Chapter 43 Punish Her

Benjamin refused to admit that it was his fault, so he went with it and shifted the blame onto his daughter.

He stated, “Of course, it’s your fault. If it isn’t, then whose fault could it possibly be?

Mine?”

Ava’s face turned red with frustration, but she did not dare retort. She had only made an -offhand remark, and it was his fault for using Chloe’s scandal as fodder for small talk

with potential investors.

What did any of this have to do with her?

With both being located downtown, Fairlight and Baxon were situated not far from

each other.

On her first day of work at Baxon, Chloe found herself attending a company-wide meeting. As she followed her colleagues into the conference room, a man in his thirties. greeted her warmly, “Hello there.”

Chloe looked at the unfamiliar man, then glanced at the work badge pinned to his chest. which read “Harry Smith, Director of Operations.” Though she did not understand why he was greeting her, she responded politely, “Hello.”

“I’m Icarus’s old friend. He was the one who recommended you to me,” Harry explained.

mouth wide in shock.

me, I wrote your referral letter.” Harry laughed. “Don’t forget to treat

said, “Sure! Thank you so much. I

would go out of his way to help her as they had only ever met

Meanwhile at Fairlight.

drive himself. After he was done with work, he went to the

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the messages on his phone only to find that Chloe had not contacted him

lips. It seemed to him that she had become bolder after landing a job. She had not even asked him what he wanted

was not home by the time he arrived. He assumed that she would only be an hour behind him, but

an unhappy expression, she asked in

health, following a strict routine of rising at seven in the morning and sleeping by ten at night. He abstained from engaging in leisure activities such as video games or card games, and would only read financial news in his idle hours. His disciplined lifestyle was reminiscent

haven’t had my dinner yet, so how can I sleep?” he replied with a forced smile that clashed with the darkening shadows on his face.

and asked, “Oh, why haven’t

Joseph remained silent.

you

she watched the man’s face grow darker, she belatedly exclaimed, “Have you been waiting for me all this time?!”

responded, his icy voice sending a

spine.

“I’m so sorry. I was just so busy today. Why didn’t you call me?”

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