Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

Billy stormed out of the house, feeling too restless to stick around any longer.

Lauren stood in the room with a somber look in her eyes. She couldn't fathom how their lives had spiraled into this mess - all thanks to Josefina.

Josefina arrived at the company for work. As soon as she stepped in, she could see everyone was frantically answering phone calls.

Kale made his way over. He had his phone turned off to spare a moment to chat with Josefina.

"Bit of a madhouse, huh?" Josefina said as she placed her bag on the shelf.

Kale explained, "These folks are desperate for partnerships. They're too intimidated to ring me up directly, so they're reaching out to the staff through back channels. I've instructed everyone to cut off any calls that aren't going anywhere."

Josefina settled into her chair, and Kale brought her a cup of coffee.

"Ms. Josefina, with you now taking on Anya's identity, word travels fast. I reckon we'll see even more people knocking on our door looking to strike a deal."

Josefina told him, "Let them know that I'm just running the company and Alex is the one behind the design work, not me."

manage, she certainly wasn't going to get her hands dirty with

nodded, "Got it. I'll take care of

left the office, Holly crept in, trembling. She looked terrible, with dark circles under

sipping the coffee. The bitter taste

to Josefina,

her, an indifferent smile on her stunning face, "Holly, what

advanced with trepidation, speaking reluctantly, "Ms. Josefina, I've come

laughed

come to come clean. Someone bribed me to hand over Alex's designs. They said as long as Alex was gone, I would be the only designer left, the chosen

sudden confession?" Josefina

'the only one' means nothing without real talent. Without Alex, another designer will step up. My skills aren't

hoped for leniency in her confession. As she went home, the more she thought about it, the more she feared that Josefina might know about her betrayal. The more she dwelled on it, the harder it was to sleep. Before dawn, she was up, first to arrive at the

my faults and beg for your mercy, for

words. "I'll give you another chance to prove yourself in

"Really? Ms. Josefina, you're willing to give me

decided to keep you on, it's

Josefina alone. "Thank you, Ms.

phone buzzed with a new message. [Holly, have you decided? Are you going to continue working with me?] S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FindNʘᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels