After Josephine walked out of the section with Michael who helped her with the bags, she turned to him and asked, “Is it really okay for you to be here? I mean, shouldn’t you be in the office?”
“Ah that...” Michael trailed off. “Mr. Gray sends me official and non-official errands. It doesn’t really matter if I am his assistant or not. But,” Michael said and Josephine waited for him to complete his statement.“But what?” Josephine asked when he didn’t talk further.Michael made an expression like he was confused about something and he finally said, “Don’t worry. It’s just like I am an errand person to Mr. Gray.”Josephine nodded and asked, “If I may ask, how old are you, Michael?”“Twenty three,” Michael responded and Josephine’s brows rose a bit. “I know you think I am quite young and not fit enough to be Mr. Gray’s assistant.”“No!” Josephine said immediately. “Uh, it’s just that, your face looks too innocent and childish when ILucas was pissed. He had seen the faint reddish mark on her neck when he was about to get the door for her and he didn’t question her on it because she also didn’t talk about it. But while listening to her heartbeat while in the car, he could tell just what it meant. “Who touched you?” he asked again, his eyes brooding down at her and just by the way he spoke, Josephine could tell he was angry, but why?Josephine didn’t know if she should tell Lucas about what happened or not because she was also trying to protect Michael. She parted her lips to speak but she quickly closed it and she bit the inside of her cheeks.Lucas moved closer to Josephine and she gulped, feeling nervous as she has not seen this side of him before. He looked down at her, where Josephine had to crane her head up a little in order to look at him in the eye.Josephine couldn’t find the right words to say. It was as if her tongue was tied as it would not utter any words. Everyt
By the time Josephine woke up, it was already evening. She stretched her body and let out a groan before getting up from the bed. When her feet touched the ground, it went to hit something and she looked down to see what it was. Her eyes fell on the pizza carton she had devoured in the afternoon after she had sneaked out of her room to get it while Lucas was in his room. A small smile came to play on her lips when she remembered what had happened earlier but the smile soon faded.Josephine walked over to the window side and looked out of it to see how beautifully lit the outside world was. A satisfying smile appeared on her lips and she stepped away from the window before making her way towards the door. She opened it slowly and stuck her head out, looking from left to right to make sure Lucas was nowhere in sight.“All clear,” she said in a hushed voiced and brought one foot out before bringing the other and she tiptoed through the corridor. When she got
Josephine fumed and clenched her fist together, glaring at Lucas who seems to be enjoying every moment of irking her. When he had said he was sorry, Josephine had thought he was apologizing for what he did earlier, not knowing he had another thing up his sleeve and it made her want to go mad for falling for his trick twice.“Do you like the feeling now? I thought you might want to use the pool, so...” he had a smirk on and Josephine couldn’t contain her anger anymore so she burst out.“Do you think this is funny? Do you even care if I catch a cold and fall sick? Is this what I get for accepting to live with you or are you just torturing me the way you wa—”“Cool off Josephine,” Lucas said in a compelling tone and Josephine found herself staring into his eyes which already turned red. Lucas eyes changed back to its original color and he said to her, “You have been avoiding me after what happened earlier. Not that I mind it, but this was the only way to get your attention back. You can’
Josephine got dressed and headed for Matilda’s place. Matilda had called her in the morning to ask if she would still be coming. Before she left the apartment, she looked around to see if Lucas was still at home but when she did not see him, she guessed that he must have left early. She walked out of the apartment and used the elevator and it was only when she got downstairs did she realize that she had no cash on her.Josephine let out a sigh and brought out her phone to ask Matilda for help but before she could call, she heard someone speak;“Good morning Miss Josephine.”Josephine raised her head up to meet Sullivan’s eyes and she was surprised to see him there.“Morning,” she greeted back and had a questionable look on her face.“Mr. Gray ordered me to drive you to your destination and back home safely,” Sullivan said.Josephine brows rose and she asked, “Oh, he did?” and a smile appeared on her lips. So sweet, she said in he
"What?!” Josephine exclaimed. “How more shameless can he get? Isn’t he satisfied with ruining my wedding already?”“He came here with Maya yesterday and it looks like they have something up their sleeves,” Gabriel said.“Or maybe Maya is the one pushing him to it?” Matilda said and Josephine frowned.“I don’t think she understands how it feels like to be cheated on or to see your dream wedding being snatched from you and happening to someone else.” Josephine fumed.After seconds of fuming over it, Matilda questioned, “So, will you be going?”“What?” Josephine looked at her and thought about it. She wasn’t sure anymore. “Are you guys going?” she asked.“Well, yes. And we were hoping you would also come,” Matilda replied.“But why? Why do you want to go? Even Mrs. Lewis told me to think about it and now Brian?” Josephine huffed.“Since you said you were over him, I thought you would have a plan in mind. Like a rev
When they arrived at Brian’s apartment, Josephine didn’t disappoint Sullivan this time as she waited for him to get the door for her.“Thank you Sullivan,” she thanked him and Sullivan bowed his head a little. Gabriel also got down from his car and they both walked to the front of Brian’s front door.Maya, who heard the sound of vehicle, peeped from the window, thinking that Brian was back but a frown settled on her face when she saw two black vehicles; one which looked expensive and the other which she recognized to be for Gabriel.“What is he doing here?” she muttered in a low voice and her eyes darted to the side to see who owned the expensive Sedan.Maya saw a young man who quickly hurried to the side to open the door for whoever it was and when her eyes fell on Josephine, her jaw dropped a little and then she saw how the young man bowed his head after Josephine said something to him.After the time Maya saw Josephine in the shopping mall where a well-to-do man defended her after
Sullivan parked in front of Lucas apartment and hurried over to open the door for Josephine. Even though he didn’t fully like her and thought she had bewitched his boss, he couldn’t help but worry about what had happened in the house she went to pack her things where her mood had turned off unlike when he first saw her in the morning.“Miss?” Sullivan called her and Josephine who had zoned out quickly zoned back in and she turned her head to the side to see Sullivan standing outside.“Oh! We are here,” Josephine said, just realizing that they were back in Lucas apartment and she got down from the car.After Sullivan shut the door, he went to open the booth and brought out her bags before closing it. Sullivan carried the bags to where Josephine was and said, “I will drop these inside for you.”Josephine was about to refuse when Sullivan started walking and she had no other choice than to let him do it. When they got to the front door, Josephine turned to Sullivan and said to him, “I wi
Lucas sat in his office, lost in his past when a knock suddenly brought him back to reality. He sighed and ordered whoever it was, “Come in.”The door opened, revealing Sullivan who walked in and went to stand in front of him. “Sir, Miss Josephine is back home safely as you ordered,” he reported.Lucas took seconds before asking, “Anything I should know?”“She seemed to be thinking about something after she went to an apartment to pack her things,” Sullivan revealed.Lucas brows pulled together and he repeated, “Pack her things?”“Yes. There seem to be a little misunderstanding between her and another woman in the house.Lucas looked confused a bit. The person Josephine said she was going to visit was someone she said cared about her and from the way she said it, the person seems harmless, except she didn’t tell him her other plans. She must have gone to her ex-fiancé’s place, Lucas came to the conclusion and his face turned sour.With a raise of his hand, he dismissed Sullivan but be