Chloe Grant originally reached out to take an orange, but paused because of Lucas Morgan’s words.
She tilted her head, looking surprised, "Are you joking?"
"Who’s joking with you." Lucas tapped her forehead, smiling mischievously, not serious at all.
He continued, "At first glance, I almost thought it was you."
Chloe’s hand slipped, and the orange fell directly onto the plate.
She frowned, looking at Lucas with discontent, "Uncle Morgan, this joke is not funny at all!"
Why bring her into it for no reason?
Chloe’s eyes darted around, feeling a bit uneasy inside.
Even a little... guilty?
Why would she feel guilty! What’s there to be guilty about! What does it have to do with her!
"Be mindful of your jokes!"
Mr. Morgan immediately turned serious, tapping the table, "Your brother is now the CEO of Morgan Group. Ever since he took over, many have been watching for him to slip. If someone with ill intentions hears your joke, it could be a sword to bring down your brother!"
The Morgan Group is the family legacy of the Morgan family, a foundation that spans a century. Reputation is extremely important!
A statement like ’having inappropriate thoughts about his own niece’ could severely damage Morgan Group’s vitality!
"I just said they look alike, I didn’t say it was her!"
Lucas was clearly dissatisfied with his father’s reprimand and retorted back, "I’m an adult now, I know my limits! Besides, anyone with sense would think, with Grandpa Morgan’s personality, how could he possibly like Chloe, this half-grown chubby girl!"
Chloe was innocently caught in the crossfire...!
"You still talk back?"
Mr. Morgan was furious, about to grab his cane to hit someone!
"Also, how is Chloe fat? Do you want her to be like those other girls, thin as bones!"
Isabella Gray, seeing that the father and son were about to fight again, quickly held the ready-to-strike Mr. Morgan, "Lucas just said she looks like Chloe, not anything else! Besides, where have you heard of an uncle having an inappropriate relationship with a niece, what nonsense!"
Lily Grant also hurriedly held back Lucas, "Don’t talk to your father like that."
The two fighting men were both held back by their respective women, leaving only Chloe sitting there, with her mind wandering away.
She looks a lot like the girl Uncle Morgan secretly loves...
Hearing Lucas’ words, Chloe’s first thought was the time Lucas pinned her against the wall for a kiss in the house!
At that moment, was he just a bit muddled, mistaking her for the girl he liked, and couldn’t control himself?
Chloe felt a bit relieved in her heart.
Previously, because of this inexplicable kiss, she was confused, scared out of her wits... But now, with this "reasonable" explanation, she began to feel calmer.
Chloe’s mood didn’t really improve.
As Lucas and Mr. Morgan started arguing again, Isabella and Lily took them away respectively, and Chloe also returned to her room.
She closed the door and collapsed onto the bed.
She didn’t know why, even though she understood the situation now, the awkwardness and concerns about Matthew Morgan’s sudden kiss had disappeared. She should have been overjoyed, but she just couldn’t lift her spirits.
Lying on the bed, she picked up her phone and started playing games.
Lately, she kept losing in games, losing so much that she began to question her life.