Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

Alex jumped back, startled by Billy's sudden move. A few paces later, he stood defensively, eyeing him with suspicion.

"Listen up. I've got a cracked rib here, barely able to move as it is," Alex warned. "Lay a finger on me again, and you'll be caught on camera. I'll make sure you can't walk away from it so easily." Billy glared at him fiercely. "Who saved you?"

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Billy wasn't buying it. No way Alex could pull off all that on his own.

"Mr. Antonio, you still have no idea what I'm capable of!"

Jade arrived to pick up Alex and was startled to see Billy blocking the way. She grabbed a baseball bat from the car and hurried to Alex's side. "Alex, I'm here to take you home. There's a rabid dog on the loose, so I brought my bat!"

Billy was speechless. "Who are you calling a rabid dog?" Billy fumed.

"I didn't say it was you, so why are you so worked up?" Jade shot back.

Alex walked away with Jade, saying, "Jade, why bother with all that? If a dog bites you, it's not like you can bite back. Let's go celebrate with a hot pot now that it's all settled."

brow furrowed in frustration. Who had he managed to anger this time? And to get dumped

Achoo! Josefina sneezed.

of hot tea for her. "Ms. Josefina, have

conference room was abuzz; no one expected Holly to be so attentive

a smile,

it, Ms. Josefina. Please, carry on with the meeting." Holly settled back into her seat, listening intently as Josefina spoke. "We've got a heavy workload this month, folks. Let's buckle down, and the

"Thanks, Ms. Josefina!"

was never a correlation between effort and pay

checked her phone

"Ms. Josefina, I know this great place

I've already got plans with

recovered with a smile. "Sure,

had sent her, Josefina

her. "Josie, the duck is coming right up. George insisted this

bouquet of ninety-nine roses. She was stunned, both by the beautiful flowers and Oliver's gesture. "Why did you buy flowers?"

and endearing, making Josefina fight the urge to ruffle

was all serious again.

on the table, and