Chapter 969 Counterattack

When Joseph returned from the meeting room, he passed by Lucas' office and saw Lucas with his head on the desk, looking forlorn and dejected. "Emily rejected you?" Joseph asked with his hands in his pockets. "How did you know, sir?" "Your face says it all," Joseph responded. Lucas touched his face and asked in confusion, "What did my face say?" "It says ‘loser,’" Joseph replied. "Please stop mocking me, sir," Lucas said, smiling bitterly. He had anticipated that Emily would reject him, but he had not expected it to happen so quickly and for her to be so straightforward about it. "Do you have a property in Docwood?" Joseph asked. "No, but I bought a house in Aesper," Lucas replied. "What about a car?" "I have a car." "How much is it worth?" "About 50,000 dollars." Joseph furrowed his brows. "Are you that poor?" Chloe and Emily were best friends, so it was only natural for Emily to draw comparisons between a potential boyfriend and Joseph. She might struggle to accept that