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.

her mouth wide in shock. “You know Icarus?”

your referral letter.” Harry laughed. “Don’t forget to treat Icarus and me

appeared delighted as she said, “Sure! Thank you so much. I really

never thought that Icarus would go out of his way to help her as they had only ever

Meanwhile at Fairlight.

was done with work, he went to the underground parking lot to pick up his car. Along the way,

Punish Her

Chloe had not contacted him all day. Usually, she would have sent him

had become bolder after landing a job. She had not even asked him

was not home by the time he arrived. He assumed that she would only be an hour behind him, but it was not until eleven at night when he caught sight of a

courtyard with an unhappy expression, she asked in confusion, “Why

of maintaining his physical 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 of

can I sleep?” he replied with a forced smile that clashed with the

and asked, “Oh, why haven’t eaten? Are you not

Joseph remained silent.

you

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

think?” Joseph responded, his icy voice sending

spine.

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

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