With Cora, Jonas, and their people tearing the city apart looking for Shirley, Joseph wasn't foolish enough to lay a finger on her. Besides, Shirley wasn't Grace. She wasn't capable of making him lose control and commit a crime. Once Cora was certain Shirley hadn't been assaulted and Joseph was innocent, she left the hospital too. She called Joseph to ask why Shirley had ended up with him. He said someone had dropped her off and requested that he treat her. As for who it was, he didn't say. He claimed to have received a call, telling him that Shirley was outside his office. He couldn't just stand by and let her die, so he went to save her.Cora was certain Joseph had never left the office, so she took his word for it. Still, she asked him to come home, but he turned her down, leaving her frustrated.Early the next morning, Joseph received some unexpected visitors, who pulled up in an MPV. There were five of them, including the driver—three women and two men. They worked under
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