08 - The proposal

So, does that mean Joshua had relations with every girl who worked at his house? That explains his surprised tone when he met me. I can't believe I could have easily been a target. In fact, I was a target of Jack. Did he really want to use me to show off that he was better than Joshua? How childish!

"What are you doing there?"

I freeze at the sound of Joshua's voice.

Clearly, my attempt to hide behind a plant pot didn't work out very well, even though it was big. After being discovered, I come up with an excuse.

"I was cleaning."

I hear Joshua laugh through his nose, disbelieving.

"Did you hear our conversation?"

I let out a sigh and remain behind the plant pot.

"Look, I know what you might be thinking about what you heard. But that's just Jack being stupid. What happened was a long time ago. It won't happen again."

But I don't know if I liked hearing that, because unbelievably, a part of me would like to be desired by a guy as sexy as him, even knowing it could just be a flin