NovelReadingChapter 121
Josephine was about to leave when Yvan spoke again. "My dad askedto chere."
That single sentence made her stop in her tracks.
Noticing how easily he could control her movements, Yvan looked pleased with himself. He slowly walked up
behind her. "He askedto take care of his business in Sunvale for a while... and to look after your business
too. So, I'll be staying here for a while. If you need anything, call me. Oh, and make sure you takeoff your
block list."
Josephine spun around and glared at him. "Take you off? You were the one who blockedfirst—" But before
she could finish, he had already turned and was striding back to the smokey-eyed woman.
She was furious—absolutely livid—but there was nothing she could do. After fuming for a moment, she whipped
out her phone and dragged his number out of her blacklist.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSince she had her phone in hand, she decided to call Ethan. But the second she dialed his number, she heard a
ringtone go off nearby. She froze and turned toward the sound-only to realize Ethan had been close by the entire
time, standing near one of the street vendors.
He had been there all along; she just hadn't noticed him because she was too caught up in her anger with Yvan,
too blinded by the crowd passing between them.
"Ethan." she walked up to him, looking up to meet his gaze, only to notice something felt... off. Maybe it was just
her imagination, but his expression didn't hold its usual warmth. Instead, there was a coldness to it.
"What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?"
His face was still a little flushed. Worried he might have a fever, she reached out to check his forehead with the
back of her hand. But before she could touch him, he turned his head away like he was avoiding a bug.
Her hand froze mid-air. For a moment, she just stood there, fingers curling slightly before she awkwardly let her
hand drop. Her ears burned with embarrassment. Josephine hadn't expected him to react that way to her touch.
"Sorry," she winced inwardly, realizing she had probably crossed a line. The silence between them grew heavy,
making her uncomfortable. She took a step back, then another to give him sspace.
Reaching for her phone, she said stiffly, "I'll call George to pick us up." Without waiting for a response, she
turned away, leaving him with a tense back.
Truth be told, Ethan regretted it the
second he pulled away. He knew exactly why he felt this way-it all started when Josephine laid eyes on Yvan. The
way he looked at her was anything but innocent, and the air between them felt charged.
He thought the only thing standing between him and Josephine was Zayn-that clueless idiot who wasn't even
worth worrying about. He had assumed Zayn would eventually take himself out of the equation. He never
expected someone like Yvan to show up-someone who was even more of a threat and
impossible to read.
George had told him how Josephine had been staring at a striking silver-haired guy in the hospital for a long, long
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmtime. Ethan just hadn't expected that man to be Zayn's older brother.
He knew Josephine had a past with
Yvan, and from the way things looked... Whatever was between them wasn't entirely in the past yet. That
realization didn't just make him feel threatened-it made jealousy burn hot in his chest.
He knew he had no right to be jealous. But he couldn't stop himself.
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