Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

Chapter 364

"Allie, it's over," Joshua's voice was low and slightly raspy. "Chris is gone. It's all over."

Allison's heart skipped a beat. "Are... are you okay?" she asked, her voice tinged

with worry.

There was a brief pause.

Then Joshua's voice came through the line, "I'm fine."

Thank goodness. Allison let out a relieved sigh, her heart settling back to its normal rhythm. She had been so anxious about Joshua getting hurt while dealing with Chris in New York.

"Alright, I'll hang up now. It's dinner time," Allison said, trying to sound casual.

"Allie, wait for me," Joshua's voice was soft.

Allison didn't respond, just ended the call. Her mind was spinning, even though the whole Chris situation was finally behind them. But what about Grandma Emily? And now Javier was upset with the Fisher family too.

She couldn't just brush aside the past hurts and start fresh with him.

Linda called, snapping Allison out of her

Allison replied, pushing her worries aside

room.

...

finding out Kate was pregnant, Cindy had been over the moon. Shawn hadn't told her about the trouble

like a glamorous socialite, decked out in jewels

mothers. She also had the housekeeper grab top-notch organic veggies and a free-range chicken from the members-only supermarket. She was planning to make a hearty chicken soup for

Cindy was all smiles, holding Kate's hand and peppering her with questions, her

mood, responding with half-hearted nods and

to pregnancy hormones and didn't think

supplements and said, "Mrs.

replied, "Yes,

to dream of hearing.

she'd heard whispers that the Reynolds Corporation was drowning in debt, teetering

the Reynolds family now, she'd be saddled with a mountain of debt,

well?" Cindy asked, noticing her unease. Kate

you feel low or irritable, and it

holding Kate's hand in a motherly. gesture. "When I was pregnant with Shawn, I had my mood swings too. Why don't you move in with us? Having the staff around to take care of you would give