Jojo and Coco's Unexpected Love

Chapter 23

Chapter 23 The Shady Things You’ve Been up To

After the people around them heard their conversation, they sized Chloe up with looks of disgust on their faces.

It was as if she was the person who caused trouble with her father over property and being unreasonable.

Chloe’s face sank as she bit her lip. “I can set up an appointment with the lawyer for later.”

“No, they don’t have so much free time to wait around for you,” Benjamin replied with an impatient tone. “Since you don’t have time, I’ll temporarily take care of it. I’ll give it to you when you get married in the future.”

“No! I’ll go with you…” She quickly changed her mind and followed Benjamin off the bus.

Although work was important, the things her mother had left behind were the only things in this world that she could not give up. She was well aware that Benjamin was threatening her. If she did not retrieve them this time, it would only be more difficult to do so in the future.

She thought for a moment and decided to explain the situation to the HR department at Fairlight, requesting a postponement of her start date to be for the following day or later that afternoon. If they did not agree, she could not blame anyone but herself she was the one who could not keep up her end of the bargain.

Benjamin got into a car parked by the roadside and glanced at the phone in Chloe’s hand. “The lawyer is waiting for us at home. Let’s go home and talk there.”

Chloe looked at the guards standing on both sides of the car and felt it a little strange.

“Why did you bring bodyguards with you?” she asked.

“It’s nothing. We just happened to be going out. Hurry up and get in. Don’t waste time,” he replied.

Chloe did not think much of it. Benjamin might not like her, but she was certain that he would

not do anything to harm her in broad daylight.

“Okay,” she said and got into the car. But just as she settled in, the car sped off and she nearly lost her balance. After settling down, Chloe asked about her mother’s inheritance, but Benjamin remained silent.

A sudden realization hit Chloe, and she quickly realized that something was wrong. She turned to the driver and said, “Stop the car! I want to get off.”

The driver, seeming to have received orders, ignored her request.

“Where are you taking me?” Chloe looked at Benjamin warily.

“I want you to inform Fairlight that you will not be working there,” he ordered.

“Why?” she asked.

How did he know that I got a job at Fairlight?‘

Benjamin sneered, “Do I really need to spell out what shady things you’ve been

“I don’t understand,” Chloe replied, clearly at a loss for words.

“Just look it up online and you’ll understand,” he said.

up to?”

With trembling fingers, she opened her phone and the first search result with an offensive headline popped up.

[Famous Company Makes a Scandalous Decision for the Sake of a Beautiful Woman!]

The article talked about the fight between her and the interviewer who was fired by Fairlight, insinuating that she had some kind of backing from a powerful figure. It even included a photo of her being escorted out by security guards after the confrontation.

The comments below the article were even worse.

[She’s just a useless pretty face with no skills. It was bad luck on that poor interviewer for coming across her.]

[She looks like a homewrecker. She’s probably a mistress kept by some wealthy man.] Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

[I heard from someone inside Fairlight that the top executives were impressed by her and set up a special interview just for her. She passed and is supposed to start working in the next couple of days.]

[Well, well, well, it seems like she’s more than just a pretty face.]

[I know her. We went to the same school and had a good reputation. Her family is quite well- off too and they own a company in Aesper City. I think something must’ve happened to her family that forced her into this situation.]

Chloe’s knuckles turned white as she gripped her phone tightly. She spoke up, her voice clear and loud as if she were speaking out against injustice, “They’re making this up. I didn’t do any of these things.”

Benjamin’s gaze was full of mockery, thinking to himself that how could someone ride in a luxury car without relying on a man? Even though she was rejected by Fairlight, she managed to get another

interview with them.

He would never believe that she had not received help from a man.

“I want you to tell Fairlight immediately that you won’t be taking the job. I can’t let our family’s reputation go down the drain. You may not care about your reputation, but I do!” Benjamin’s voice was stern and forceful.

“No way. I got the job on my own merits. Why should I reject the offer?” Chloe replied resolutely, looking straight at Benjamin.

She added in a self–deprecating tone, “Even if others misunderstand me, you should know that I started helping out with our family business before I even graduated from college. You should know better than anyone else if I’m competent or not.”