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 leaped, the rest

nearly seven or eight out of every ten women at the party were

the sidelines Zan crossed his arms and

out a derisive snort.

think no one

had attended countless parties overseas, and no one ever pulled

than a lecherous creep trying to disguise his antics as "art".

was exactly a

entered the pool, their wet clothes outlining their elegant curves, Arthur's excitement only

up, held it at his

scrambled to get out of

many

drenched in beer, looking urterly humiliated and

this unfold, Josephine turned her head away, her heart simmering

just disrespectful, it was outright

Arthur reached for another. But just as his hand touched the next bottle, he spotted Josephine,

her paze snapping at

his tone casual and familiar,

an instant, every pair of eyes in the room turned

He even called her by

the one who was arguing with Nadine

Josephine's irritation Hared.