Jojo and Coco's Unexpected Love

Chapter 649 The Calm Before the Storm

"Get someone to handle the task," Joseph said.

“Yes, sir."

*

Two hours later, Joseph returned home and learned about what had happened. Though the bodyguards failed to stop Chloe, they held Jonathan back. After all, why should they take the blame when he was the one responsible?

However, Joseph just looked at Jonathan coldly and said, "Fuck off."

Jonathan was taken aback.

‘Does he no longer care about Chloe? He's letting me go so easily?' Jonathan wondered.

"So I can leave? I hope you won't be angry at us, Joe. We did it for your own good," Jonathan said cautiously, "My father is about to be released, and I'll bring him here to apologize to you. We’re still family, after all."

Joseph chuckled lazily. "Did your chip investment fail?"

Jonathan was stumped. "There have been some issues."

Initially, he could have withdrawn both the principal and the profits. However, there were some malfunctions with the chip.

"Okay." Joseph was not interested in Jonathan's matter. He waved, signaling for the latter to leave.

Feeling a sense of relief washed over him, Jonathan viciously spat at the bodyguards who had stopped him and swaggered away.

Joseph watched Jonathan’s departing figure and scoffed nonchalantly. After that, he turned to Lucas and asked, "Have you located Chloe?"

"Yes. She just checked into the Gemlight Hotel," Lucas said while sliding the screen of a tablet. "Ms. Chloe is quite cautious. The hotel is right next to the police station."

"Let's go." Joseph got up and headed toward his car. This material belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

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When Joseph found Chloe, she and Emily were enjoying takeout and watching TV in the hotel room, looking quite content. Before Chloe could say anything, he grabbed her by the wrist and silently pulled her outside.

"I'm not going back.” She struggled, not wanting to return to that place that felt like a prison. She knew that Joseph would eventually find her as it was difficult to completely escape from his clutches without Noah's help.

"You have to go back whether you like it or not," he said coldly, a note of anger apparent in his voice.

"I don't want to go back, and you can't make me," Chloe retorted, her voice defiant despite his cold demeanor.

“You're mine. You're my woman, and you have to listen to me!"

"Do you think you're a king or something? You juggle between imprisoning me and arranging a postnatal center for Xavia. Do you think you can control everything?" Chloe replied with a mocking smile.

Joseph felt a pang in his heart when he saw her expression. "I’m imprisoning you." He had done everything to protect her, but she seemed eager to break free from him. Did she have no feelings?

"Fine, I'll pretend to believe you." Chloe shrugged nonchalantly, maintaining her air of casualness.

Taking a few deep breaths, Joseph said, "Let's go home first. We'll talk then."

"If you don't love Coco, then please don't hurt her," Emily said as she looked at Joseph earnestly, trying her very best to persuade him. "Both of you are at fault for having reached this point. Can't you let each other go?"

Upon hearing those words, Joseph wanted to say that he loved Chloe deeply. No one loved her more than he did, but he had no other choice. He had to pretend not to care about her in front of others to keep her safe.

Harold had fallen into a coma, and Amelia had been injured. Nobody believed in Chloe, but he did. However, he had to maintain a certain attitude in front of everyone. Before all the mysteries were unraveled, any favoritism from him would only invite disaster upon her.

However, no one could predict what the future held, not even Joseph who considered himself a master of manipulation. Little did he know that within a few days, their lives would undergo a profound and earth-shattering transformation.