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.

run away. “It only shows how good I am at socializing.” she said, trying

away from him, but he grabbed her arm and pulled her back into his

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

quickly covered her face and frantically commented,

to disappear into the

all her might and

standing there?” The girl who witnessed what happened removed her hands

under the streetlights as she ran

He caught up to her, gripped her

through a lot in her life and matured a lot as a result. But the scene unfolding before her eyes was something

two people play out a love story she could

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

the event hall, his assistant hurried after him. “Mr. Carter, there are

glanced at his watch. It was getting

waved his hands dismissively and staggered over

he wanted to go. “Do you want to

shut his eyes, feeling frustrated. “The apartment!” he

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