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.

off nearby. She froze and turned toward the sound-only to realize Ethan had been close by the entire time, standing near one of the

all along; she just hadn't noticed him because she was too caught up in her anger with Yvan, too blinded by the crowd passing between

to meet his gaze, only to notice something felt... off. Maybe it was just her imagination, but his expression didn't hold

Are you not feeling

a little flushed. Worried he might have a fever, she reached out to check his forehead with the back of her hand. But before she

curling slightly before she awkwardly let her hand drop. Her ears burned with embarrassment.

she winced inwardly, realizing she had probably crossed a line. The silence between them grew heavy, making her uncomfortable. She took a step back, then another

George to pick us up." Without waiting for a response, she turned away, leaving him with a

told, Ethan regretted

pulled away. He knew exactly why he felt this way-it all started when Josephine laid eyes on Yvan. The way he looked at her was anything but innocent,

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

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