Jojo and Coco's Unexpected Love novel 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.