Stay here. I’m going up,” he informed Lucas. He then opened the car door and stepped out.


    Lucas opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but his gaze caught sight of an elegant figure. “Oh


    no, it’s her. Didn’t this woman say she wouldn’t bother Mr. Joseph anymore? Why is she here again?”


    Thoughts swirled in his mind as he discreetly observed Xavia from the car. As if everything had been


    meticulously


    orchestrated, she coincidentally encountered Joseph at the zebra crossing. She was wearing a


    delicate, pink V–neck dress that entuated her slender waist and revealed her perfectly shaped legs.


    With each gentle gust of the evening breeze, her hair gracefully danced in the air, akin to the entrance


    of a


    heroine from a fairy tale.


    Xavia’s eyes brimmed with uncontainable delight as she locked gazes with Joseph, but before she


    could utter a word, a series of coughs erupted from within her. One cough followed another. She looked


    as if she was about to cough out her


    internal organs. Even someone with clear eyes could tell it was


    no ordinary illness.


    Joseph’s attention was drawn to the bag clutched in Xavia’s hands, itsbel indicating it came from a


    public hospital


    situated adjacent to Fairlight. Pausing for a moment, he inquired, “What’s the matter with you?”


    “Just a minor cold, nothing serious,” Xavia momentarily ceased her coughing, mustering a faint smile.


    “You’re going to the office sote at night?”


    “I’m going back to pick someone up.”


    The only person who could make Joseph personally go to pick them up was the person he mentioned.


    Xavia’s gaze dimmed with a tinge of sorrow as she forced a smile. “Then go ahead. Don’t keep her


    waiting for too long.”


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    “Okay.” Joseph nodded and walked away with long strides.


    Xavia stared at his departing figure, her fists clenched so tightly that her knuckles turned pale under the


    pressure. On a sudden impulse, she called out, “Joseph!”


    Joseph turned his head around, his face bereft of emotion as he looked at her indifferently.


    “Can I apany you and visit Fairlight? I’ve been by your side for two years, witnessing the time and


    effort you’ve poured into it. Regrettably, I never had the opportunity to witness your sess firsthand or


    even offer my


    congrattions… I want to see your business empire. May I?”


    As the memories of their shared past flickered in Joseph’s mind, a furrow formed on his brow. “Suit


    yourself.” With those words, he briskly stepped into the elevator, making his way to the marketing


    department to find Chloe.


    Xavia remained standing in the lobby, her gaze falling from one object to another. In her eyes, a fleeting


    glimmer of possessiveness shed past.


    *


    As Joseph arrived at the marketing department, he registered muffled cries emanating from inside. His


    heart clenched at the sound, and he pushed open the door in search of Chloe.


    Finally, he found her huddled in the corner beneath the table. Reaching out his hand, his voice carried


    a maic tone as he said, “I’m here now. Everything will be okay.”


    Chloe lifted her tear–filled eyes, her tears streaming even more intensely upon seeing him. With a deep


    sob, she threw herself into his embrace, abandoning all pretense of


    Joseph scanned the surroundings but found no signs of anything amiss. “You scared yourself.”


    “No, I really heard something!” Chloe imed, her eyes. reddened by her tears. “By the way, the door


    was locked. How did you manage to enter?”


    “The door wasn’t locked.”


    Chloe was stunned for a moment, finding it hard to believe. Joseph personally led her to the door,


    confirming that everything was normal. Even the ess code lock was functioning properly.


    “…Did I not use enough force when opening the door? But


    what about that song then?” she murmured to herself, her tear


    -streaked face resembling someone uttering nonsense.


    Joseph scoffed, “You’re scared just because of a power outage?


    Comparatively, Chloe maintained moreposure when Jane kidnapped her.


    Feeling dejected, Chloe uttered, “You don’t understand. It’s the intangible and imagined things that


    have no physical form that can easily destroy one’s sanity.”


    “If you’re worried about it, we can check the surveince footage tomorrow.”