Chapter 269 Lovey-Dovey

“Matt, my father’s condition has been gradually improving. I don’t think I’ll be sending him to the hospital. Thank you for looking out for us.”

Her tone was polite but distant. Matthew could sense that she was pulling away from him.

“Alright. Are you facing any problems with him?”

The “him” he referred to was obvious. He was asking about the man standing next to her, the man who had been staring at her with undisguised suspicion.

“No, Matt. It’s my own decision.”

Matthew didn’t press the issue. He could tell that she didn’t want to talk about it. Soon after, he replied, “Be safe and take care of yourself. Good night.”

He spoke warmly to her.

“Good night.”

Josie hung up the phone and met Dexter’s suspicious stare. It was a simple conversation with her friend, but she felt guilty nonetheless.

“Are you always this sweet with your friends?” he asked, his voice laced with jealousy.

Josie wanted to run away. “It only shows how good I am at socializing.” she said, trying to sound. nonchalant.

steps away from him, but he grabbed her arm and

but he was too strong. “There are people around,” she whispered, her

road quickly covered her face and frantically commented, “I didn’t see anything. You

to disappear into the

with all her might

are you doing standing there?” The girl who witnessed what happened removed

the skies rumbled with the sound of airplanes overhead. Her eyes sparkled under the streetlights as

while his breath quickened. He caught up to her,

been through a lot in her life and matured a lot as a result. But the scene unfolding before her eyes was something out of a teenage movie.

love story she could no

a jolt of electricity run through her body as she

him. “Mr. Carter, there are still several partners you haven’t had a chance to toast with,”

watch. It was

his hands dismissively and staggered

go. “Do you want to go to the

eyes, feeling

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