Chapter 589 How Can You Be So Heartless, Joseph?!
"How could you, Joseph?! How can you be so cruel and heartless?! If you force me to sign this
paper, I''ll hate you for the rest of my life!" Chloe shouted at the top of her lungs, expressing her
grievance.
Joseph remained unperturbed. He pulled her hand and tightened it around the pen as her name
was written crookedly and reluctantly in the designated space. At the final moment, Chloe exerted
all her strength to break free from his control and stabbed him in the palm with the pen. However,
he seemedpletely unaware and continued toplete the final stroke of her signature.
In a state of despair, Chloe lowered her weary arm and let out a deste smile. "I''ll ask you onest
time, Joseph. Do you truly refuse to believe me?"
They had already reconciled and gotten rid of Xavia—the only obstacle in their rtionship—so how
did things suddenly turn out this way?
With a sudden pang of inexplicable emotion, Joseph''s heart softened for a moment when he heard
her choked-up voice. However, he simply uttered one sentence before resolutely turning away.
"Icarus has already confessed. Your words mean nothing."
Chloe helplessly watched his retreating figure, feeling as though a gaping hole had been torn open
in her chest, making every breath painful. After stubbornly waiting for an hour, she believed that
Joseph had truly abandoned her.
She covered her face and wept in despair, her frail shoulders drooping in profound misery.
*
Feeling weak and helpless, Chloe cried herself to sleep. When she woke up the next morning,
Abigail approached her and said, "Ms. Chloe, Mr. Joseph asked me to take care of you. If you feel
unwell, please let me know."
Upon hearing this, Chloe''s eyshes trembled. "Do you know where Icarus is?"
"He''s currently at Mr. Joseph''s home."
Abigail had overheard this when the team members were discussing their ns yesterday.
Chloe threw back the covers and got out of bed. She had to confront Icarus directly. She could not
allow herself to be unjustly used.
"Ms. Chloe, you can''t go."
Chloe raised her head to meet Abigail''s gaze. "Why?"
"Mr. Joseph said you can''t leave the hospital, and he told me to take care of you."
Stunned, it took Chloe a while before understanding struck her. "Take care of me? He ns to keep
me here, doesn’t he?"
Abigail averted her gaze. Though she did not say a word, Chloe understood it.
"Hahaha! He’s going to keep me here until I can undergo an abortion next week, isn’t he?" Chloe
muttered. Herughter mixed with her tears as her eyes turned red, creating a stark contrast
against her pallid face.
Though Abigail had never experienced romantic love, she could sense Chloe''s pain. This was
precisely why she had avoided any involvement with men. When things were good, it was like
honey in a jar, but when things turned sour, it became like shards of broken ss that pierced the
heart. It was excruciatingly painful.
Chloe''sughter subsided, and she took a deep breath. "I want to see Joseph. Tell him toe
here."
Abigail remained silent for a moment and then responded, "I’ll go ry your message." She exited
the ward with her phone in hand. She returned after about three minutes. "I''m sorry, Ms. Chloe. Mr.
Joseph is busy—"
"He isn''t. He just refuses toe, right?" Chloe interjected.
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Abigail pressed her lips together in a tight line and said, "Maybe he’lle by when he''s less busy."
Chloe let out a bitterugh and turned her gaze away, nkly staring out the window. She no longer
wanted to speak.
In the afternoon, a doctor came to examine her. "Rest and take care of your well-being. Your
emotional state is of utmost importance," he advised.
Chloe did not have the energy to respond andy silently on the bed. The doctor paused upon
observing her. "I saw the abortion request form you submitted. Have you thought it through?" the
doctor asked.