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.

“Are you always this sweet with your friends?” he asked, his voice laced with jealousy.

“It only shows how good I am at socializing.” she said, trying to

him, but he grabbed

was too strong. “There are people around,” she whispered, her cheeks burning

quickly covered her face

to disappear into the

pushed him away with all

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

sound of airplanes overhead. Her eyes sparkled under the streetlights as she ran like a teenager, her face

street while his breath quickened. He caught up to her, gripped her wrist, and

her life and matured a lot as a result. But the scene unfolding before

two people play out a love story she

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

the event hall, his assistant hurried after him. “Mr. Carter, there are still several partners you haven’t had a chance to toast with,” she

his watch.

dismissively and staggered over to his

wasn’t sure where he wanted to go. “Do you want to go

feeling frustrated. “The apartment!”

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