Chapter 121


Josephine was about to leave when Yvan spoke again. "My dad asked me to come here."

That single sentence made her stop in her tracks.

Noticing how easily he could control her movements, Yvan looked pleased with himself. He slowly walked up behind her. "He asked me to take care of his business in Sunvale for a while... and to look after your business too. So, I'll be staying here for a while. If you need anything, call me. Oh, and make sure you take me off your block list."

Josephine spun around and glared at him. "Take you off? You were the one who blocked me first—" But before she could finish, he had already turned and was striding back to the smokey-eyed woman.

She was furious—absolutely livid—but there was nothing she could do. After fuming for a moment, she whipped out her phone and dragged his number out of her blacklist.

phone in hand, she decided to call Ethan. But the second she dialed his number, she heard a ringtone go off nearby. She froze and turned toward the sound-only to realize Ethan had been close by

she just hadn't noticed him because she was too

meet his gaze, only to notice something felt... off. Maybe it was just her imagination,

Are you not

a fever, she reached out to check his forehead with the back of her hand. But before she could touch him, he turned

fingers curling slightly before she awkwardly let her hand drop. Her ears burned with embarrassment. Josephine hadn't expected him to

The silence between them grew heavy, making her uncomfortable. She took a step back, then another

to pick us up." Without waiting for a

be told, Ethan regretted

on Yvan. The

was Zayn-that clueless idiot who wasn't even worth worrying about. He had assumed Zayn would eventually take

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