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."

in frustration. Who had he

Achoo! Josefina sneezed.

Holly poured a cup of hot tea for her. "Ms. Josefina, have some tea and rest

expected

cup with a smile, Josefina

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

"Thanks, Ms. Josefina!"

never a correlation between effort and pay like there was now. Since Josefina

meeting, Josefina checked her phone and saw a message from

"Ms. Josefina, I know this great place that serves incredible roast duck, really

the invite, but I'm sorry. I've already got plans with a

she recovered with a smile. "Sure, we

into the location Oliver had sent her, Josefina was surprised. Roast

utensils for her. "Josie, the duck is coming right up. George

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

was both surprising and endearing, making Josefina fight the urge to ruffle his hair. "Oliver, are

split second, Oliver was all

roast duck on the table,