Blimey, My Kid's the Heir to the Billionaire Boss! by Nora Hoover

Chapter 1207 A Plot within a Plot (4)

"Why's he calling you so late?" Joe pushed.

"Ask him yourself. How would I know?" Sadie was done with the convo and nudged him to leave. "Alright, you should go. We'll talk tomorrow."

Joe wasn't having it and grabbed the phone to answer.

"You..." Sadie started, but Micah's voice cut her off. "Hello!"

Sadie shot Joe a look. "What's up?"

"Tonight, I..." Micah began, then paused. "Your voice sounds off. What's wrong?"

"If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up," Sadie said, ready to end the call, but Joe stopped her and snapped, "Why the rush? Afraid he'll know you're with me?" "Joe..." Sadie was shocked he said that.

Micah's voice came through. "Joe?"

into the phone, "Micah, she's my fiancée

He hung up.

"Even if

it's about the kids, why not talk during the day? Why now?" Joe shot back. "Why do you act so cold toward me when you know he's

can't talk to you right now." Sadie was done and said

hurt by her coldness, but a weird impulse

so eager to kick me out?" Joe grabbed Sadie's shoulders, asking

Sadie started, but Joe leaned in to

shocked and tried to push him away, but Joe

Joe stood there, stunned.

out..." Sadie yelled. She was furious and wanted to kick him out but stopped when she saw Joe's nose bleeding, staining his white suit

came over me. Maybe I drank too much," Joe

head in shame and was about to

bleeding nose, not

and take care of it first," Sadie said quickly. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." She didn't think she had hit him that hard and didn't know how she had caused Joe's nose to bleed.

and sat on the sofa,