Chapter 245

"Think about how I've treated you these past three years, Josephine," Zayn said. "I love you so much, and I've never betrayed you. Even when I went to such lengths to secure Joe's inheritance, it was all for our future. How could you leave me when I needed you the most-and even stab me in the back?"

Letting go of George's throat, he grasped Josephine's hand.

"Do you know how rare it is to find someone we truly love and want to spend life with wholeheartedly?" Zayn asked, his tone sincere.

Josephine's eyes burned at his words. But after all the suffering she had endured these past days, her heart remained rational-though his words had softened it.

Taking a deep breath, she fixed her gaze on him and said seriously, "Zayn, you claim you've never betrayed me. Then, can you promise that from now on, you'll never see Nadine again?"

Zayn froze completely. In that moment of distraction, he forgot to restrain George, who immediately flipped him over.

Just as George was about to strike back, Josephine's voice interrupted, "Stop, George. Let him go."

She turned away and walked into the mansion, her steps heavy.

Time blurred as she sat in silence until Gloria approached and reported, "That man has left."

"I see," she responded softly, lowering her head as she pulled her cloak tighter around her shoulders-yet she still felt cold.

Gloria exclaimed in surprise, "Mr.

into the mansion, greeting Gloria before instructing, "Go ahead with your

out a quiet sigh. Then,

of his intent, he murmured near her ear, "If you need to cry, just let it out. Don't hold it

want to cry." Feeling awkward, she pushed his arms away and pulled her cloak

just feeling a little low," she

had drained

everything had settled, she

she wanted now was

a mess, yet at the

got Gloria's call, I was in a meeting at Grain Wave Tech. I came as

then handed her the

the candy, Josephine finally lifted her gaze and met his striking, elegant

me for a three-year-old? First, you put me to sleep; now, you're

not treating you like a child-I'm

steady as ever-no unnecessary sympathy, no forced comfort, just the same

to keep your blood sugar up. The film starts

few days-are you sure

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