Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

Girl Get Ride 65

Chapter 65

A few years back, he got into a scrap and caught hell from his grandfather, but luckily, no one ever figured out why he was fighting. This time around, he couldn't let his family know he'd thrown punches over Allison. Otherwise, the whole engagement might get pushed back or even called off.

John wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, feeling a chill run down his spine, and quickly said, “I know.”

“Go sort out the paperwork,” Joshua said, keeping his tone cool.

"Yes, Mr. Fisher," John replied.

Shawn was laid up in a nearby hospital bed and could hear every word of their conversation. He raised an eyebrow with a mocking grin, “A grown man scared of his family finding out he was in a fight? What a baby."

Joshua just smiled, tossing a challenging look his way, "The only person in the family who needs to know is my fiancée."

The words "my fiancée" cut deep, like a knife straight to Shawn's heart. For a moment, it was like all the fight and strength drained out of him, leaving him slumped on the bed, staring vacantly at the IV drip as it slowly released its drops. The physical pain was nothing compared to the heartache he felt inside.

couldn't wrap his head around Allison being engaged to someone else. Was it because he had told her he'd never marry her, so she went and found some random guy to get under his skin? Yeah, that had to be it.

his eyes, "Did she hire you to mess with me? Isn't there a trend of renting boyfriends online? How much do you charge per hour? I'll pay you ten

raising an eyebrow, “If that makes

was nuts, “Are you serious? You think I'd go to the trouble of hiring

that Joshua was just a stand-in hired by Allison. Allison scoffed,

to move to a private room. Allison took on the role of a caretaker, holding Joshua's IV stand as she carefully walked beside him out of

attentive to another guy. Unable to help himself, he reached out to grab her wrist. But a

hard look, "Touch her again, and I'll make sure you regret

"Go ahead!

were about to kick off again, Allison jumped in to calm things down, “Alright, alright, let's keep it cool. We're in a

engage further,

She was out with some girlfriends when she heard Shawn had been beaten up and rushed to the hospital in

you?" Kate cried when she saw Shawn's face, swollen like

silent, staring out the window, lost in his own world. Kate, teary-eyed, asked, "Who did this to you?

talking, but Shawn finally snapped, "Can you just leave me

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