Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

His voice was like a feather tickling the heartstrings.

Josefina looked at the gifts galore, which were enough to stock a supermarket. "Alrighty," she said. She had just cooked up some newfangled pills and wondered if Brandon would be a good guinea pig. After hanging up the phone and scribbling her signature, the delivery guy split.

Garrett rolled in from outside, his driver in tow, arms laden with takeout. Eyeballing the yard full of gifts, Garrett's face went from shock to all smiles. "Kiddo, it looks like you hit the jackpot shopping today. Nice! If you love it, grab it. I hustle to make the dough, and you gals get to blow it."

Garrett wasn't even mad when he assumed she'd gone on a shopping spree. Billy couldn't hold a candle to that. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

With a chuckle, Hattie clarified, "These aren't my purchases. They're prezzies Oliver sent over for Josie."

face did a

way of saying thanks. He's hoping I'll keep an eye on his

gobsmacked again. "Josie, you're

sympathy. "Oh, my poor baby girl. What kind of life did you have with the Antonios? To have such mad skills at such a young

it. Her own flesh and blood had been through the wringer. This left her

Baldwins. No need for you to make bank. Your job is to spend it. Leave the grind to

on the same page, earnestly adding, "Josie, I've got your back, too. You might've had to fend for yourself with the Antonios, but now you're home. Forget fending for yourself. You've got three brothers. The whole fam's hustling for

felt a lump in her throat. She said with teary eyes and a soft smile, "Thank you, but I'm good. I'm an adult, and I dig medicine. Doing what I love isn't draining at all." It was better to rely on yourself than

made Garrett and Hattie realize just how rough she must've had it with

shot off a text, and Billy's clan

was slicing his steak with finesse when a call came through, sending him