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.

away. “It only shows how good I am

away from him, but he grabbed her arm and pulled

strong. “There are people

quickly covered her face and

disappear into the

all her

witnessed what happened removed

under the streetlights as she ran like a teenager, her face still flushed with annoyance at his unexpected behavior. It felt like

up to her, gripped her wrist, and slowly

had been through a lot in her life and matured a lot as a result. But the scene unfolding before her eyes was something out of a teenage movie. She felt like an

play out a love

a jolt of electricity run through her body as she gazed

his assistant hurried after him. “Mr. Carter, there are still several

at his watch. It was getting

hands dismissively and staggered over to his

he wanted to go. “Do you want to

eyes, feeling frustrated.

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