"This...this is some kind of joke, right?" he laughed sarcastically. But when he saw her expressionless
face, his lips curled up to a sneer. "Are you serious?
Maggie is still so little! How could you bear to let her grow up without her father?! You are a ruthless
woman!" There was a flash of fury in Joey's eyes as he glared at Lois.
Lois just lowered her head and smiled pitifully.
"What difference does it make?" she said softly. "We've been together for five years and yet it felt as if
Maggie didn't have a father." There was no way she was about to leave their daughter to him. Joey was
not capable of taking care of such a small child.
With a scoff, Joey tore up the divorce papers into pieces. "You did everything you could to get in bed
with me just so that you could marry into the Gu family. Now, you dare to threaten me like this?"
Lois's face turned pale. Everyone knew who had taken advantage of this marriage. After so many
years, she no longer wanted to argue with him.
"Lois Shen! I don't know what tricks you are playing. But just to remind you, you are married to the
CEO of one of the most powerful companies in the country!" Joey fumed. "Look, if you want to run your
own company or get an affair, so be it. But Maggie stays where I can keep an eye on her."
Lois gritted her teeth as her hands tightly clenched into fists at her side. At this moment, she no longer
wanted to be anywhere near him. Without a second thought, she reached for the car door.
However, Joey was much quicker than she was, and locked the door before she could open it.
Afterwards, Joey pulled her arm towards him, making her fall onto his lap. She blushed with
embarrassment, and tried to sit up straight. Just then, Joey leaned in and kissed her on her lips.
With all her might, Lois tried to push him away, ever going as far as hitting his shoulder. Unfortunately,
he was much stronger than she was.
"You... HMM... Let go of me!"
Joey furrowed his thick eyebrows. 'This woman! How dare she!' Eventually he let her go, making her
slump back onto her seat.
Lois straightened out her dress and composed herself, looking at the angry look on Joey's face. There
was nothing else she wanted to say -- she had already proposed the divorce, and they were going to
get separated sooner or later.
However, her silence made him annoyed even more. "Stay at home and take care of Maggie. That's
the end of this discussion," he snapped at her.
Hearing this, Lois shook her head in disbelief. "Fine. Then you can talk to my lawyer," she replied in a
sarcastic tone.
"Who do you think you're dealing with?" Joey said with a slight laugh. "What do you think you'll be able
to get out of this? Believe it or not, I have the money and power to ban you completely from A City!"
"I don't want anything," she uttered softly, looking out the window. "I just want Maggie..."
Reaching out, Joey grabbed her chin and made her look at him. There was a coldness in his eyes that
pierced right through her soul. "What can you possibly give her that I can't? You will have nothing if you
leave the Gu Family."
At that moment, Lois's phone rang, breaking the tense atmosphere.
Looking at the screen, Lois's heart fluttered in panic. It was a message from the nanny. Apparently,
Maggie Gu had been crying nonstop and calling out for her mommy.
Lois quickly replied, saying that she was on her way.
"What's wrong?" Joey asked, reading the worry on her face.
"Maggie is looking for me. We need to --"
Her sentence was cut short as she thought whether or not it was still appropriate to use the word 'we'.
"Just drive back home," she continued in a low voice.
Without saying anything, Joey started the car and drove.
As soon as the car stopped at the villa, Lois bolted out and quickly went upstairs.
Joey handed the car key to a servant and strode into the villa as well.
The little girl was crying her eyes out. Her aggrieved look was truly pitiful.
Joey wanted to go upstairs to see Maggie, but he suddenly remembered the cooperation case between
his company and the AH Group. With this in mind, he hesitated and went directly to his study instead.
It was already ten o'clock after he finished his work. He rubbed the corners of his eyes and leaned back
on his chair.
Afterwards, he started to unbutton his suit and slung it over his arm as he walked to the bedroom. Back
then, Lois would make him a midnight snack to help him get through the night. But nowadays, she
didn't prepare anything for him, even a cup of coffee.
When he opened the door, he saw Lois sleeping soundly with Maggie in her arms. The two were
huddled together in a warm embrace, making him feel more like an outsider.
Swallowing down the hurt he was feeling, he slowly closed the door and made his way to the guest
room.
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