Joseph firmly grasped her shoulders as he raised his eyebrows. "What nonsense are you talking about? Why would I doubt you when it was just a baseless claim?"
Chloe was stunned, thrown off by his reaction.
Joseph continued, "I've already instructed for those articles to be taken down."
"Oh, that’s what you're talking about…"
"Of course," he replied, his face growing stern. "Wait... Is there something else you haven't told me?"
Chloe shook her head. "No, no!"
Joseph narrowed his eyes. He sensed that she was hiding something, yet she kept her lips sealed. It seemed like he had pampered her too much lately, and she had started lying again. He was infuriated, but he refrained from pressing further for the time being. He knew there would be time to address this later, perhaps after dinner.
They had agreed that while spending time together, they would visit the family home and have meals with Harold. As they passed by a mall, Chloe remembered Harold mentioning a newly released traditional pastry from a certain store, and he seemed to like it a lot.
Parking the car by the roadside, they entered the mall to make the purchase. The pastry was quite popular, and there was a queue. Joseph looked toward the nearby supermarket and said, "Stay in the line. I'm going to grab something."
"Okay," Chloe replied.
After she had procured the pastries, he still had not returned. Curious, she went to the supermarket in search of him. There, she saw him choose something from the shelves and then approached the counter to pay for a box of L-sized condoms. The cashier looked up, wearing a look that seemed to say "Way to go, brother."
Chloe felt a mix of embarrassment, wanting to find a hole to hide in. 'How could he purchase such a thing without any hint of embarrassment?! And we don't even need it right now!'
After the cashier completed the transaction, he handed the condoms to Joseph and teasingly remarked, "Your wife is one lucky gal."
Chloe expected Joseph to ignore the cashier's comment, but much to her surprise, he responded, "She is."
She could not stand it anymore and dragged him toward the exit. "Why did you buy this?"
"To use it."
"You said you wouldn't touch me!"
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