Chapter 101

Josephine's gaze turned cold as she looked at Zayn. "This is your and Nadine's home, not mine. If you want to keep those photos so badly, go ahead. As long as Nadine doesn't mind, it's none of my business!" With that, she smiled politely, turned on her heel, and headed for the door.

"Josephine!"

"You've got the wrong idea, Mrs. Forbes! There's nothing between Zayn and me! I just came by to drop off some medicine for him. Please, calm down."

Truthfully, Josephine was so tired of the same exhausting drama. She wished she could just cover her ears and block it all out.

Right then, George abruptly turned around and yelled, "One of you knows the other's married but still shamelessly throws herself at him, and the other knows this woman has ulterior motives and still refuses to kick her out. You two are practically a perfect match-what misunderstanding are we even talking about?"

Josephine nearly burst into laughter, but the smile never reached her lips, as it soon turned bitter. Even George could tell what was going on, yet Zayn was still pretending to be clueless-acting like an idiot while treating her like one, too.

sort things out. She should've cut him off the moment she

pang of guilt. If she hadn't dragged him into that mess just to vent her frustrations, he wouldn't have gotten hurt. "I'm sorry... You got caught up in this because

nothing! It makes me look more rugged, don't you think? Besides, I'll just tell Mr. Dane. He'll definitely cover my medical

quickly objected. "No, don't tell him. I'll cover your medical expenses." "No, no, that won't do. Mr. Dane already told me not to take a single penny from you. If he finds out I

he know?" Ignoring his protests, she pulled out her phone and transferred him ten thousand dollars.

Let me know if that's

more than enough! A tube of ointment costs, what, a couple

situation earlier —if George hadn't stepped in, she would've been facing

the past, she had lost-either with a concussion or just stressed out to the point of a health scare This time, she might not have won

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