Chapter 92

Chapter 92 Are You That Desperate?

Chloe looked at her phone skeptically and said, “Strange. I haven’t even started hailing a ride yet.”

“That’s because I arrived just in time. Neither too early nor too late,” Icarus replied.

Her cherry lips parted in surprise. “You came specifically to pick me up?”

“Mhmm.” he nodded.

Seeing the perplexed expression on Chloe’s face, Icarus paused for a moment before explaining, “I

was having dinner nearby with Harry and saw on his social media that you were also in the area.”

“I see…”

“I thought it might be inconvenient for you to hail a ride at this time of night, so I came to offer you a ride

home,” Icarus continued.

“It’s already so late, and it’ll be midnight by the time we arrive at my place,” she pointed out.

“It’s fine. I’ve been having trouble sleeping these past few days and usually stay up late,

Icarus said.

At this point, Chloe found no reason to refuse his kind offer.

Joseph took Toto for a walk, but as soon as they left the villa, Toto sat on the ground, panting and

refusing to go.

Toto had already been taken out for a walk five times tonight. Any more and it would

die!

However, Joseph showed no mercy and reprimanded, “You eat so much every day. You’ve gained a

few pounds, so you have to exercise more to lose the weight.”

It was Chloe’s turn to take Toto for a walk tonight, yet there was no sign of her despite it being already

so late.

“What kind of dinner party lasts for five or six hours? Even the Fairlight board meetings never go on this

long! Baxon can’t get any work done, but they sure knew how to organize a party,” Joseph muttered.

Toto had no way to express its frustration, feeling like it was being dragged into the human squabbles.

As Joseph and Toto were completing their tenth lap around the neighborhood, a car light shone from

the entrance. Soon enough, it stopped at the gate and Chloe stepped

out.

Joseph stood in the shade of the trees, his stern face softening for a moment when he saw her. But

that moment was fleeting as his expression turned dark again when he saw that it was not a cab, but a

car driven by Icarus.

‘So she didn’t come home to take care of Toto because she was hanging out with another man? Great.

This is just great.’

Chloe thanked Icarus before both of them went their separate ways.

The dark sky loomed over her as she walked toward the neighborhood. However, Toto’s fur and

Joseph’s towering figure made it easy for Chloe to spot them. Her lips curved upwards and her eyes lit

up, thinking that Joseph had come to pick her up.

However, as they drew closer, she noticed that his face was as black as the bottom of a burnt pot. She

sobered up a little and asked, “Are you in a bad mood?”

“Do you not realize what you’ve forgotten?” Joseph asked in a deep voice.

She was stunned for a few seconds. Just when she was about to shake her head, Toto barked, as if it

was reminding her.

As she turned to look at Toto, she finally remembered. “It was my turn to walk the dog today!”

They had made an agreement to take turns walking Toto at night. Since yesterday was

Joseph’s turn, today was hers.

Joseph sneered and sarcastically taunted her, “I thought you enjoyed your ride so much that you’d

forgotten about it.”

“Thank you very much. I’ll walk Toto tomorrow and the day after tomorrow,” Chloe

said.

To her, Joseph had always been like this. He would mock her every now and then, so she did not

realize that something was wrong. But to Joseph, it appeared that she was feigning ignorance out of a

sense of guilt. He smiled and spoke in his usual low, magnetic voice, but what came out of his mouth

was unpleasant.

“I told you not to fool around with men of questionable character during the contract

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period. Are you really that desperate?”

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

“Am I talking nonsense, or are you just too afraid to admit it?”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about. I don’t understand why you have to accuse me like this,”

Chloe said.

The branches rustled and a few leaves fell on Joseph’s shoulder. Without moving, he stared straight at

Chloe and sneered. “I saw the man who dropped you off earlier. No matter how you try to deny it, you

can’t change the fact that he’s not just a normal friend.”

“We are just normal friends!” Chloe protested.

“There’s only one neighborhood here, and he definitely doesn’t live nearby. Would a normal friend’

drive you home so late at night?” Joseph asked.

‘Does she think I’m an idiot? How could she expect me to believe her when she gives such a lame

excuse?’

“You don’t want to come and pick me up, so do you expect me to refuse when someone offers me a

ride?” Chloe said, throwing caution to the wind.

“Come on. You live a life of luxury and don’t have to take a cab at night. You have no idea how difficult

it is to get a ride at this hour, especially in such a remote area. You’re just lying around at home doing

nothing, so why can’t I accept it when someone offers to take me home? Why do you keep harping on

about it?!”