Chapter 269 Lovey-Dovey

“Matt, my father’s condition has been gradually improving. I don’t think I’ll be sending him to the hospital. Thank you for looking out for us.”

Her tone was polite but distant. Matthew could sense that she was pulling away from him.

“Alright. Are you facing any problems with him?”

The “him” he referred to was obvious. He was asking about the man standing next to her, the man who had been staring at her with undisguised suspicion.

“No, Matt. It’s my own decision.”

Matthew didn’t press the issue. He could tell that she didn’t want to talk about it. Soon after, he replied, “Be safe and take care of yourself. Good night.”

He spoke warmly to her.

“Good night.”

Josie hung up the phone and met Dexter’s suspicious stare. It was a simple conversation with her friend, but she felt guilty nonetheless.

friends?” he

how good I am

him, but he grabbed her

too strong. “There

who stood beside the road quickly covered her face and frantically commented, “I didn’t see

wanted to disappear into the ground…

all her might

there?” The girl who witnessed what happened removed her hands from her face and blurted.

night breeze rustled through the trees while the skies rumbled with the sound of airplanes overhead. Her eyes sparkled under the streetlights as she ran like a teenager, her face still

to her, gripped her wrist, and slowly

already twenty-two years old. She had been through a lot in her life and matured a lot as a result. But the scene unfolding

a love story she could no longer relate

around, and her eyes met his. She felt a jolt of electricity run through her body as she gazed into his gleaming eyes.

his assistant hurried after him. “Mr. Carter, there are still several partners you haven’t had a

at his watch. It was

waved his hands dismissively and

where he wanted to go. “Do

feeling frustrated. “The apartment!” he

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