Jojo and Coco's Unexpected Love novel Chapter 838

Noah was silent for a few seconds before saying, "There’s something I haven’t told you about."

"Perfect timing. I am free right now." Desmond turned to his assistant. "You can leave. I’m putting you in charge of finalizing the share transfer contract. I’ll sign it with Coco today."

*

Inside the large office, Desmond sat in an antique chair, toying with the white chess pieces before him. His expression was as calm as a gentle breeze. "Sit and tell me about it."

Noah remained standing with his head lowered, "I did something wrong and have upset you. I’ll stand."

Desmond was not surprised by Noah's earnest attitude in admitting his mistake and asked, "What happened?"

"I had a fight with Coco and was worried that you would see it when you got back, so I rashly had George delete the surveillance footage."

"Fights between husband and wife are inevitable. There shouldn’t be any need to delete the footage."

Noah looked up and met Desmond's piercing gaze. As he trembled, his thoughts began to weave together like a dense net, quickly formulating a response.

"I can’t hide anything from you. This fight was no small matter. Coco wanted to end our engagement and return to Joseph. Things were spiraling out of control. I had no choice but to take desperate measures."

The chess piece Desmond was twirling between his fingers came to a stop. He thought back to Harold's plea from earlier this morning, urging him to carefully consider Coco's marriage.

Noah silently observed Desmond's expression. Detecting no suspicion, he continued his explanation, "I didn’t want to let Coco leave, so I locked her in the room. But she was insistent on leaving, and her mental state appeared to be unstable. I then coaxed and deceived her into meeting a psychologist.

"The psychologist said it was necessary to administer her a sedative. When we got home, she began to make a scene again. She left me with no choice but to subdue her. After that, I bared my soul to her and persuaded her to abandon the idea of calling off the wedding.