The Epic Blind Date with My Boss (Josie and Dexter)

Chapter 264 Hitting a Wall

Her voice cut through the hostile air in the room like a bell. “You can’t stop us from demolishing your homes,” she said. “We’ll wire the compensation as promised. So, what are you going to do? Sue us?”

“We have legally acquired this land and paid the agreed price. Is it really worth it to continue this dispute?”

Her eyes scanned the room with sharp intensity. “My father is of a similar age, so I understand your concerns. I would love to receive as much as possible, but I would never sacrifice my dignity for money.”

Her voice was laced with exasperation as she berated their behavior.

Josie took a deep breath, her face growing grim. “This is our final offer. We are willing to negotiate on the rates, but we will not be flexible if you are unwilling to compromise.”

The residents were taken aback by Josie’s bluntness. Their expressions hardened as they listened to her ultimatums.

A man stepped out of the shadows and shoved Josie. “Don’t listen to her!” he shouted. “She’s just trying to trick us! Look at her! She’s wearing expensive clothes! She’s not one of us!”

making it difficult to keep her footing. She stumbled backward, and for a moment, it looked like she was going to fall into the deep hole

and reached out to catch

turned ashen pale as she looked behind

sharp pain in her shoulder

shoved her

and shook her head. “Let’s end it here,” she

else sighed in relief. The man who had shoved Josie smirked. “I told

at the man. She wanted to throw a brick at him but knew it would only

he shouted. The

stepped in to defuse the situation. “Don’t get riled up,” she said and continued, “you’ve misunderstood

her coat and examined the bruises on her arms and shoulders as she got into the

that the people here are as stubborn as mules,” she said. “You’d get a heart attack from trying to

of what had happened with the residents spread quickly within the

Hitting a Wall

her subordinate’s concerned voice stopped

face grew grimmer with each passing second as she mulled over what had happened. Her subordinate’s question was met with a strained nod, and she quickly made her way