Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

Oliver was beyond annoyed. Every question Shay threw at him was just another opportunity for humiliation.

With his gaze lowered and a tender look in his eyes, he turned to the blushing Josefina and said, "Let's get out of here."

He wrapped Josefina in his arms, holding her close as they made their exit. Shay watched them go, the pair inseparable, clinging to each other as if they couldn't stand to be apart.

And what about her? What was she in this picture? Just a jester? Her eyes filled with a desolate mixture of envy and resentment.

With a lonely twist of her body, Shay turned and slowly walked back the way she had come.

Meanwhile, safely ensconced in the privacy of their booth, Lena let out a sigh of relief. "They're gone."

In the shadowy room, a man's voice, dripping with mockery, broke the silence. "Who would've thought, Shay has a thing for Oliver."

"How did you know?" Lena asked.

"Are you braindead, Lena? It couldn't be more obvious. How can you not see it?"

darkness, and even though

what Josefina has achieved, neither you nor Shay could manage. How does that make you feel? I've invested in you,

Lena's spine as she sat there, too afraid to make

Lena spoke up, her voice tinged with defiance. "Oliver's just smitten with Josefina because of her talents. With her multiple identities

disdain. "And what about you? Carrying the name of the Harrison family and yet you couldn't snatch Oliver's heart. Do you

didn't dare to respond, fearing

man let out a long sigh. "What a shame, I

she were working for me, that would've been

the darkness, Lena pursed her lips, her expression hidden

meeting me here might have blown your cover," he continued. "Don't come again.

be

Don't

you might ruin my

with a muffled acknowledgment, not daring to say

...

motorcycle to be retrieved later. "Why did you dress up like this to meet Lena?" Oliver bent down to look at Josefina's