Chapter 654 What Nonsense Is This


    As she sat beside the hospital bed, Chloe asked the doctor about Harold''s condition.


    "Will Grandpa not get any better soon?"


    "It’s hard to say. It’s unknown if an unconscious person will wake up or how long it takes for them to


    wake up.”


    The doctor was helpless too. Harold was now in his eighties. He was lucky to have survived a blow


    to the head. Most old folks could not take such a trauma.


    "How’s his body condition?"


    "Not very good. He can survive for three to four years if nothing goes wrong."


    Chloe''s eyes turned dull. Three to four years. That was three New Years...


    Joseph was silent. It was clear that he was aware of what this meant.


    She looked up at him. "Can I please talk to Grandpa in private?"


    He remained silent, then turned around and went outside, closing the door behind him.


    Chloe took a deep breath and put on a smile. She then said to Harold in a rxed tone, "Grandpa,


    I''m going abroad soon. You stay here and get well soon. Wait for me. I’lle back one day and


    bring your grandson back to see you.


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    “Grandpa... I''m sorry. I know that you want to see me get back together with Joseph, but our


    rtionship is beyond repair. Please don''t me me..."


    She was out of options. No average person would take such a step. She had once dreamed of


    having a family with Joseph and to be with him forever, but there were too many unexpected


    incidents.


    This was all rather ridiculous. One year ago, she had sworn to trick Jake''s uncle into loving her, but


    all she got was a divorce certificate. She was now a divorcee with a baby.


    *


    As Chloe gazed at Harold, she knew she had settled all her affairs. All that was left was to wait for


    Noah.


    Instead of heading back to the mansion, Joseph drove toward a mall.


    "Let''s grab a bite and buy something before we go back to the mansion."


    Chloe nodded.


    "What do you want to eat?"


    "Anything."


    Joseph frowned. He disliked it when she needed nothing from him. Where did the naive and pure


    woman go?


    He walked into a restaurant, and Chloe trailed behind him. She remained quiet and did not order


    anything. Joseph ordered a few dishes based on her preferences. When they were served, she did


    not react much and ate anything that was ced before her.


    Joseph intentionally put a slice of fatty meat onto her te. She simply nced at it before picking it


    up to eat it. Joseph pushed away the meat and interrogated her coldly, "You dislike fatty meat, so


    why are you eating it?”


    "There are many things I dislike, but I can''t always have what I want."


    "Why not?"


    Chloe looked up and gave him a firm look. "Regret apanies every second that passes. These


    regrets will soon be part of the past. We can make up for them, but we can''t put them aside


    and start over."


    There was an underlying meaning to her words.


    They locked eyes, and Joseph’s grip around his fork tightened until his knuckles turned pale. He


    was suppressing some kind of emotion—an unspeakable one. It was as if the woman he loved


    would disappear at any time and he would never see her again. He felt that he was watching the


    sand slip through his fingers. He could not hold onto it no matter how hard he tried. A sense of


    helplessness overwhelmed him.


    After a long while, Joseph put a slice of lean meat onto her te. "Eat."


    After the meal, he sent Chloe back to the mansion. His phone then rang.


    "Mr. Joseph, the test results are out early. Thepatibility is ny-nine percent. They''re mother


    and daughter."


    Joseph''s aura turned cold. "Email me the report."


    "Okay, please give me a moment."


    Joseph floored the gas pedal. When he arrived at the Reese Group, Nathan and Hugo were


    discussing the details of the marriage that was to take ce in three months with some rtives


    around them. Of course, Amelia was there too.


    Joseph nced at Amelia. She was wearing a pink gown. When her gentle countenance met his


    gaze, she said in a surprised tone, "Mr. Joseph, what are you doing here?


    "Daisy, get another chair. Greta, the tea is cold. Fetch another pot."


    She was ordering the helpers around nonchntly as if she were the hostess of the ce.


    Nathan was curious too. "Hey Joe, you didn’t send word that you wereing.”


    Joseph did not wish to expose Amelia in front of so many people, so he waved at Nathan. "Come


    with me. I have something to tell you."


    "What''s wrong? Why are you being so mysterious?"


    "Amelia is Ava."


    Nathan was shocked. He thenughed dryly. "What nonsense is this?"


    Was Ava not Chloe’s half-sister? He had met that vain woman before.