Jojo and Coco's Unexpected Love

Chapter 714 I Could Have Protected Her

Joseph looked embarrassed. He coughed drily. "Nonsense. I'm just worried about your health."

Jasper was just a child, after all. When he saw his father's stern expression, he obediently put down his fork and said, "Okay, I'll stop eating. Good night, Ms. Chloe. I'm going to go to bed."

Chloe leaned back in her chair. "Good night. I'll wake you when Grandpa wakes up."

"Okay."

Jasper went upstairs, so only Chloe and Joseph were left in the dining room.

Chloe yawned lazily before glancing at Joseph. She then got up and went toward Harold's room. She had no plans to stay there with him.

Joseph remained where he was, scrolling through his phone. He only looked up a few seconds after Chloe walked into Harold’s room. He then glanced at the half-eaten sausage pasta on the table.

His belly failed him and rumbled loudly. After some slight hesitation, he pulled the plate toward him and started eating the pasta. The taste was familiar—simple food that he had been missing for years. During the countless nights that he returned home after working late in the office, he yearned to go back in time, to when the woman who loved to cook for him still stayed in this cold house. This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - ©.

Joseph ate fast but elegantly and finished the pasta in less than three minutes. As he picked up a napkin to wipe his lips, he heard someone behind him chuckle.

Chloe crossed her arms and smiled. "And I assumed you’d hate leftovers. How odd!"

Joseph's eyebrow twitched. He lied through his teeth, "I just don't like wasting food."

"Tsk, I'll pretend that I believe you." Chloe shrugged. She beamed as she approached him. "Just tell me if you like the food I cook. I’ll cook for you."

He met her gaze. "Stop beating around the bush."

"How about we make a deal? You give me three percent shares for every meal I cook for you."

Joseph laughed out of anger. "That’s an exorbitant price and wishful thinking. Was it Noah who taught you to be so shameless?"

"Hmph! If you don’t want to, forget about it then.” She had other means to regain the majority share of the resort.

"Did I say no?"

Chloe’s brows furrowed. She knew that Joseph had twelve percent more than Noah. If he agreed, she only needed to cook him four times at most. Everything was going too smoothly, and she could not help wondering if it was a trap. After all, Joseph was a cunning man.

"I’ll agree to it but not at the rate of three percent to one meal. I want one meal for every one percent instead.”

Chloe pondered over it, then happily agreed to it. Twelve percent meant twelve meals. Even the top chefs of the world did not enjoy such good treatment. Of course, it was not a loss for her. She immediately drafted an agreement for Joseph to sign, and he readily signed it.

The contract then came into effect.

After securing the contract, Chloe returned to Harold's side. Joseph's office desk was in the room too, so they were once again in the same space. Chloe got bored while waiting and started

watching some videos. Xavia, who had been missing lately, popped up on her screen. It was a video of Xavia standing with a man. Curious, Chloe decided to click on it.

"Mr. Kenneth, it’s rumored that you’ve been trying to gain Ms. Xavia's heart. Are you aware that she has a child?"

"Of course, and I don't think it's a shortcoming. The only thing that bothers me is that I didn't meet Vee sooner and failed to protect her. She has suffered greatly."