Katrina felt that she had thoroughly lost at this moment. Although she and Josephine had been at odds since she came to the TV station and they didn’t like each other, Katrina now felt her dislike for Josephine instantly increase by no less than tenfold.
This was disrupting her whole life. An employee who happened to see Josephine too exclaimed, “Turns out it is Josephine’s sports car!”
After she said that, she immediately informed the group chat, where a commotion promptly broke out. Everyone was envious of how lucky Josephine was to receive a white sports car in the morning and a red one in the evening.
When Josephine reached the first traffic light, she stepped on the brakes so hard her forehead hit the steering wheel. Even the man beside her was thrown forward for a moment.
“Sorry! So sorry.” She let out an embarrassed smile while covering her aching forehead. She had stepped on the brakes too hard because she wasn’t aware of how sensitive the car was.
“Does it hurt?’ Ethan caringly looked over, only to see a red mark on her fair forehead. “I’m okay!” Josephine quickly shook her head to show that she was fine.
After that, she got comfortable with driving the car all the way to the entrance of the restaurant. Many of the customers looked at the car from the corners of their eyes when Josephine parked in the parking lot. When the man in the passenger seat got out, the women realized that it was the lady in the passenger’s seat, not the car, that they should be feeling. envious of!
Josephine couldn’t help but take a deep breath. before she asked, “Will you be okay with pretending to be my boyfriend?” “Who said anything about pretending?” Ethan smiled when he heard that. “I am your boyfriend from now on.”
Josephine was taken aback. Is he trying to make our deceit real? But before she could react, the man had already held her hand with his big palm as they headed toward the restaurant.
At the same time, Luke was sitting on a couch in a private room. He occasionally glanced at the bouquet of red roses he had prepared while he imagined how Josephine would look when he gave her the bouquet later. Not only that, he had gotten new car keys for her. He was determined to give her the sports car.
When he heard knocks come from outside the door, he quickly took the bouquet and walked over. However, what greeted him when he opened. the door was Josephine standing there with another man holding her hand. Luke was dumbfounded. What’s Quarles doing here again?
“Joey? Why did you bring him here?” Luke asked, displeased. Josephine came in while holding Ethan’s hand and solemnly uttered, “Luke, let me introduce you to Ethan. He is my boyfriend.” The bouquet in Luke’s hands immediately fell to the floor. He couldn’t believe that Josephine and Ethan were together.
“W-When did you get together?” Luke had a disapproving expression on his face. “Joey, I like you a lot. I will treat you well for the rest of my life as long as you choose to be with me.”
“Luke, we can be friends. Please choose another woman after we have this dinner together!” Josephine advised. However, Luke stubbornly insisted, “No! You’re the only one I love. I will never fall for another person!”
Ethan’s sleek eyebrows arched as he possessively embraced Josephine with his long arms and announced domineeringly, “She is mine.” Josephine’s body went stiff in an instant. She could feel how possessive the man was from the way he held her around her waist. His words even sounded like she was something he purchased and didn’t allow anyone to take away from him. Hold up… Isn’t he taking it a little too far?
Sure enough, Luke grew anxious as soon as he heard those words. He blurted out, “Joey, the order should matter, no?! I was the one who got to know you and fell for you first. You and he have only known each other for a few days! What if you are deceived by him? Men like him always have tons of women by their side. He must think of you as his plaything.”
Luke had always thought that he was a good judge of character. He could tell at a glance that Ethan was neither short on money nor women. Men who live frivolously like him were surely involved with more women than one could count.
Josephine, who didn’t expect Luke to feel so deeply for her, sincerely apologized. “I know that you like me, Luke, and I’m grateful that you like me so much. However, you can’t force feelings. I’ve always thought of you as a friend.”
