Josie returned backstage, wrapping up the event. By the time she finished, the organizers were incredibly grateful.

“Ms. Alice, you’re incredibly diligent and responsible. Without you, we wouldn’t have known what to do.”

Josie chuckled lightly, stood up, and headed towards the lounge. Grape was asleep, with Lachlan standing guard by her side.

She leaned against the door, watching for a while. Lachlan felt her gaze but didn’t turn around, busy with work on his phone.

“When did you meet Mr. Russell from Russell Group? Why have you never mentioned it before?” he asked.

Josie’s heart felt heavy, as if a stone had been thrown, stirring up waves.

“It’s been quite some time. Back when I was in Wavery, I used to work at Russell Group.”

“Were you a designer?”

“Yes.

“That’s an impressive track record. Why did you give it up? Your resume didn’t mention anything about Russell Group.”

Lachlan felt uncomfortable, bordering on an interrogation, Josie understood this. She took a deep breath and walked up to him.

“It was an unpleasant memory. I’d rather not bring it up.”

up, locking eyes with her for a moment. “Is

froze, her eyes revealing a

lips into a smile, patting her shoulder. “It’s all right. If you don’t want to talk about it, that’s fine.

if a

expression remained unchanged. One could even say that he had forgotten to

His lips moved hesitantly, but

gave a bitter smile. “I didn’t really want to say it, but I thought you would eventually find out. Grape looks too much like him, doesn’t she? Moreover, I don’t want to hide anything

Lachlan seemed to recover. “He came

custody of

splendid scenery of Sumanthova. She couldn’t

give her to

desire, you may not

point. She spun around abruptly. “So what if that’s the case? I

It’s okay. Although Keller Group

remained silent, her

In the silence that hung in the air, Josie’s phone suddenly

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