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.”

grabbed her arm and pulled her back into his

but he was too strong. “There are people around,” she whispered, her

road quickly covered her face

wanted to disappear

away with all her might

standing there?” The girl who witnessed what happened removed her hands from her face and blurted. “Run

breeze rustled through the trees while the skies rumbled with the sound of airplanes overhead. Her eyes sparkled under the streetlights as she

quickened. He caught up to her, gripped

old. She had been through a lot in her life and matured a lot as a result. But the scene unfolding before her eyes

out a love story she could no longer

felt a jolt of electricity run

after him. “Mr. Carter, there are still several partners you haven’t had a

at his watch. It was

and staggered

where he wanted to go. “Do

his eyes, feeling

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