Chapter 158 Will Grandpa Stand By Me?

Lucas acted swiftly, bringing the car over within five minutes.

Jake’s eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the Rolls-Royce before him. This car looks. familiar.’

After Chloe ended their relationship, she had been sitting in this car with an older man occupying the front seat. This meant that this car belonged to Joseph, and the so-called older man driving in the front seat was most likely just the driver!

Jake’s gaze remained fixed on Lucas, who sat in the driver’s seat. Unable to shake himself out of his stupor, he allowed rainwater to splash onto his face. In a sudden surge of frustration, he lifted his hand and delivered a sharp slap to his own cheek, startling Lucas.

Lucas turned to Joseph seated in the back and inquired, “Sir, how should we deal with him?”

“Ignore him,” Joseph instructed without so much as looking up.

“Understood.”

With Lucas pressing down on the accelerator, the car sped off, creating a cascade of water that splashed onto Jake, drenching him from head to toe. However, he made no effort to evade it, his gaze remained fixed on the direction in which Chloe had left as a wave of emotions swirled within him.

His shoulders sagged in a gesture of defeat. In his eyes, individuals like Joseph held an almost divine status. At this moment, apart from the 3 million he got from Ava, he had nothing.

Jake trudged through the rain with a heavy heart, allowing the rainwater to pour over him.

had remained steadfast in his original intentions and resisted Ava’s

“Ring, ring, ring…”

of his phone ringing mingled with the rhythm of rain resonated through the deserted streets. In a mechanical manner, Jake

back

of Benjamin’s birthday party, and Chloe had been whisked away in the second half, leaving him utterly

Icarus’ voice, Jake snapped back to reality and quickly asked, “Uncle, aren’t you with Chloe? Why

paused, hesitating with his

cast out in the first half of the party, and Icarus sensed his unspoken question

What’s your relationship with

like her, but she doesn’t

stunned. “So the person Chloe

a moment, the weight of the situation hanging in the air. Then, he released a deep sigh and said with words filled with a tinge of sorrow, “Chloe has faced certain challenges. Being with Joseph is a circumstance she

overwhelmed by an immense sense of guilt. He came to the realization

now, he realized how incredibly selfish and self-centered he had been. He owed Chloe an

from Fairlight to the Whitman family home-approximately

hour.

the recording to the

surface, yes,” he replied.

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