Chapter 755

"I told you, I gave up on Clara a long time ago. Stop associating me with her!" Evelyn looked at Joshua with seriousness. Unsure if he was lying or not, she asked, "Really?" Joshua glared at her and snapped, "It's as true as the North Star!" "Do you truly harbor no ulterior motives?" Joshua felt an overwhelming urge to hurl the basket of fruit at Evelyn. No good deed went unpunished; he was the prime example. He came to check on Peter, but she still suspected him of harboring ulterior motives. "Fine," Joshua said in frustration. "I have an ulterior motive toward you. Happy now?" Evelyn beamed mischievously. "I can relax now that you say you have ulterior motives. I don't know what they are yet, but the cat will eventually come out of the bag. I'll wait." Joshua was amused and baffled. The two of them were always at odds. He wanted to ease tensions and perhaps change the nature of their relationship, but the one-sided effort seemed impossible. No matter what he did, she'd sus