Chapter 518


    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 irregr menstruation and asked me to apany her to the hospital,”


    she exined, 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 ites to private matters like this. I couldn’t talk


    about it with you.’


    Joseph frowned. “Irregr 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 thest 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.


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


    Chloe thought that Joseph would not let her go so easily, but this time, 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 entrance. She hurriedly dried herself and rushed


    outside.


    However, she was one step toote. Joseph was already at the entrance, holding her phone in his


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


    Noah five minutes ago, and Joseph had answered it.


    ‘What bad luck! Why is everything so coincidental?!’


    Chloe immediately started to exin, “Noah called me to discuss the details of the customized jewelry.


    We didn’t talk about anything else.”


    “He said he was with you this afternoon,” Joseph interjected coldly.


    “That’s 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. Perhaps Joseph was just trying to deceive her.


    “Do you believe in him and not me?”


    “No… I just feel that Noah wouldn’t say such nonsense,”


    “Answer my question. Do you believe in him and not me?” Joseph repeated, his brows furrowing with


    an air of obsession.


    Chloe pressed her lips together. “I believe you.’


    “But you


    went to the hospital alone and insisted on lying to me. You told me you were with Emily. You im to


    believe me, yet you won’t even tell me the truth.” Joseph’s face turned icy, and he could no longer


    contain his anger.


    Chloe’s eyes widened, unable to retort. All her words got stuck in her throat. She had assumed that


    Joseph only knew she went to the hospital but did not know who she went with.


    ‘Does he also know that I’m pregnant?’


    On one hand, Chloe felt guilty for lying. After all, Joseph was the father of the child, and he had the


    right to know about the baby’s existence. On the other hand, she felt that he was being heartless and


    did not value her. Which man would not be thrilled and overjoyed to learn that they were having a


    child? Or perhaps, Joseph was still unaware of her pregnancy?


    Her thoughts seemed to embark on a never-ending and convoluted journey, circling back on


    themselves repeatedly. She could not tell how much Joseph knew at this moment, so she was unsure


    of what to say..


    Joseph waited for a long while, yet Chloe offered no exnation. Heughed bitterly. “Are you figuring


    out how to continue your evasions?”


    “It’s not like that…” she tried to exin.


    “Chloe, have I spoiled you too much? There are limits to lying, and how many times have you done it


    already? When will this end?” Joseph’s frustration grew evident. “If you don’t want me to care about


    you, just tell me. There’s no need for all these twists and turns.”


    Chloe felt wronged and could not bear such injustice. Why should Xavia’s pregnancy be openly


    epted while hers had to be kept a secret? She was the one who always felt disgusted, and she did


    not want to live in secrecy anymore.


    Overwhelmed by emotions, she started to say, “I’m preg-”


    “Stop. Enough with your lies. Take some time to reflect on yourself.” Joseph grabbed his car keys and


    stormed out, mming the door behind him.


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    With Joseph gone, the vi fell silent.