Jojo and Coco's Unexpected Love novel Chapter 83

Chapter 83 We’re Married 

Chloe was stunned and immediately turned around. 

However, she saw no trace of Joseph. Instead, she spotted Icarus. She patted her chest and let out a long sigh of relief. “You must be seeing things. You scared me!” 

“I wasn’t seeing things,” Emily insisted, but in the next second, Icarus vanished before she could point him out. She began to doubt herself. “Could I really be seeing things?” 

“Of course. You’ve been running back and forth between the hospital and the office while also making time for your boyfriend. It’s normal to experience some eye impairment,” Chloe said with a smile. “Once I finish up what I’m working on, I’ll treat you well.” 

“Are you sure Jake’s uncle wasn’t here today?” Emily asked, her face stern. 

After dropping Chloe off at the hotel, Emily went to meet up with her boyfriend. Upon her return, Emily scanned the table where Jake’s older relatives were sitting but did not spot Icarus. 

“Nope. I’m sure he didn’t come today. Today was his grandfather’s check-up day. Otherwise, do you think I would’ve been so blatant?” 

“That makes sense. Given the pace of your relationship, there’s no way you could’ve 

wrapped things up with him so quickly.” 

Chloe felt disheartened when Emily brought this up. Joseph was a tough nut to crack, 

and she did not know what to do about it. 

“It’d be nice if you hadn’t married him. The other day, I saw an extremely handsome guy. He’s several times better looking than Jake’s uncle. I guarantee you’ll drool when you see him!” Emily exclaimed. 

“Is that so? While Jake’s looks are average, his uncle is a work of art. In fact, in all my years of existence, I’ve never seen a man as handsome as him.” 

Emily rolled her eyes. “Once you see this guy, you won’t say that anymore.” 

Chloe was intrigued by Emily’s confident tone and was about to inquire further when her phone rang. It was an unknown number. 

“Hello, who’s this?” 

“Didn’t you call me first?” a lazy drawl came from the other end of the line. 

Chloe was momentarily stunned, but she quickly regained her composure. “Are you Mr. Samuel Winson? The lawyer? 

Yesterday, she had dialed the number on the business card Joseph had given her, but no one answered. She had then gotten busy with other tasks and had not tried the number again. 

“What can I help you with?” 

Chloe proceeded to recount how her mother’s money had been secretly transferred away by the Johnsons. Samuel remained indifferent and did not ask any questions. 

“You can sue them. It’ll be an easy win,” he declared. 

“Really?” Chloe was thrilled. She had expected him to accept the case so readily. 

“Yeah. There’s no lawsuit that I, Samuel Winson, can’t win. Your case isn’t complicated and will be easy for me to resolve.” 

She clutched her bag tightly and asked eagerly, “Great. What materials do I need to prepare?” 

“My assistant will contact you about that. The only thing you need to prepare is the lawyer’s fee.” 

Chloe nodded understandingly. “May I ask how much it’ll cost for you to take on this case?” 

“Typically, a case of this difficulty level is priced at 1,500,000 dollars. However, since Joseph recommended me to you, I’ll give you a discount of 20% and charge your 

1,200,000 dollars. You can transfer the money to my account before the trial.” 

Chloe gasped, “1,200,000 dollars?” 

“Is there a problem?” Samuel asked, not realizing how outrageous his asking price 

sounded. 

“Can you lower it?” Chloe bit her lip and added embarrassingly, “I don’t have that much money.” 

“You don’t even have 1,200,000 dollars?” Samuel was shocked that Joseph would have a friend as poor as Chloe. He spoke with an air of superiority as if being unable to pay 1,200,000 dollars made one a pauper. 

Chloe’s face turned red. “I’m sorry. 1,200,000 dollars is too much for me. I probably won’t be able to hire you to handle the case.” 

“If you don’t have the money, you can ask Joseph for it. In Aesper, no one other than me can guarantee 100% success in this lawsuit.” 

Samuel said one shocking sentence after another, but Chloe rubbed her nose and said, No, I can’t do that. The amount is too large for me.” 

“This amount may be a bit high for you, but it’s just chump change for Joseph.” 

“But we’re not related… 

“In that case, there’s nothing I can do. Goodbye.” 

Samuel hung up the phone. He would not do bad business, and offering a 20% discount was already his limit. He had no idea where Joseph came to know someone as poor as Chloe, let alone a woman. 

‘Hold on… A woman?’ 

Samuel suddenly realized something. All these years, Joseph had been a workaholic. His life revolved around nothing but work. He never had any lady friends, so where did this one come from?