Chapter 291

Chapter 291 Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

There was a brief silence as Chloe collected her thoughts.

Joseph’s gaze bore into Chloe, the contempt in his eyes blazing. He was convinced that she was a

stupid woman who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals. Unfortunately, there would be someone

better, and Chloe’s acting skills were inferior to those of Harold’s.

Exiting the ward, Chloe turned to Joseph and said, “We can’t let Grandpa find out the truth for now. He

can’t handle any more shocks.”

“So?” Joseph replied, his hands casually tucked in his pockets, his demeanor cold and impassive.

Chloe furrowed her brows again. ‘He’s your grandfather. How can you act as if it’s none of your

concern?’ she thought.

Speaking calmly, she proposed, “I’ll give you three months. Xavia can take my place during that time,

and after that, we’ll go our separate ways. During these three months, I’ll cooperate with you.”

She was willing to persevere a little longer for the sake of Harold’s well-being.

Joseph clenched his jaw tightly, his eyes filled with a dark gloom. ‘Does she really want to end

everything between us like this?’ he thought.

“Xavia will not be marrying into the Whitmans,” he stated.

“Huh? But why?”

“It’s none of your business.”

“Fine.”

Chloe recalled Samuel mentioning that Harold, for some unknown reason, did not like Xavia. However,

she did not probe further and instead said, “You should talk to Grandpa as soon as possible.”

“Why? Are you in a hurry to find a new husband?” Joseph replied coldly.

She choked for a moment then retaliated, “I just don’t want to get in between. you and Xavia.”

‘What’s wrong with this guy? I’m doing this for his sake, yet he’s so ungrateful!’

Joseph’s expression softened slightly. “Are you jealous?” he asked.

Well, it was only natural for her to regret it. After all, Icarus was not as great as him.

Chloe was speechless and replied nonchalantly, “Yeah, yeah. You’re right.”

Joseph’s mood improved significantly. However, regrets were useless, and he was not one to

look back.

“I’ll give you three months to deal with Grandpa,” he stated.

“And why should I?” Chloe questioned.

“Because you deceived my feelings,” he replied.

“But you cheated on me!”

“You deceived me first.”

Besides, that night was an accident.

Chloe was so infuriated that her chest heaved up and down heavily. She tried to calm herself and said,

“I can’t handle this alone. You’re Mr. Harold’s grandson and thus have more opportunities to interact

with him. There are certain things that only you can say. Let’s both try our best to find solutions, all

right?”

Finally, Joseph nodded in agreement. But within the next second, he abruptly changed the subject,

“The 30 million dollars you returned to me. Did Icarus give you that money?”

She rolled her eyes at him in exasperation. “It’s my own savings. I asked for a bit from Benjamin as

well. Don’t assume everyone has such narrow-minded motives.”

After she was finished speaking, she did not want to engage with him any further. With her canvas bag

in hand, she stormed off.

Originally, she had planned to wait for the endorsement fee from Exotic Star before paying Joseph

back. But now, she did not want to wait anymore. She did not want to owe him

anything.

After leaving the hospital, Chloe received a call from Emily, inviting her to dinner.

“Not tonight. I want to go to the Johnsons’ office and have a look at its financial situation,” she replied.

If she wanted to inherit the assets, she needed to understand all of it.

“I see,” Emily responded, and then suggested, “Why don’t you ask Joseph to have someone keep an

eye on it for you?”

From Emily’s perspective, entering a wealthy family meant leading a life of leisure without having to lift

a finger. She could just rely on nannies and housekeepers to handle all the chores, while she indulged

in leisurely afternoon tea sessions with her besties.

“Joseph and I broke up,” Chloe said.

“What? Are you serious?!”

Chloe gritted her teeth, “Yes! And it’s all thanks to you!”

Although they would have broken up anyway, Chloe was now painted to be completely at fault.

Emily, after being made aware of the full story, was so shocked that her jaw almost fell off.

“I’m so sorry! This is all my fault! One thing though… I don’t believe that Joseph would cheat on you

and go as far as to sleep with two different women in one night. Could there be some sort of

misunderstanding? He doesn’t strike me as someone who would have such an active sex life…”

‘Really?’

A thought crossed Chloe’s mind, causing her face to flush. Irritated, she retorted, “Don’t judge a book

by its cover.”