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Chapter 357
Chapter 357
Chapter 357
Chapter 357 It’s Good to Wake Up “Charlotte?” Just as Charlotte was changing Joe’s cold compress sleeves again, he opened his eyes with a hoarse voice. Charlotte looked at him in surprise. “You’re awake?” Joe responded in a low voice. His back was still burning with pain and he felt dizzy. In fact, after he fell asleep, his consciousness had been floating up and down, as if he had been trapped in some dark space. However, he woke up when he heard Charlotte’s words. Perhaps it was because his eyes were too deep, Charlotte looked away uneasily. “It’s good that you’re awake.” Joe knew that going too far was not enough. He restrained his emotions and asked with concern, “Are you all right?” The weak man in front of her was completely different from the noble Mr. Smith of the past. Charlotte pursed her lips and said, “You’d better care about yourself. The injury on your back is so serious, but you still say it’s okay.” Joe looked at her deeply and said, “I heard what you said just now.”
Charlotte was both annoyed and amused. “When did Mr. Smith become such a spoony man?” It didn’t seem right for him to have such an affectionate act with a handsome and cold face. Joe didn’t reply. He continued to stare at her. Charlotte said helplessly, “I keep my promise, but I only said that I would not care about the past and did not say that I wanted to make peace with you.” Enter title… After what had happened in the past, she was no longer the stupid woman who treated love as everything, and she would
never reconcile with Joe because of this incident. “As long as you can treat me peacefully, the injuries this time won’t be in vain.” Joe looked at Charlotte deeply, with unconcealable emotions in his eyes. Charlotte did not look at him and said, “You make it sound like you were deliberately injured.” Joe smiled and didn’t say anything more. Although he was injured in order to save Charlotte, it was a fact that he took advantage of the injury to ask for benefits. He was such a despicable person that as long as the chance appeared in front of him, he must grasp it firmly. Perhaps it was easier to relax in such a space. Through the warm fire, Charlotte asked a question that she had suppressed in her heart, “Why did you suddenly treat me…? Just because I was that little girl?” Joe’s feelings for her had come so suddenly and deeply that she had always felt it strange. She did not believe in his sudden affection for her. “No.” Joe looked down at the fire in front of him, and the temperature on his forehead rose again, making his brain a little confused. But he still said what was on his mind, “My parents’ death has something to do with me.” Charlotte looked at him in shock. “They were planning to divorce that day.” Joe raised his head and looked into Charlotte’s eyes. Joe’s parents were typical business marriages. Under the cover of their loving relationship, there was a mutual apathy and disgust. As their only son, Joe was used to this kind of marriage pattern and even felt that all marriages were like this. They argued and imprisoned each other for many years. Finally, one day, they decided not to continue
and to break free from this shackles. However, Joe stopped them. He calmly suppressed their restless thoughts with the reputation of Smith Group, but he didn’t expect it to get worse. That day, they had a fierce quarrel again and had a car accident when they drove to the Civil Affairs Bureau in a fit of anger. “If I hadn’t suppressed it again and again, perhaps they wouldn’t have driven away in that kind of mood, and there wouldn’t have been a car accident,” Joe said in a low voice.