Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

Walter's eyes widened in disbelief as he turned to his old friend Robert. "What do you mean, Robert? Your granddaughter aced the final exams at school this year?" Grandpa Robert puffed out his chest with pride. "Yep, that's my granddaughter Josie."

Once again, Walter and Grandpa Robert stared at each other, each with a look of astonishment.

Just then, Calix arrived with his sister Josefina in tow. "Granddad, look who's here," Calix said with a grin.

Walter and Grandpa Robert turned around and caught sight of Josefina standing beside Calix. They both spun their heads back around to stare at each other in disbelief. "That's your granddaughter?" Walter sputtered.

"She's your apprentice?" echoed Grandpa Robert.

These words left Calix frozen in place, and his face was a mask of confusion.

apprentice?" Calix's eyes were

Walter's incredibly talented apprentice?" Calix clutched at his heart, feeling like he needed a moment to process it

bought a painting by Gideon as a gift for her.

to be uncovered in such a manner. The exchange between Walter and Grandpa Robert had unexpectedly stripped her of her secret identity, and Josefina had not anticipated this turn of events.

words, and the surprise in his eyes made Josefina

didn't tell the family about your

embarrassed smile. "No, I

granddaughter's talents and had been skeptical, only to boast about his own apprentice. As fate would have

the apprentice Walter has been raving about? Gideon is you?" Grandpa Robert was both

the shock and struggled to

feeling like a child who had been caught with his hand in the

"Walter is right," she admitted with a shy smile. "I am

he grasped Josefina's arm. "Josie, you're unbelievable! You've kept such a low