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.

only shows how good I am

grabbed her arm

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

road quickly covered her face and frantically commented, “I

to disappear into

all her

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

of airplanes overhead. Her eyes sparkled under the streetlights as she ran like a teenager, her face still flushed with annoyance at his unexpected behavior. It felt like a scene from a

down the street while his breath quickened. He caught up to

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

love story she could

turned around, and her eyes met his. She felt a jolt

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

at his watch. It was

dismissively and staggered

go. “Do you want to go to

feeling frustrated.

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