Chapter 2901

After lunch, Joshua sat down on the sofa and called Jude.

Jude was so overjoyed to hear that Joshua had returned, he almost wanted to reach into the phone to hug him. "Where are you guys? I'll go pick you up right now! Don't worry—I promise I won't let your father know about this, and I'll try my best to lose the reporters following me too! Don't worry, my friend! Give me your address right now!"

Joshua could not help curling his lips into a smile when he heard the excitement in Jude's voice. "This is precisely the reason why I didn't ask you for help and went to John instead."

He and Jude had known each other for many years, whereas Joshua had only gotten to know John from Luna and Anne. Therefore, Joshua should have sought out Jude's help instead when deciding to return to Banyan City, but he chose not to, precisely because he did not feel confident letting Jude handle this.

"Why don't you trust me?" Jude was upset to hear this. "I'm your best friend!"

"It's not you that I don't