Jojo and Coco's Unexpected Love novel Chapter 688

“At least I'm not seducing men in public." Xavia gritted her teeth.

Chloe simply shrugged and concurred, "Of course not. You're just exceptional at putting on a facade."

An innocent flower in public, a scheming serpent in private.

Xavia sneered. "You've been playing this act for five years now. No need for flattery." She had hoped to at least remain by Joseph's side, even if she could not win his heart. But with this slut’s return, her chances were now even slimmer than before.

Tucking her hair behind her ear, Chloe casually remarked, "It has been five years, and you two haven’t made anything official. How embarrassing."

This had caught Chloe by surprise. She assumed that after posting online, Joseph would come to Xavia’s defense. But to her astonishment, the netizens instead ridiculed Xavia and pointed out that she was not married into the Whitman family. Joseph remained single to this day and had distanced himself from Xavia. But although she was not a good person, he was not any better.

"Shut up!" Xavia was stung by Chloe's words, her face alternating between shades of red and white. She turned to Joseph and said, "Joe, I came to find you today because of the online rumors. The students at Jas’ school are using it to attack him. We have to suppress the rumors."

Joseph did not care for Xavia, but he cared for his son. Moreover, he saw Jasper as an extraordinary child, valuing and respecting his son’s opinions. When public opinion had been brewing, he had sought Jasper's input. Jasper's response was that he did not care about other people's opinions. Besides, intentionally suppressing trending rumors could be seen as "Where there's smoke, there's a fire.”

"I've already told you that you no longer need to interfere in Jas' affairs. As for custody rights, I've consulted with a lawyer and drafted up an agreement. If you have any objections, we can meet in court," Joseph coldly said.

Xavia was taken aback, forcing out a smile as she kindly reminded him, "Joe, that's not what we're talking about right now."

"There's no need for us to discuss anything else."

Her expression froze, unable to believe that Joseph would embarrass her like this.

Lucas intervened right then. "Sir, the forum is about to start."

Having seen enough of the commotion, Chloe waved to Frieda. "I’m heading off now."