Charming Mommy of adorable triplets

Chapter 999

Ryleigh retracted her hand subconsciously. “Joe, but I’ve always only regarded you as my best friend. I’ve never thought about-”

Joe grabbed her by the shoulders, and his action made Ryleigh feel even more unfamiliar. “Joe, you-”

“Ryleigh, you once said that you wouldn’t marry Louis, and it’s just an arranged marriage…” Joe stroked her slightly cold cheek with his palm. “But the way you treated him when you were in the hospital made me realize that I might lose you very soon.”

Ryleigh moved Joe’s hand away, and her expression became slightly more serious.“ Joe, you’re the one who sent those photos to me, aren’t you?”

He did not deny it, nor did he admit it.” What would you do if it’s indeed me?”

Ryleigh’s shoulders trembled, and her lips moved slightly. “Why would you do this? I believed in you, Joe. I didn’t believe it even when Zee told me that it was you, and I thought that she was mistaken.”

Joe tightened his grasp on her shoulder and bent over to get closer to her. “Because I want you to leave him.”

Ryleigh’s body froze slightly as she stared at Joe’s possessive gaze in shock while he held her cheek. “I thought about giving you my blessings, but I realized that I couldn’t do so. I’m sorry, Ryleigh, please forgive me for being selfish.”

wanted to kiss her, but Ryleigh pushed him

Still, he stepped forward and clutched her shoulder even harder. “Have you fallen

Ryleigh was astonished

in

the various arguments that she had had with Louis in the past, although they were all infuriating, she really did

lip pressed down against hers

resisted even more intensely. She started pushing harder and harder, but he came at

sharp slap slashed through the air

on Joe’s cheek, while Ryleigh’s face looked pale as she shuddered from

at Joe

forward. Her car was parked across the road, so she just stepped out off the sidewalk without noticing the

instant when he saw something, and he

toward her. The horn and brakes sounded

fell to the ground immediately. The truck was forced to stop in the middle of the road, and the nearby vehicles honked as they had