Chapter 84 I’ll Destroy It if I Can’t Have It
Samuel’s eyes widened in shock.
“What?! You should’ve told me earlier! I wouldn’t have asked her to pay me lawyer fees then!” he exclaimed.
“Lawyer fees?” Joseph’s eyes narrowed. “She approached you already?”
He had returned from his overseas business trip earlier than planned and a lot of things were piling up on his plate. He had planned to finish everything and then inform Samuel about Chloe’s situation. He even intended to pay for the legal fees, but he had not expected her to be so impatient and approach Samuel herself.
“She called me yesterday. If I knew she’s your wife, I wouldn’t have asked for the fee,” Samuel explained.
“Help her with the lawsuit. I’ll have my assistant pay you.”
After regaining from his shock, Nathan looked at Joseph and teased him, “One second, you told me you couldn’t stand her, and the next, you married her behind our backs. This isn’t like you at all, Joe.”
It seemed that Chloe”s beauty and her ability to captivate men were exceptional. Otherwise, how could the unapproachable Joseph have fallen for her?
“Of course, this isn’t my style. Our marriage is just a contract.”
“What do
you mean?” Both Samuel and Nathan were stunned.
Calmly sipping his tea, Joseph then proceeded to tell them about his grandfather pressuring him to marry and have children.
“Wow, you went to such lengths just to avoid an arranged marriage,” Samuel commented, impressed by his friend’s determination. “However, you can’t keep up with this forever. Knowing Mr. Harold’s desire for a grandson, you need to consider an
alternative solution.”
As a top-tier lawyer, Samuel soon pinpointed the problem. It was common for people to tell lies to cover up for the previous one, but eventually, their lies would be exposed.
Harold might be old but he was sharp. He would figure it out eventually.
“Then why don’t you just make it real?” Nathan suggested with a grin.
Samuel’s eyes lit up with amusement as he added, “That’s also a solution. Since you’re
willing to pay her legal fees, my guess is that you two get along pretty well, right?”
Joseph tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table, recalling his interactions with Chloe over the past few months.
“She’s always causing trouble. Do you really think that’s possible?” he scoffed.
“Beautiful girls naturally attract more trouble. She helped you out so much, so can’t you help her in return?” Nathan defended Chloe.
“You think I haven’t already helped her?” Joseph retorted.
Nathan and Samuel exchanged a knowing look, sensing an undercurrent of affection between the pair despite Joseph’s words. Despite his cold and indifferent nature toward others, his repeated willingness to assist Chloe suggested that she held a special place in his heart. But since he refused to acknowledge any romantic attraction, they decided
not to risk their lives to reveal it.
Nathan urged Joseph, “Chloe is beautiful, kind, and cooks for you every day. It’s not easy to find such a good woman these days. If you have feelings for her, you should let her know before someone else steals her away.”
“But you haven’t even interacted with her. How do you know she has a good personality?”
“If she can live with you for such a long time and hasn’t run away in annoyance, doesn’t that prove her good character?”
“So? There are plenty of women who like me. Besides, I don’t like her. She’s at troublemaker,” Joseph said.
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