Noah lowered his head to mask the anger in his eyes. However, his voice sounded innocent as he asked, "Are you talking about me, Mr. Joseph?"
"Who else could it be if not you?" Joseph sneered.
"Coco, are you of the same opinion?" Noah asked.
"Don't worry. Even if you did harm me, it’d never compare to what he has done." Chloe scoffed. She did not believe Joseph's words and saw them as nothing more than desperate attempts to deflect responsibility.
Upon hearing this, Noah smiled as he glanced and shrugged at the man across from him.
Joseph felt a pain of pain course through him and a throbbing sensation in his temples as he found the situation increasingly irritating. "In that fire, he was either the one who started it or was involved in it," he said with immense frustration.
The fire that erupted in the hospital caught everyone off guard, including the firefighters who could not reach the scene in time. Given the sudden and unforeseen nature of the incident, it seemed improbable for Noah to have saved Chloe so promptly unless he had advance knowledge of the fire. Such circumstances led to doubts and raised suspicions about Noah's role in the incident. His ulterior motives could have been to seek Chloe's trust and gratitude.
Furrowing her brows, Chloe said, "I think you're missing the point here. No matter what you say, it's all meaningless. I can't forget the hurt you’ve caused me.”
"I'm merely advising you to open your eyes and see the truth about those around you," Joseph retorted.
"Hah, how amusing!" Chloe chuckled. "You're so quick to point fingers at me, but have you forgotten about how you tried to convince me to accept Xavia's baby which led to our breakup? Now that you have what you wanted and are with Xavia, you come to badmouth Noah. Quite the irony, don't you think?"
Joseph’s jaw clenched tightly. He could not refute these claims because he had indeed done those things. However, he refused to admit the part about being with Xavia. Breakup or arguments, he never truly considered parting ways with Chloe.
Yet, his reaction seemed to confirm Chloe's suspicions, cementing in her mind that he was indeed with Xavia. A feeling of intense disgust welled up in her heart. Despite having already obtained what he desired, he remained dissatisfied. While others led happy lives, he could not stand it and sought to ruin their happiness.
"Joe?"
Suddenly, a man's voice came from behind them. Instinctively, they all turned to look.
Callum stood a short distance away, observing the tense confrontation between the two men and one woman. He could easily guess what had transpired. Waving to Joseph, he said, "Come over here. I finally found the time to talk with you, and here you are hiding. What's going on?"
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