Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

"Josie, I swear, Oliver's dad-my own flesh and blood-is such a headache. From now on, he's history as far as Oliver's concerned, and you won't have to deal with him either. Trust me, I won't let this hot mess affect you or Oliver. You won't have to worry about a thing."

With a mix of laughter and tears, Josefina clarified, "Grandpa Brandon, you've got it all wrong. Oliver and I aren't an item." She had nothing to do with Oliver.

"Josie, just because there's nothing now doesn't mean there won't be something in the future, right?"

Brandon's words left Josefina blushing, and just then, Oliver showed up. "Grandpa, are you here to see Josie? Why didn't you give me a heads-up?"

"What's it to you? Is Josie your girl now? Do I need your permission to see her?"

Brandon shot Oliver a look that silently teased, "Can't believe you still haven't won Josie over. You're useless."

Oliver ignored Brandon's jab, his gaze settling on Josefina. "Have you eaten?"

She nodded.

her a document. "The contract-I've signed

opened the contract and saw his signature, bold and strong, a reflection

curiously asked, "You

eating, so Josefina explained, "Oliver's collaborating with

quite grasp the specifics of the partnership, he didn't miss a beat in praising Josefina. "Josie, you're amazing. Everything you do is spot-on,

Back when she lived with the Antonios, life was a series of put-downs. Then she met her mentor and

had ever complimented her. Now that she was back with her biological parents, she was surrounded

moments, Josefina smiled at Brandon's compliment. "Thank you for your kind words,

some errands. You and Oliver have a good

quieted down, leaving only Josefina and Oliver. They exchanged glances, and she shyly looked away. His gaze was too intense, too much for her

to get back

arm. "I haven't put medicine