Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

Of course, Billy had to cough up everything he hadn't yet gotten his hands on.

Jade had no idea what Josefina meant by that, but she couldn't help thinking Josefina was just too cool for words!

Alex's face was a patchwork of bruises and cuts, a sight that was hard to stomach. Jade's gaze shifted from Josefina's striking beauty to Alex's battered face, and she couldn't suppress a gasp. "Alex, you look like you've been through the wringer."

Alex managed a wry smile. "You finally remember me, huh?"

Josefina took charge. "First things first, get to the hospital and get those wounds checked out. Make sure you keep all the paperwork tidy. It'll come in handy later."

She handed Alex a business card with Percy's name on it. "Go see him. He'll patch you up and make sure you get all the reports you need."

Having someone on the inside at the hospital sure made things easier.

Alex and Jade had complete faith in Josefina. After all, she had saved their lives. Who else could they trust if not her?

Josefina continued, "Take a few days off. Don't worry about work; just focus on getting to the hospital and getting checked out."

thanking Josefina, Jade helped Alex

had scrubbed himself raw in the shower. His skin was nearly rubbed off, but he could still smell the stench

in the

up Billy's discarded garments into a bag

amount of cologne to mask the nauseating odor. Lauren caught a whiff of the familiar scent and winced, realizing

on earth threw that

was livid. "That little bitch doesn't have the guts for this kind of stunt! Whoever did this

lug a bucket like that, and Josefina surely didn't have

further, "Who

should I know who I've offended? Why can't it just be

are you insinuating something? Are you pointing fingers at our Ruby? Don't forget. It was Ruby's friend

He sensed something off about Lauren's attitude towards Ruby. Was it all just guilt

approach, but since Ruby had indeed contributed to the company's success, he wasn't going to pick a fight over it. "Would I say something like that? I see how hard Ruby works

his words,

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couple shared a smile, turning what began as a spat into a

the police arrived at Billy's door. Seeing the officers, Billy assumed Lauren had called them to catch

indignation, "Have you found out who's