A stalemate ensued. Chloe could no longer hear Joseph's retorts. Subconsciously, she was enlightened—Edgar had been telling the truth.
"What are you waiting for, Lucas?" Gloominess spread through Joseph's eyes, his whole body exuding a cold aura. "Drag this madman out!"
Noticing that he had achieved his goal, Edgar sneered and left without any prompting from Lucas. The latter did not dare to linger either. He gently closed the door and hurriedly left the warzone.
Joseph wanted to take Chloe's hand but the latter shifted her body and dodged him.
He said helplessly, "That was all in the past. Just let it go."
"But Xavia is still in our lives right now. She's not the past."
Chloe was irritated by the fact that Xavia would appear from time to time. She felt that Noah was right. A love affair should only concern two people, so why was there a third party?
"She’ll become part of the past once she has given birth to the child."
Chloe stared straight at him. "Will her child become a part of the past too?"
"We’ve already reached a consensus on that. Don't bring the child into the problem."
"Did you never stop to think that Xavia will come to mind when I see the child she births?"
Annoyance dawned on Joseph's face. He should have gone with Chloe to Docwood for the advertisement shoot. This mess would never have happened then.
He lit a cigarette, and his handsome face could be vaguely seen through the smoke. Chloe could not discern his expression.
They looked at each other but had nothing to say.
Suddenly, a sense of disgust hit Chloe. Though she tried her best to suppress it, she knew she would never be able to tolerate this child. She yearned to be with Joseph forever and to stay with him during his most difficult times. If everything broke down and he became poor and powerless, she would still accept him, but she could not accept him having a child with another woman.
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