Chapter 718 The Teacher Calls Her Jasper’s Mother

At the mention of this, Harold seemed a little hesitant. He was silent for a long while before he said,

"It was Xa—"

"Your oatmeal’s here!"

A child’s voice interrupted him.

Jasper carefully carried a bowl of oatmeal into the room. "Greatpapi, it's a little hot. Blow on it before

you eat."

Harold looked at Jasper and said, "I will, thank you."

"You're welcome." Jasper turned to tug at Chloe's clothes. "Ms. Chloe, my teacher is here. Can you

come downstairs with me?"

"Where's your father?" Eager to find out the truth, Chloe wanted to turn Jasper down.

"Daddy's downstairs but the teacher told me to get my mother. If you don't come, I'll have to tell the

teacher I don't have a mother." Jasper looked down sadly and let go of her clothes.

A pang of pain hit Chloe in the chest. Harold just told her that Jasper might be the product of Xavia

and another man, but she still found it hard to say no to him. Harold felt the same way too. He had

always wished for an obedient great-grandson. The boy before him was just as he had imagined,

and the boy did not take after Joseph’s character.

What a shame...

Chloe hesitated for a long time before finally deciding to cross her boundaries. "How long will it

take?"

She just could not bring herself to refuse or hate Jasper. And besides, Harold was awake now. She

could ask about the incident anytime. The home visit was only once a year, and she had caused

Xavia's well-deserved downfall.

"About half an hour to an hour at most," Jasper quickly answered. His eyes lit up. "It won't take up

much of your time."

"Fine, but only this once."

Downstairs, a woman in a business suit was chatting with Joseph while simultaneously taking down

notes. Jasper trotted over and introduced Chloe to the woman, "Miss, this is my mother. Sorry, we're

late."

The woman extended her hand to Chloe and said in a friendly tone, "Hello, I'm Jasper’s homeroom

teacher."

Chloe shook hands with the teacher enthusiastically. "Hello."

Having got what he wanted, Jasper winked at his father smugly. Joseph understood and smiled,

giving his son a thumbs-up. An understanding had been established. Jasper distracted the teacher

with chatter to buy time for Joseph.

The warm sunlight shone down on the trio, making them look very much like a harmonious family.

Even Joseph's sharp and aloof gaze had a touch of warmth to it. The teacher addressed Chloe as

Jasper's mother, and though Chloe was not used to it at first, she soon got comfortable with the

role. If her child was still alive, they would be like Jasper.

At noon, the teacher left. Chloe instantly put away her smile and glanced at Joseph coldly. She then

turned to go back upstairs to Harold’s room.

Joseph stopped her. "Let's eat before going up."

"It's fine, I'm not hungry."

"Be good now.” Although Joseph said this gently, he grabbed her waist and hugged her.

Chloe elbowed him fiercely. "Let go of me. I know you and Jasper are working together. He

pretended to be all pitiful to fool me. I did him a favor, but it has nothing to do with you."

Of course, she had been able to tell that Jasper was trying to put them together.

Joseph smiled wickedly. "How long have you known me and how long have you known Jas? Why

would you do him any favors? I know it's all just an excuse. There's nothing to be embarrassed

about."

Chloe sighed at his shamelessness and whispered, "Don't flatter yourself. You should talk to

Grandpa. Xavia might have cuckolded you.”