When Love Breaks Novel Josephine And Zayne

Chapter 23

Nadine was already soaked from head to toe, but she didn't seem to care. With a graceful motion, she flipped her wet hair back and gave Arthur a sultry "Arthur, H this the effect you were going for?

Arthur burst into laughter, his eyes lighting up with excitement

He strolled me to the edge of the pool, his gaze filled with encouragement, "Vou're a bold and free-spirited girl. I admire that. What's your name?" Nadine's face lit up with delight. "I'm Nadine Sommers, an actress."

"Nice to meet you, Nadine," he said, extending his hand

it lightly

Without hesitation, Nadine placed her hand in his, and Arthur leaned down to kiss it

Her cheeks flushed red with excitement. "Anibar, I really admire you. Your cinematography, your sense of humor, your character-I love it all."

"Thank you"

Arthur straightened up and turned to address the rest of the crowd.

"What about the rest of you? Tou scared? I've heard Alantian women are notoriously timid, looks like that might be true. Back home, pool photos like this are super popular. No one's afraid of them."

The girls, who had been hesitant just moments earlier, couldn't help but envy the attention Nadine was receiving

Hearing Arthur's taunting words, a few of them, unwilling to be labeled as cowards, reluctantly stepped into the pool, one

nolone after another.

a few

every ten women at the party were

crossed his arms and

out a derisive snort.

no one here had ever been

had attended countless parties overseas, and no one ever

some amistic plus. He was nothing more than a lecherous creep

enough, Arthur was exactly a

more women entered the pool, their wet clothes

bottle of beer from the table, he shook it up, held it at his waist, and pretended to

to get out of the

only so big, and with so many people crowded around, there was nowhere

time, they were drenched in beer, looking urterly

Josephine turned her head away, her heart simmering

disrespectful, it was

three bottles of beer, Arthur reached for another. But just as his hand touched the next bottle, he spotted Josephine, half-hidden behind a Large

her paze snapping at

casual and familiar, as though they were lifelong

an instant, every pair of eyes in the room turned

knows her? He even called her by her

one who was arguing

Josephine's irritation Hared.