“Come back” were the only two words he sent.Josephine’s heart skipped a beat. She glanced at Avery, who was still immersed in joy, and silently put her phone back in her pocket.Avery threw an arm over her shoulder and said with a smile, “You see, Josie, you can also make money on your own. You can raise your own baby, so why do you need that scumbag?”Josephine smiled and raised her hand to gesture, "Avery, I should go back now.""Why go back? Let's have dinner together tonight and celebrate."Josephine waved her hand and touched her belly. "I need to go back and take medicine.""Oh right, I forgot about that. Your pregnancy is still unstable now. Let me send you back. We can celebrate after the contract is signed."Josephine nodded with a smile. She followed her out of the coffee shop and got on her motorcycle. As Josephine was pregnant, Avery didn't drive as recklessly as she did before. Instead, she drove steadily and didn't run any red lights. She even prepared a raincoat for J
His voice wasn’t loud, but Josephine was startled.Anxiously, she gestured, “I…I want to…buy something.”“Buy what?”She gulped and continued, “Clothes. I want to buy clothes for you.”He stared deep into her eyes and laughed abruptly. “Buy clothes for me?”The woman nodded.“Josie,” he called her name out of the blue. It has been a long time since he called her that.He touched her cheek softly and spoke with a cold voice, “You know how to misbehave now, do you? Lying without blinking your eyes. Did Avery teach you that?”Josephine’s pupils shrank, and she shook her head repeatedly.The man grabbed her hand to stop her from explaining and hugged her waist with his other hand before planting a kiss on her lips.“Don't be so nervous. I was just joking. So, what kind of clothes do you plan on buying for me?”Josephine’s hands were restrained, and she could only stare at him.He didn't seem to want her to answer either. His fingers moved around her body, slipping under her sweater and pul
"What's wrong, Lewis? Why do you look so out of it?" Sierra had been in the car for a while, but all Lewis did was sit there and smoke. He'd already gone through two cigarettes, and yet, the car was still in the parking lot. Giving his cigarette a final puff, Lewis chucked the butt out of the window. "Is your ankle any better?" He turned to look at Sierra. She made a face. "I'm honored that you still remember that. Thanks for your concern, but I'm still alive and kicking," she said sarcastically. She was still very much hung up on the incident as she had thought that she could make a big fuss out of it. How was she to know that it would be brushed aside just like that? And to make matters worse, she had yet to receive an apology from that mute!"I'm not in the mood to sweet-talk you. What do you feel like having for dinner?" Lewis massaged his temple, a hint of fatigue in his eyes.Sierra glanced at him in bewilderment after a brief pause. "Is anything the matter? Is it something to
Avery's smile faded. She gaped and grabbed Josephine's hands in hers. "I'm sorry, I just wanted to get you to come here. I didn't mean to block you. But since you're here, this means that you value me more than that asshole, right?" Josephine pressed her lips into a thin line as she stared at Avery pitifully."Alright, alright. I'll unblock you now. Will that do?" Avery pulled her phone out and unblocked Josephine. "So will you go to Playtime?"Josephine nodded without a moment of hesitation."There's a good girl. See, I've unblocked you. But don't go around dressed in your pajamas. This won't do. Hang on, I'll go get you some new clothes." Avery went and got Josephine a set of clothes, but they were quite loose on her as Avery only had casual, baggy clothes. It wasn't too big of a problem though, since Josephine pulled the look off with her height.Soon, Avery brought Josephine to Playtime on her bike. They told the receptionist what they were there for and were led to the advertisin
Avery was so angry that she laughed. Staring at Mr. Colson, she said, "Why else do you think I'm wasting my time fighting with Sierra for a lousy promotional video, Mr. Colson? Do you think I have nothing better to do with my time?"Beads of perspiration formed on Mr. Colson's forehead as it slowly dawned on him that this wasn't as simple as battling for a role, this was two women fighting for a man!Everyone else's gaze on Sierra became increasingly complicated, and she was on the verge of exploding from frustration.Banging her hand on the table, she stood up and pointed a finger at Avery, crying out, "Avery Green, is something wrong with you? Why the hell are you so hellbent on helping Josephine? What good will it do for you to go against me?""That's up to me! Who do you think will take her side when even her husband isn't helping her? Do you think that everyone is as desperate as you to wantonly seduce another person's husband and even flaunt it shamelessly in front of his wife? J
Mr. Casio sighed. His heart ached for the young lady in front of him. Pushing the food to her, he urged, "Go on, tuck in. We don't want the food to get cold."Josephine wiped her tears away and forced a smile.She picked up a fork and ate hastily, stuffing her mouth.From Mr. Casio's point of view, she must have been starving for days.As Josephine wolfed down the stroganoff, her tears kept falling into the plate and mixing in with the food that she ate.The diner was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Casio, a middle-aged couple in their forties. They used to have a child, but the child had passed away due to a traffic accident.They ran the diner and did what they could by trying their best to help people who couldn't afford their meals.Josephine sat in the diner for the entire afternoon and stayed on until after dark.Mrs. Casio was quite worried about her, so she asked her husband, "This poor child looks quite pitiful. Has she nowhere to go?""She can't speak. I guess she's looking for a job h
The tall, slender figure stood at the entrance with his back facing the sun, so Josephine could not see his face clearly. Her grip on the plate in her hands tightened subconsciously.She did not know why he would suddenly come looking for her. Shouldn't he be enjoying his time with Sierra now?"Are you done messing around?" he asked, sounding no different than how he usually did.She had been missing for more than half a month, and all that amounted to him was her messing around?Mrs. Casio was stunned and stood frozen on the spot, her gaze traveling between the two."Who are you to Josie?" Mrs. Casio questioned spontaneously."I'm her husband."Mrs. Casio's jaw dropped in bewilderment. This was not what she expected. She had thought that Josephine's husband was a slacker who bummed around doing nothing. Or a paunchy man who ordered her around, thinking he was all that.Never had it occurred to her that he would be such a handsome young man with a commanding air to him."Josie said you
Josephine slowly reached out to scoop a handful of ash off the ground. It was promptly blown away by a gust of wind. She looked up at Lewis helplessly.But all he did was gaze back at her condescendingly, as though all he had destroyed were some worthless garbage, and that in his eyes, Josephine was no different from the garbage he had just dealt with. Her friends, even herself, and all she held dear meant nothing to him.She picked herself off the ground and signaled. "Why? Why do you treat me like this?"Lewis took a step forward and reached out to wipe her tears away, saying softly as he did, "These things should not have appeared here in the first place. I've told you to stay away from Avery. Why don't you listen?"She even had the audacity to bite him for these pieces of trash!"Am I not even allowed to have friends?" Josephine signed."You have me, and that should be enough. Why do you need friends?" His tone was gentle, but to Josephine, those words scared her to no end.She sta