Justin’s words came with a hint of interrogation, forceful and pressing.
Meredith, surprised by Justin’s tone, nced at him but thought little of it, assuming he was merely standing up for her.
Chloe was at a loss for words when questioned. Justin’s gaze was fixed intently on her as he continued to probe, “If your daughter was right before you, could you really bear to not acknowledge her?”
Feeling uneasy under his stare, Chloe’s thoughts inadvertently drifted to Joy Chaucer. Her own daughter stood before her, yet she had to ruthlessly dismiss her, allowing Joy to only call her Aunt Chloe at best.
Chloe thought of Joy Chaucer while Justin’s remark was actually directed at Meredith. Although they were not on the same channel, Chloe’s reactions and expressions coincided with hisments.
Noticing Chloe’s reflective and guilty demeanor fortified Justin’s suspicion that Chloe was indeed Meredith’s mother.
Meredith sensed the tension escting. It was Justin’s first time meeting Chloe; why was he so emotional? Was he influenced by Mr. Thatcher’s issue, altering his typically passive demeanor?
Feeling ufortable under his scrutiny, Chloe protested, “Where did this daughter of minee from? I’m not even married; I have no daughter. Meredith, what’s with your friend? I haven’t offended him right, so why is he speaking like this?”
No marriage? No daughter? Justin was baffled.
Meredith interjected, “You’ll have to forgive him; my friend has been through a lot recently. Don’t take it to heart.” Despite her apologetic words, her expression betrayed no remorse.
Chloe was internally distressed but refrained frommenting further. Still, Justin persisted, “You’ve never been married?” So, was Meredith Chloe’s illegitimate daughter, therefore she dared not acknowledge her?This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.
Justin’s imagination was indeed running wild.
Cornering Chloe with ufortable questions, Meredith gave Justin a look, whispering, “Justin, what’s with you today? Why all this gossip?”
This was not the Justin they knew.
Regaining hisposure, Justin merely inquired out of curiosity, “Just wondering, Miss Chaucer, you’re quite mature yet never married. Are you against marriage?”
Asking such a question to ady was indeed a bit impolite.
With a stern face, Chloe confirmed, “Yes, I adopt the no-marriage philosophy. I have never married.”
Now, Justin understood that Chloe was afraid to acknowledge Meredith. Subsequently, he refrained from further question, opting instead to focus on his meal.
Finding Justin’s behavior odd-talkative one moment and silent the next-Meredith felt puzzled. Chloe, convinced Meredith had no intention of finding her parents, quickly made an excuse to leave.
After Chloe’s departure, Justin mentioned, “Meredith, I have matters to attend to at the office, I must go.”
Justin rushed out following Chloe, “Miss Chaucer, I apologize for the abruptness earlier.”
Chloe, opening her car door, saw him and disyed annoyance, “The youth nowadays are so hot-headed.”
“Miss Chaucer, I just had one question,” Justin continued, “You don’t acknowledge your own daughter and there must be at least a reason, right? Why did you abandon her?”
This usation changed Chloe’s expression dramatically; she feared Justin knew about Joy being her biological daughter.
“Mr. Hann, what nonsense are you spouting?” How could Chloe admit anything?
“I’ve never been married, where would I get a daughter from?”
Unconvinced by her denial and sensing her hidden struggles, Justin changed his approach, “Sorry, Miss Chaucer, for being abrupt. Let me ask you a different question, if you had a daughter and she was right before you, would you truly just ignore that?”
“Are you insane?” Emotionally agitated and trying to conceal her guilt with anger, Chloe snapped at Justin and drove off.
Chloe couldn’t figure out how Justin knew about her daughter. They were strangers, after all, and his behavior had been peculiar.
Watching Chloe drive away, Justin sighed, standing alone until a voice behind him inquired, “Does Chloe really have a daughter?”