Chapter 357 Itâs Good to Wake Up
âCharlotte?â
Just as Charlotte was changing Joeâs cold compress sleeves again, he opened his eyes with a hoarse voice.
Charlotte looked at him in surprise. âYouâre awake?â
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 Charlotteâs words.
Perhaps it was because his eyes were too deep, Charlotte looked away uneasily. âItâs good that youâre awake.â
Joe knew that going too far was not enough. He restrained his emotions and asked with concern, âAre you all right?â
The weak man in front of her was completely different from the noble Mr. Smith of the past. Charlotte pursed her lips and
said, âYouâd better care about yourself. The injury on your back is so serious, but you still say itâs okay.â
Joe looked at her deeply and said, âI heard what you said just now.â
Charlotte was both annoyed and amused. âWhen did Mr. Smith become such a spoony man?â
It didnât seem right for him to have such an affectionate act with a handsome and cold face.
Joe didnât reply. He continued to stare at her.
Charlotte said helplessly, âI 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.â
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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.
âAs long as you can treat me peacefully, the injuries this time wonât be in vain.â Joe looked at Charlotte deeply, with
unconcealable emotions in his eyes.
Charlotte did not look at him and said, âYou make it sound like you were deliberately injured.â
Joe smiled and didnât 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, âWhy did you suddenly treat meâ¦? Just because I was that little girl?â
Joeâs 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.
âNo.â
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, âMy parentsâ death has something to do with me.â
Charlotte looked at him in shock.
âThey were planning to divorce that day.â Joe raised his head and looked into Charlotteâs eyes.
Joeâs 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 didnât 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.
âIf I hadnât suppressed it again and again, perhaps they wouldnât have driven away in that kind of mood, and there
wouldnât have been a car accident,â Joe said in a low voice.