Chapter 482


    Chapter 482 Pompous Words


    Joseph ignored Chloe’s words, ring daggers at Noah, the vibesing off him ominous.


    Noah, with his fair skin and calm demeanor, said, “Shouldn’t we respect and take care of women?


    They’re often at a disadvantage in our society.”


    Joseph simply gave him a frosty look. He did not believe in such pompous words.


    Caught between a rock and a hard ce, Chloe did not know how to diffuse the situation. It was getting


    so tense that neither she nor Noah could handle it. She bit her lip and said in a soft tone, “I’m hungry.


    Let’s go grab something to eat.”


    Joseph shot her a sideways nce, but his expression was cold. Luckily, he did not refuse her.


    While watching them leave, Noah’s gentle and calm facade started to crack. ‘Coco seems to be having


    a rough time. Looks like I need to move up my ns.’


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    Chloe and Joseph walked into the restaurant without saying a word. She had not eaten anything while


    apanying Emily on the blind date, so when the food arrived, she was so hungry that she started


    wolfing down the food.


    Joseph was so angry that he sneered while watching Chloe. ‘The dumbo still has her appetite at


    this time.”


    There was a delicious te of sd on the table, and Chloe had already polished off most of it. When


    she reached for some more, Joseph purposely moved the dish closer to him. She simply picked


    another dish since she could not reach the sd.


    Joseph pressed his lips into a line. “Where was the bodyguard?”


    Chloe was stunned. For a moment, she was stunned.


    “Wasn’t there supposed to be a bodyguard in the room?”


    “Yes, but she had to step out on some business.”


    Josephughed coldly. ‘What a coincidence! The bodyguard was conveniently not around when I got


    there.’


    Chloe narrowed her eyes and put down her fork and knife. “Do you think I’m lying?”


    After a brief pause, Joseph calmed down a little. He stated, “Put yourself in my shoes. I know you don’t


    like Xavia, but what if I was alone with her in a room by choice? What would you think?”


    “We weren’t alone. There was a bodyguard.”


    “But when I got there, I didn’t see this so-called bodyguard.”


    Joseph was sure that Noah had deliberately sent away the bodyguard to stir the pot. And the dumbo


    and Lucas fell for it. Of course, he was pissed. If the roles were reversed, Chloe too


    would be displeased if Joseph was alone in a room with Xavia.


    But Noah and Xavia were different. Chloe and Noah were just friends, while Joseph and Xavia were


    once in love.


    “What were you drawing?” Joseph asked.


    “The jewelry my mother left me.”


    “Hmm?”


    Sheid it all out for him, even sounding a bit indignant. “If I wasn’t in a hurry to repay you, I wouldn’t


    have sold my jewelry.”


    Joseph felt a headache. “I never asked you to pay me back.”


    But Chloe just snorted disdainfully. “I’d rather pay you back than have you belittle me from time to


    time.”


    Joseph fell silent but he did not refute her. “I wasn’t very attentive in the past.” He never had to worry


    about money his whole life. Naturally, he was proud and arrogant.


    “That’s the past. Just don’t embarrass me like you did today ever again.” Chloe stared at him. seriously.


    “I’m no angel, and I can’t make everyone like me. Noah doesn’t have feelings for me. I can tell.”


    She was not slow in the love affairs between people. Noah had been careful around her since they


    met. Even when she was kidnapped, he only did what he did because of the rtionship between the


    Sullivans and the Whitmans.


    Joseph calmed down while tapping his fingers rhythmically on the table. Chloe had given him a wake-


    up call. He could not let Noah keep ying the good guy. He had to find a chance to show her Noah’s


    true colors.