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.

she decided to call Ethan. But the second she dialed his number, she heard a ringtone go off nearby. She froze

was too caught

it was just her imagination, but his expression didn't hold its usual warmth. Instead, there was

you

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

stood there, fingers curling slightly before she awkwardly let her hand

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 to give

us up." Without waiting for a response, she turned

be 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

would eventually take himself out of the

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