Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

Chapter 262

Grandma Emily's voice sliced through the air like a knife, sharp and no-nonsense. "Don't think I don't know you set up that phone call. Cut the act. You're staying for dinner tonight!"

Joshua stood his ground, meeting her gaze with a calm resolve. "Alright, no more pretending."

He turned to Faith, his tone cool and detached. "Hi, I'm Joshua. Sorry, but I'm not into blind dates. This whole setup was a surprise to me, and I'm not looking to date or get married anytime soon. So, please don't waste your time on me."

Faith's face turned as pale as a sheet.

Ignoring the chaos he left behind, Joshua walked off without a backward glance.

"Joshua, stop right there!" Grandma Emily yelled, frustration dripping from every word.

But Joshua didn't even slow down, vanishing from their sight in no time.

The Walsh family was fuming.

anger, spat out, "No matter how influential the Fisher family is, you can't treat people like this. It's not like our granddaughter is

just as annoyed, her earlier

over. "Joshua was definitely out of line. We're

uproar, voices clashing until Grandma Emily offered a hefty compensation

caring for the Walsh family's feelings; it was about Grandma Emily's reputation The Fisher family was clearly in the wrong, and to save face, she had to

bringing Joshua back unannounced would force him to go along

date. But he wouldn't even play

the Walsh family finally left, Grandma Emily rushed to complain

at what your grandson did today, embarrassing me in

his desk, eyes glued to the newspaper, not even lifting an eyelid. "I told you, we just broke off the engagement with

be anxious? Joshua's about to turn twenty-nine, and his peers already

page of the newspaper with a calm air. "Really? Last I checked, the Duran

crowd. Look at the Lee and Zhang families—they already have great-grandkids