<b>Chapter </b><b>300 </b>
Joseph looked up and asked coolly<b>, </b><b>“</b><b>So</b><b>, </b>what are you bringing to the table this time<b>?</b><b>” </b>
<b>The </b>moment he spoke, the temperature in the room plummeted.
Zoe sprang to her feet, her voice sharp with emotion. “Dad!”
When Logan grabbed her hand, she wrenched it free with an angry jerk and shot him a furious re.
She whirled around and mmed her palm on the coffee table. “Dad, if you’re as unreasonable asst time, I swear I’ll divorce Logan on the spot!
Nathan chimed in firmly, “I’m with Mom.”
Silvia timidly raised her hand and whispered, “Me too.”
Logan remained silent, his jaw tightening as he swallowed his words.
He thought to himself, ‘Dad’s notpletely hopeless yet–no need to rush!’
Joseph said coolly, “See now? I haven’t even said a word, and my daughter–inw is already talking about divorce.”
In his efforts to protect the Saxon Group’s interests<b>, </b>Joseph issued public statements and severed ties–all in hopes of expanding the family business. Yet instead, he only seeded in pushing his loved ones further away.
He knew full well that Aria was probably the brightest mind the Saxon family had seen in three generations.
Looking back to the very beginning, Joseph was filled with deep regret. He thought to himself, ‘If <b>I </b>could turn back time, I would move heaven and earth to keep Aria at the Saxon Group and mentor her personally.
‘But now, it’s toote. That girl haspletely given up on the Saxon family.
‘Framing her for murder–this time, the situation is far graver thanst time.
‘Guess I wasn’t exactly fairst time–otherwise, the Gibson family wouldn’t being knocking again.‘
Joseph’s face darkened, his voice dripping with sarcasm as he addressed the Gibson family. “If you’re looking for forgiveness, shouldn’t you be begging Aria? What’s the <i>point </i>ofing to us? You want me to tell her to drop thewsuit? Do you honestly think she’d listen to me?”
The rapid–fire triple questions left Dexter utterly speechless.
Dexter forced a smile that looked more painful than tears. “Mr. Joseph Saxon…<b>” </b>
Had it not been for Bartholomew’s insistence, Dexter would never havee to face this humiliation.
He muttered an apology and practically bolted from the room.
An awkward silence hung heavy in the living room.
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Joseph shot a nce at Zoe, who remained rooted to the spot. “I’m not that far gone yet,” he said with a hint of exasperation. “Why are you getting so worked up?”
Zoe’s lips trembled slightly as she sneered, “If you weren’t such a fool, you wouldn’t have issued that public statement disowning Aria.”
Joseph looked up in astonishment, his eyes shing with genuine shock.
For decades in the Saxon family, Zoe strictly observed the decorum expected of a daughter–inw, always wearing a pleasant expression<b>, </b>never <b>once </b>showing displeasure or even raising her voice, let alone ever talking back to an elder as she did today.
Chapter <b>300 </b>
<b>And </b><b>Ironically</b>, it was <b>Joseph </b>who <b>bore </b>the greatest responsibility for Aria’s departure,
<b>Joseph’s </b>lips parted slightly<b>, </b><b>but </b>in the end, he chose to remain silent.
<b>The </b>door swung open again, and in walked Caleb.
Seeing it was her son, Zoe’s face lit up. She rushed over anxiously and asked, “Caleb! Is Aria”
Caleb modded slightly. “She went back to her residence.”
“<b>I’m </b>just d you’re back safe,” Zoe said.
with you<b>?</b>”
Zoe’s eyes moistened as she thought with relief, ‘At least Caleb is still clo
to
Seeing how exhausted Caleb looked, Zoe’s heart ached. She urged hire Aria–so we can still hear some news about her.”
gently,
“Go
“Yeah,” Caleb replied, returning to his room and heading straight for the shower.
Soon after, someone knocked sharply on the bathroom door.
Caleb turned off the shower. “Who is it?”
“It’s me,” Nathan said from outside the door.
get some rest first, dear.”
Nathan leaned against the wall and whined, his voice thick with grievance. “Caleb, why did <ul><li><b>stop </b>me?” </li></ul>
When Nathan heard about the epidemic, he rushed to the scene right away, only to be stopped at the entrance. Even name–dropping the <b>Saxon </b>family proved useless–he still wasn’t allowed in.
Nathan was counting on Caleb to get him inside, but instead got hauled back home against his will<b>, </b>which pissed him off <b>a </b><b>lot</b><b>. </b>
Caleb retorted, “What’s the point of bringing you along?”
“Take me with you–I can help!” Nathan insisted.
Caleb saw right through him. “You just want to <b>go </b>because Aria’s there, don’t you?”
Nathan fell silent.
Caleb said, “That’s immature.”
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