Chloe closed her eyes. She then looked up at Hazel after a flash of understanding, her eyes ice-cold. "Your father left, and then you came. What the hell do you two want? Are you done here?"
Hazel was frightened, so she explained timidly, "I'm here to explain. There's nothing else."
"Are you here to explain or to get close to Joseph? I'm sure you know your own intentions."
Hazel was not a virtuous woman since she was entangled with a married man like Preston.
Joseph was hit by a wave of displeasure. "Watch your tongue."
"Are you feeling sorry for her?" Chloe did not hide the sarcasm in her voice.
"Chloe…" he said her name slowly as anger and helplessness engulfed him. She was the only woman he cared about, but she still doubted him.
"Please don't fight because of me. I'll leave now," Hazel hurriedly chimed in.
"Go, and don't just say that for show. Don't be trying to fish for his compassion." With her arms over her chest, Chloe shot Hazel a fierce glare as if she had seen through the latter's thoughts.
The blood drained out of Hazel's face. She lowered her head and said to Joseph, "Bye, Mr. Joseph."
With tightly pursed lips, Joseph replied lightly.
After Hazel left, Joseph looked at Chloe, who was rooted to the spot. "Are you satisfied now?"
Chloe erupted in anger. "Far from it!"
"What more do you want?"
"What are you trying to say?" Her anger reached a boiling point as she burst into a peal of laughter. "My husband was hugging another woman. Is it out of the line for me to rebuke her?"
"I wasn’t hugging her. I was just supporting her to keep her from falling. You're making a fuss out of nothing."
Joseph failed to see the seriousness of the issue and felt that Chloe was being unreasonable.
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