Chloe seethed with anger. "What does that have to do with me? Are you justifying your father's infidelity?"
‘Jonathan doesn’t have the courage to confront Joseph, so he's taking it out on me. What a coward!’
"It's normal for men to have affairs. It’s not like they abandoned their family and children!"
‘Father had only made one mistake that every man in the world would make.’
Despite the pain from her scalp being pulled, Chloe fought to raise her head. With defiance, she spat in Jonathan's face. "Tch! You make me sick!"
Since when was the minimum standard for a marriage that a man did not abandon his family considered the greatest act of kindness? How laughable.
Jonathan's body tensed with anger. With a fierce and ferocious expression, he raised his hand, intending to strike.
Chloe closed her eyes in fear, anticipating the blow.
However, just in the nick of time, a cup of scalding hot coffee flew out from the crowd, hitting Jonathan's head with precise aim. He was scalded and hastily retreated to the side, his face contorting in pain as he held the burned area and wailed.
Chloe glanced at Noah, who had appeared among the crowd. Feeling slightly dazed, she asked, "Did you throw that?"
Noah handed her a basket of croissants. "Stay behind me."
"No, let's call Joseph and ask him to come deal with Jonathan."
In her eyes, Noah was nothing more than a gentle, younger-brother-like figure who would do his best to subdue Jonathan. She feared that he might get hurt in the process.
Noah turned around, a warm smile on his face as he reassured her, "I know Taekwondo. I'm pretty skilled and can protect you."
"Save your protection for someone else." A chilling voice suddenly pierced through, and Joseph pushed his way through the crowd, his gaze icy as he locked eyes with Noah.
Noah did not appear too surprised by Joseph's sudden arrival and gave him an ambiguous smile. "If you can handle your little cousin properly, I would want nothing of this."
Joseph averted his gaze and focused on the deranged Jonathan, whose face was now red from the scalding coffee and contorted from the pain.
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