Chapter 227 Unexpected Call

It was so surprising to see her mother’s sudden change of attitude toward Jonathan that Josephine was rendered speechless. What’s going on? It’s as if I’m an outsider and Jonathan is her son!

“Is the taste to your liking, Jonathan?” Margaret asked earnestly, looking as if her whole world was hinged on his answer.

Josephine was even more confused. She scanned Margaret and Jonathan’s faces, wondering if they were hiding something from her.

“Not bad,” Jonathan commented after eating a spoonful of the soup. He pushed the bowl in Josephine’s direction, smiling. “Want a bite?”

“Nope!” She humphed and turned so that her back was facing Jonathan.

“What’s wrong? Are you mad at me?” Jonathan chuckled. He snaked his arms around her from behind. She was startled the moment she was being pulled into the unexpected embrace. “Jonathan! W-What’re you doing? Let go… There’re others around…”

“So what if they are?” Jonathan’s smile grew wider. Instead of letting go, he pressed closer. “There’s nothing illegal about hugging my own wife.”

“You…” Josephine pouted in exasperation.

“Oh… I think I still have something cooking on the stove. Let me go check on that….” Margaret said, deliberately finding an excuse to leave the couple alone. With that, she hurried out of the room.

Connor and Emmeline exchanged a knowing look. They, too, quickly excused themselves.

Within seconds, there were only Jonathan and Josephine left in the living room.

“See? We’re alone now,” Jonathan grinned, eyes dancing with mischief. His hot breath tickled her ear. “I’m not letting you off the hook that easily this time. You aren’t going to be able to get away like you did last night…”

“It’s still daytime…” He’s not going to… Is he?

can’t do this in the daytime?” Jonathan said,

his touch. Her heart was beating wildly in her chest and she was shaking more

amused. The more pitiful and helpless she looked, the more he wanted to tease her. However, his phone

frown marred his face as he took out his phone, which was

from the other end of the

“Yes, who is this?”

his ears that it took his mind a second to register. It had been a decade since someone addressed

had wondered if this is an empty number!” The girl sounded excited

“Alice Renner?”

a flood of

was living the life of a vagrant and making his way from Yaleview all the way to Jazona. He was penniless and desperate when

the husband of the

regretful in taking Jonathan in and had,

to say. It was obvious that he was

of the couple left on a short trip. Her husband had seized the opportunity and threw

Renner was the

do you?” Alice said sadly when she was met with silence

with a smile. “You’re the little girl who used to follow me

their way into one victory after another, Jonathan had sent word

them to reach out to

heard from them over the next

are you right now? Actually, I called because something

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