Josie was puzzled. “Me?”

It seemed that Ava had recognized Josie, too. Her finger hovered in the air for a moment before she pointed at the latter. “You are… Josie! We’ve met before!”

Josie felt a pang of regret for not wearing a mask when she left the house. It wasn’t that she was afraid of Ava, but she just wanted to avoid unnecessary trouble.

She feigned ignorance. “Have we met before?”

“Stop pretending! It was you who set me up all those years ago, causing Zach to break up with me!” Ava became even more agitated. “What’s the matter? After tarnishing your reputation and fleeing to a distant place, you’ve realized that only Wavery can accommodate you, so you want to come back to make a fortune?”

As if she had found some newfound confidence, Ava arrogantly mocked Mallory, “You call me a gold digger, but I’m afraid you can’t compare to your friend here. Everyone in Wavery knows that Josie is the biggest scheming gold digger!”

Mallory lost her composure as Josie was dragged into the conversation. “Could you repeat that?”

turned to Ava and said, “First of all, I need to make one thing clear. Your breakup with Zach has nothing to do with me. Given his personality, I suspect he grew tired of you, so I suggest you do some self-reflection to figure out

of Josie’s mouth, leaving Ava almost unable to catch her breath. Ava stuttered but ultimately couldn’t form a

been married all this while, you know. Since you didn’t want to break up with him, did you aim to replace the position

giving Josie a thumbs up in

what does that make you? At least I’m better off

Josie had reclaimed what was rightfully hers in the most

corner of Josie’s mouth slightly faded.

about to speak up, but

you’ve returned? Just as you said, Zach is still married. The Olsen family’s assets are

vented her anger, and

the chaotic scene before him, momentarily at a loss for how

the circumstances, Ava was no longer in the mood to watch the competition.

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