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Chapter 74 – Your brain died

Chapter 74: Chapter 74 – Your brain died

I don’t know how she managed to convince Mr. Forest because that man is very flirty. But as for Mr. Hughs, she gave him fifty percent off. Mind you, that company has a lot of liabilities, so imagine us paying for every damage..." she hinted. Cole’s voice cut through.

"Mia, is what she’s saying true?" He asked, disappointment lacing his voice.

Mia was shivering like a fish out of water, but Rene’s words destroyed all of Cole’s hopes completely.

Not only could Rene not accept that her daughter was now on her father’s bad side but also had little to no knowledge about business.

All she cared about was looks and fashion. "Darling, even if she’s wrong, we can just cancel the deal," she shrugged, Cole was doubly disappointed.

This was the woman he married. One who had no idea that pulling out of such deals would require great compensation.

Joanna was furious. "This is the reason why I wonder what my father saw in you," she raged, Cole almost agreed with her except when the harsh truth was revealed. "Your brain died or was exchanged for your beauty."

The fact laid bare that Rene was all good looks and no brain but that was equally an insult to the man who married her, who happened to be Joanna’s father. "Joan, be careful," she warned, Joanna could not take it any longer.

After spilling out the truth, there was no point waiting to hear any more nonsense.

"Whatever, I’m leaving and I’ll think about how to clean up that mess without us losing so much in terms of compensation."

It was a shame that Mia, who was given the position of a CEO, created a mess an officer was going to clean and not the other way around.

Rene quickly whispered something into Cole’s ears, he smiled nervously.

"Thank you, Joan, but if you don’t mind, sleep over. The storm is boisterous and from the weather forecast, there are reports about flooding."

The mention of a storm made Joanna want to consider but Alex took the words from her mouth. "No. We are not staying."

The three people exchanged glances but Cole was the only one speaking on their behalf.

"Alex, I’m just doing it in appreciation of Joanna spotting the error in the deal. If not, I wouldn’t care if she died."

His words raised no cause for alarm but Alex did not want to inconvenience anyone.

Quickly, he checked the weather update on his phone, a displeased look covered his face. "What about my driver?" He asked, looking in the direction of the door, where Ike was standing, waiting for them.

"There are two spare rooms. You and Joanna can have one and your driver can have the other," Cole curtly responded.

"Fine."

The satisfied looks on the faces of the three people made Joanna suspicious but with Alex there, nothing could go wrong, right?

Cole played the perfect host, showing Alex and Joanna to one of the guest rooms as Ike was ushered to another room by Rene.

This was the first time Joanna was going to spend the night at her father’s house and was surprised that the bed was laid as if someone was expecting them.

Downstairs, the three people spoke in hushed tones. "What do we do? Alex is here," Rene complained, her voice loaded with annoyance, Cole was lost for words.

"I don’t know. It wasn’t supposed to be like this."

"Then why did you let them stay? Who knows? They might have died in the rain," Rene said with a wicked grin, Cole felt strange at the mention of death for Joanna.

Not able to break down exactly what he was feeling, he said, "Look, Alex is a very busy man. I was hoping that he will leave but now he’s here."

Never did he expect that Alex would agree to stay so it was as if their plans were ruined.

"That doesn’t answer the question of what we should do next," Rene pointed out, still annoyed.

"Is the man ready?" Cole asked, Mia was beaming.

"Yes. He’s in Mia’s room."

"We just have to find a way," Cole said thoughtfully. Mia was trouble but she was his legitimate daughter, the one who should inherit everything.

In Alex and Joanna’s room, the atmosphere was tense as Alex tried to ease things up between them. "Don’t worry, I’ll sleep on the couch."

Joanna shook her head in refusal, holding the handle of the wheelchair. "No. Your condition is more critical you take the bed."

This was their first time in this kind of situation but the weather was terrible and a warm place was what they needed. Alex did not refuse the offer, having no better way of convincing her to take the bed.

If he tried to persist, then they might both end up on the same bed which might not be good.

"Have you eaten?" He recalled and asked, thinking of how to get her fed. Perhaps they should have gotten something on their way but how could they have known that the storm would get worse?

He had to message Betty to inform the chef they would not be able to return.

"No but I won’t taste anything from this house and the weather is terrible. We can’t order anything," Joanna shrugged, making herself comfortable on the couch.

The only thing she took off being her shoes. "I know and I guess we just have to endure the hunger," Alex said, Joanna frowned a little. Those words to her were strange coming from a man who never ate much.

"Are you hungry?" She asked, earning an honest response from him.

"No."

Not surprised, Joanna replied. "I thought so."

Alex adjusted himself on the bed and reminded her. "But you ate a lot of sugar so you must be hungry."

Joanna was slightly embarrassed at the thought of the mint chocolate chip ice cream, not willing to talk about it. "Good night, Alex."

"Good night, Joan."

Joanna was not comfortable on the couch, tossing and turning, and though Alex showed no signs of discomfort, he was not sleeping either.

Joanna had no idea when or for how long she fell asleep but when she woke up, Alex was not there and a strange man lay beside her.

"Hello Joan, how are you this morning?"

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