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Chapter 83
Chapter 83
Chapter 83 We’re Married
Chloe was stunned and immediately turned around.
However, she saw no trace of Joseph. Instead, she spotted Icarus. She patted her chest and let out a long sigh of relief. “You must be seeing things. You scared me!”
“I wasn’t seeing things,” Emily insisted, but in the next second, Icarus vanished before she could point him out. She began to doubt herself. “Could I really be seeing things?”
“Of course. You’ve been running back and forth between the hospital and the office while also making time for your boyfriend. It’s normal to experience some eye impairment,” Chloe said with a smile. “Once I finish up what I’m working on, I’ll treat you well.”
“Are you sure Jake’s uncle wasn’t here today?” Emily asked, her face stern. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.
After dropping Chloe off at the hotel, Emily went to meet up with her boyfriend. Upon her return, Emily scanned the table where Jake’s older relatives were sitting but did not spot Icarus.
“Nope. I’m sure he didn’t come today. Today was his grandfather’s check-up day. Otherwise, do you think I would’ve been so blatant?”
“That makes sense. Given the pace of your relationship, there’s no way you could’ve
wrapped things up with him so quickly.”
Chloe felt disheartened when Emily brought this up. Joseph was a tough nut to crack,
and she did not know what to do about it.
“It’d be nice if you hadn’t married him. The other day, I saw an extremely handsome guy. He’s several times better looking than Jake’s uncle. I guarantee you’ll drool when you see him!” Emily exclaimed.
“Is that so? While Jake’s looks are average, his uncle is a work of art. In fact, in all my years of existence, I’ve never seen a man as handsome as him.”
Emily rolled her eyes. “Once you see this guy, you won’t say that anymore.”
Chloe was intrigued by Emily’s confident tone and was about to inquire further when her phone rang. It was an unknown number.
“Hello, who’s this?”
“Didn’t you call me first?” a lazy drawl came from the other end of the line.
Chloe was momentarily stunned, but she quickly regained her composure. “Are you Mr. Samuel Winson? The lawyer?
Yesterday, she had dialed the number on the business card Joseph had given her, but no one answered. She had then gotten busy with other tasks and had not tried the number again.
“What can I help you with?”
Chloe proceeded to recount how her mother’s money had been secretly transferred away by the Johnsons. Samuel remained indifferent and did not ask any questions.
“You can sue them. It’ll be an easy win,” he declared.
“Really?” Chloe was thrilled. She had expected him to accept the case so readily.
“Yeah. There’s no lawsuit that I, Samuel Winson, can’t win. Your case isn’t complicated and will be easy for me to resolve.”
She clutched her bag tightly and asked eagerly, “Great. What materials do I need to prepare?”
“My assistant will contact you about that. The only thing you need to prepare is the lawyer’s fee.”
Chloe nodded understandingly. “May I ask how much it’ll cost for you to take on this case?”
“Typically, a case of this difficulty level is priced at 1,500,000 dollars. However, since Joseph recommended me to you, I’ll give you a discount of 20% and charge your
1,200,000 dollars. You can transfer the money to my account before the trial.”
Chloe gasped, “1,200,000 dollars?”
“Is there a problem?” Samuel asked, not realizing how outrageous his asking price
sounded.
“Can you lower it?” Chloe bit her lip and added embarrassingly, “I don’t have that much money.”
“You don’t even have 1,200,000 dollars?” Samuel was shocked that Joseph would have a friend as poor as Chloe. He spoke with an air of superiority as if being unable to pay 1,200,000 dollars made one a pauper.
Chloe’s face turned red. “I’m sorry. 1,200,000 dollars is too much for me. I probably won’t be able to hire you to handle the case.”
“If you don’t have the money, you can ask Joseph for it. In Aesper, no one other than me can guarantee 100% success in this lawsuit.”
Samuel said one shocking sentence after another, but Chloe rubbed her nose and said, No, I can’t do that. The amount is too large for me.”
“This amount may be a bit high for you, but it’s just chump change for Joseph.”
“But we’re not related…
“In that case, there’s nothing I can do. Goodbye.”
Samuel hung up the phone. He would not do bad business, and offering a 20% discount was already his limit. He had no idea where Joseph came to know someone as poor as Chloe, let alone a woman.
‘Hold on… A woman?’
Samuel suddenly realized something. All these years, Joseph had been a workaholic. His life revolved around nothing but work. He never had any lady friends, so where did this one come from?
When this thought came to mind, he regretted not asking more about Chloe’s relationship with Joseph from her.
It had been a long time since he had gathered with his buddies, so Samuel decided to call Nathan out for some drinks. Just before hanging up, he quipped, “By the way, do you know a girl named Chloe? Seems like she and Joseph have an unusual relationship.”
“You’re just finding out now?” Nathan replied nonchalantly.
“What? I’m the only one who doesn’t know about it?”
“Actually, I’m not sure. I’m just guessing. How did you find out about Chloe?”
“I’ll tell you when we meet up. Let’s also get Joseph to come out. If he refuses again this time, we’ll just go to his office and confront him.”
“You go ahead. I want to live for a few more years,” Nathan replied, embracing the woman in his arms.
“Well, forget it then,” Samuel said.
Who had the courage to face Joseph’s poker face alone? It was scarier than losing a case.
As Joseph was on his way back to his office after accompanying Harold to his check-up, he ran into Nathan who enthusiastically invited him to have a meal together.
With dinner time approaching, Joseph agreed to the invitation. Seeing the opportunity, Nathan immediately sent a location to Samuel, urging him to come quickly. At the dinner table, Samuel slyly inquired about the situation with Chloe, while Nathan chimed in from time to time.
Their incessant questions annoyed Joseph to the point where he furrowed his brow and asked, “What exactly do you want to know?”
Nathan winked and asked, “What’s your relationship with Chloe? Have you managed to win her over?”
“We’re married,” Joseph replied flatly.