Chapter 654 Just in Time

After that response, Leanna kept quiet and held onto her glass of water.

Then, Joseph glanced at the bench and asked her, “Do you mind if I sit here?”

“Please, sit,” she replied. “It is meant for public use, after all.”

Before sitting down, he straightened his outfit. “You are a jewelry designer. I trust you are very familiar with all the pieces exhibited today?”

“You flatter me. There are plenty I have never seen before.” Then, she asked, “Has your car been repaired?”

“The repairs are completed,” he answered. “It is only a bit of paint. It’s nothing much. Please do not be so worried about it.”

After a brief pause, Leanna abruptly asked, “I remember you once mentioned you returned to Highside because you heard something had happened in Jamesdon. Have you found the information you were looking for?”

Joseph had likely not expected her to be so frank as he froze briefly before chuckling. “Your words seem to hint at a specific question.”

think there’s a need to beat around the bush,” she stated. “You and I both know who is involved in the Jamesdon incident. Since you are

to Highside because I wanted to know what was happening. Now, I have a pretty good idea of what happened and the answers to my questions. Don’t worry, though. I didn’t come to Highside to target the Pearson Group or do anything to Aidan. I had been keeping an eye on the development in this city, so I seized the chance to get a few business deals done. The few projects I’m working on are wrapping

sorry. I didn’t mean to

and know that it’s inevitable for you to be wary of strangers after what you’ve been through. That’s normal. My only concern about leaving the city is Charlotte. She’s unwilling to return to Jamesdon, so I’ll have to trouble

chatter coming from

hurriedly stood up to see what was

for it. After all, Tina is so high in the social hierarchy that even Daphne has to be cautious

naive. Still, she must be a true fan of Daphne. She’s so bold.

that I think of it, I do admire Daphne. I wish I had a fan who would

be very popular but would be frequently seen in the major film productions of the year. Charlotte must be the girl

soaring above the crowd’s chatter. “People are still debating about this online. There’s

that kind of person. You’re… You’re just—” She racked her brain for a long while, yet she could not recall a single word Zoe used to insult Tina. Hence,

fan, you should know what’s right and wrong. You

end of Tina’s speech, Leanna finally made her way to the center of the commotion. She pulled Charlotte aside and coldly said to Tina, “Is insulting and making life hard for a young woman in front of a crowd within the limits of your

our conversation and insisted on arguing with me. Also, I feel quite

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