Chapter 96

Chapter 96 They Might Already Be Family

Chloe got into the cab and told the driver where to go.

“Oh, you’re going to Patterson. I know that area well,” the driver responded.

“Please drive faster. I have an urgent matter to attend to,” Chloe requested.

“All right, I promise you’ll be there in no time!” the driver replied.

In the next second, another car came around the corner toward them. The driver’s pupils contracted,and he quickly hit the brakes. Unfortunately, they were going too fast and could not stop in time.

There was a loud crash as the two cars collided.

Thankfully, both drivers’ reactions were quick. Chloe’s body flew forward a little, but she did not hit thewindow.

‘I thought this guy said he was a professional…’

“Are you crazy?! Why were you driving so fast?! My employer has a heart condition. Can you afford theconsequences if something happens?!” Mateo angrily questioned the driver as he got out of the car.

The cab driver knew it was his fault. Just when he was about to apologize, his face turned pale whenhe saw the other car. It was a Lincoln worth millions.

“I’m toast,” he muttered to himself.

Chloe got out of the car and looked at the person inside the other car. She was surprised andexclaimed, “Grandpa!”

When Harold saw that it was her, he smiled brightly, “Chloe? What are you doing here?

“I’m going to deliver some documents,” she replied, glancing at the cab driver. “I have an urgent matterto attend to, so I told the driver to drive faster. Are you okay, Grandpa?

“I’m fine. Mateo, don’t give the driver a hard time. Car accidents happen all the time,” Harold said as hebeckoned at Chloe. “Come on up. It’s not easy to hail a cab halfway through the journey. Let me giveyou a ride.”

She did not have time to waste, so she picked up her document folder and got into the

car.

“Where are you headed?”

“Patterson, Grandpa. It’s hard to replace parking there. You can just drop me off somewhere nearby.”

“Why do you have to go out to work at this hour? Hasn’t Joseph assigned you an easier job?”

Chloe paused for a moment and quickly explained, “Grandpa, you misunderstand. I don’t work at hisoffice.”

“Then where are you working?”

“I’m working at Baxon.”

Harold sat up straight. “That scoundrel didn’t give you a job in his office?”

Fairlight was at least a publicly listed company. Why would he let his granddaughter-in -law work at acompany with a bad reputation like Baxon?

“No… This isn’t Joseph’s fault.” Chloe struggled to replace the right words. “I just don’t want us to betogether all the time. After all, women need to have their own careers.”

“Our family can certainly afford to support you,” Harold said, his voice thick with concern. “I should askthat scoundrel to open a store for you and let you be the boss instead. It’s much easier than yourcurrent job, and it’s a career path too.”

“But being too comfortable might make me lazy,” replied Chloe.

“If you become lazy, then just focus on having babies. Give birth to obedient grandchildren, and I’ll helpyou take care of them so you won’t have to worry about anything,” Harold suggested.

At the mention of children, Chloe immediately tensed up and changed the subject. If they continued thistopic, she feared she would sink into the wonderful life planned by Harold and be unable to extricateherself when the contract between her and Joseph

ended.

Fortunately, it did not take long to arrive at Patterson. Chloe hastily got out of the car and ran into thebuilding.

Upstairs, Alexander watched everything happen with great clarity.

The number plate of the luxury car under the Whitmans’ name was very impressive, and the numberson the Lincoln Chloe was in were all eights. Those who knew Harold would instantly recognize the caras belonging to the Whitmans.

It was likely that Chloe and Joseph were already family since she was able to ride in Harold’s car. Theyprobably had their own reasons for not making their relationship public.

After a moment of thought, Alexander instructed his secretary on what to do next.

“If you replace the timeline challenging or the modifications too difficult, you could have told us. But usingsomeone else’s work as your own? What do you take us for? Fools?”

The Patterson project manager initially had a good impression of Chloe, but now he was furious anddid not bother to hide it.

Chloe nervously placed the folder in front of him and apologized, “I’m sorry. You may not believe me,but that email sent from my email this morning wasn’t from me. This one on the desk is the proposal Iwanted to submit to Patterson.”

“I’m busy, so stop wasting my time. If you came here just to tell me this, you can leave now,” the projectmanager said impatiently. He did not even look at Chloe’s proposal and asked her to leave.

Chloe’s grip on her phone tightened and her voice became parched. “Sorry to bother. you.”

That’s right. They were just business partners, and the final result was what mattered. to each other.They did not care about the process.

“Ma’am, please hold on.” A secretary walked up to Chloe with a gentle smile. Chloe turned around,hesitation in her voice. “Are you talking to me?”

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