Love in Twilight

Chapter 104

Chapter 104 Punishing Joseph to Warn Her? Damien lit a cigarette and sat down on the sofa in the

bedroom. He appraised Clarissa, who was deep in thought. “What are you thinking about?”

“Oh, it’s nothing,” she said. ‘Joseph didn’t seem to be lying. Who’s the one who actually bought the

clothes?’ At this moment, the doorbell rang. The housekeeper opened the door, and a voice rang out,

seemingly coming closer to them.” President Lawrence, President Lawrence…!”

This scared Clarissa. It was Joseph. Anxiety coursed through her veins, and she immediately recalled

how Joseph had burst into their home the last time.

“Should I step aside?” she asked Damien, looking awkward.

“Is there anything between the two of you? Why do you need to step aside?” Damien said calmly. His

eyes were icy, though. “I…” She didn’t know what Joseph was here for, and whether it had anything to

do with the clothes.

Joseph ran into the bedroom. He spared Clarissa a glance, then knelt before Damien, falling to his

knees with a loud thump.

That gave Clarissa a shock

“President Lawrence, please! Let my father go. He’s already past sixty, and he can’t take something

like this. If you really want to do something, target me instead!” Joseph begged.

‘Joseph’s father… Frank Moore? What’s going on?’ Clarissa was puzzled.

“You want to pay off your father’s debts? I’m not interested in that.” Damien crossed his legs, speaking

slowly. He was doing this to make Joseph suffer. “I know I’m your true target. I asked my father about it,

and he’s scared out of his wits. The public prosecutor’s office is on his tail, and if he’s found guilty, he

could be facing twenty years in prison. He’s not in good health, and I don’t know whether he’ll make it

out alive…” Joseph had his hands on Damien’s knees. His head was bowed, and he was crying

“You’re overthinking this, Damien said.

“It’s all my fault, President Lawrence. I shouldn’t have bought clothes for Clarissa… I mean, Mrs.

Lawrence. It’s just… I really like her. I know it’s because of this…” Joseph started listing his mistakes.

“You bought clothes?” Damien seemed to be puzzled. “What clothes?”

“The ones Clarissa returned to New Edge Mall. I bought them again and made the store clerk mention

they were from you. I wanted to humiliate you…” In the face of his father’s possible prison sentence,

Joseph didn’t dare to conceal anything. “Oh, is that so?” Damien glanced at Clarissa.

She shrunk back. ‘Damien’s acquiring the mall, so he didn’t think it was out of the ordinary for the mall

to give me things. Moreover, the store clerk said that my husband was the one to give me those things,

so he’d misunderstood. He’s not to blame for this.’ “How much did you spend?” Damien asked. “I can’t

allow you to pay for my wife’s clothes, Mr. Moore.”

“It’s not much, really. I don’t need it. All I need is for you to let my father go. My mother passed away

when I was a child, and my father’s all I have left…” Joseph started to sob in earnest

“Since you came all the way here to beg me, I’ll ask the public prosecutor’s office to drop the case. I do

still need to pay you back, though. How much did you spend?” From beginning to end, Damien

remained calm.

“298,000 dollars.”

“I don’t have your account number, so I’ll ask Clary to transfer it to you later.” This was Damien’s first

time addressing her in this way. He probably wanted to show Joseph how affectionate they were with

each other.

“Thank you, President Lawrence! I’ll get going now.” After that, Joseph got to his feet and turned to

leave.

He wanted to look at Clarissa when he walked past her, but he didn’t have the courage to do so.

Throughout the whole debacle, Damien had remained calm and gentle. Yet, Clarissa couldn’t help

feeling cold. Her breathing raced. It was as if everything was within Damien’s grasp, and she didn’t

know what was wrong

She only managed to force out a smile long after Joseph had left. It was extremely stiff and awkward.

“H-Hubby, was it all just a misunderstanding?” she asked.

“Yeah, it was. I never expected him to be the cause of this.” Damien pulled out his lighter to light

another cigarette, Clarissa leaned close to him eagerly and took the lighter. “Allow me.”

Her hands trembled as she lit Damien’s cigarette. Perhaps it was because to her, Joseph was

considered quite a big shot in Genovia, yet he had kneeled down before Damien and listed down the

things he had done. She, on the other hand, was a nobody. Wouldn’t she just be courting death by

trying to pull something funny to Damien’s face? What exactly was Damien trying to achieve? Had he

been punishing Joseph as a warning to her? If she dared to have anything to do with Joseph in the

future, she would be the one begging for mercy!