Brandon and Oliver prepared to head back, while Garrett and Hattie took Josefina and Lena to see the pair off.

Standing at the door with a face full of kindness, Brandon said, "Hey Josie, drop by our place tomorrow if you're free. The doc's suggesting I need some more tests to make sure everything's A-OK with me. You got time tomorrow, Josie?"

When you've taken someone's gifts, it's hard to say no. Josefina had accepted so many presents from the Baldwin family, so she naturally wouldn't turn them down.

With her sweetest voice, Josefina said, "I'm free tomorrow, Brandon. I'll come over in the morning."

Brandon's face lit up with joy. "Great, I'll have someone pick you up then."

Oliver shot Josefina a look before leaving with Brandon.

In the car.

old man who was all smiles just a moment ago now had a dark cloud over his face as he said to Oliver, "Oliver, lose the ice-cold attitude and flash a

"Me, treat

no clue what people are saying about you,

come on. Give it to me straight,

saying... they're saying Mr. Oliver is ruthless and merciless. He takes people down without batting an

you two together. Josie, though, she's a good kid. Don't you dare treat her with the same cold shoulder you gave Lena. She's had it tough. Josie is

Antonios. She was just an innocent kid caught in the

slightly. Not another word was spoken. The vibe in the car was colder than

staggered home, pale as a ghost, looking like a walking dead man. Ruby and Lauren sat beside him, worry written all over their

trickle of blood

Josefina like that! I'm starting to think Brandon's got

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