Nicholas smiled mysteriously. Again, his face was very close to Josephine's. He stared into Josephine's eyes sharply, then his hand reached out to caress Josephine's cheeks which were reddish because they were blushing."Don't worry about the Jade Property. I'll take good care of it. Actually, even before we met, I had already taken care of starting the acquisition process. A few distractions hindered me, but currently the person I entrusted to take care of it has sped up the process."Josephine trembled. Nicholas' hand on her cheek felt cold, but Josephine's heart felt strangely warm."F-Fine," muttered Josephine.Nicholas kissed Josephine's forehead quickly and distanced himself from Josephine."Now go home. Sorry I can't accompany you this time because I have work to finish. I will have one of my men escort you home."A sudden feeling of emptiness hit Josephine, when Nicholas turned and walked to his desk, then called someone, telling the person to take Josephine home.Josephine to
Lindsay and Lucas were unhappy. Lindsay felt angry because Josephine always got the better of her, even though she didn't seem to be trying too much.There are always people who protect and look after her and it just so happens that those people are clearly more powerful than Jade family.Secretly, deep down, Lindsay was also jealous of Josephine's luck with being with the president of the Genesis Group, who was unexpectedly handsome--more handsome and dashing than Lucas, a man who was extremely rich and powerful, despite there was a dark, cold aura around him, but it was clear that Nicholas Adams adored Josephine a lot.On the other hand, Lucas was not happybecause he always hoped that one day Josephine would see him and they could be together.Actually he was ready to leave Lindsay, if Josephine wanted to be with him. Nicholas' presence made it difficult for Lucas to approach Josephine and unfortunately for the sake of maintaining his relationship with Lindsay before he could attra
Lucas and Janeth approached a confused looking Lindsay. They watched from a distance Lindsay approaching composer Sodaro Pagliani and near them were Josephine and the small child she was carrying, as well as Nicholas who never took his hands off Josephine's waist."Lindsay, what's wrong?" Lucas asked when he got close to Lindsay. He glanced at Josephine, and immediately looked away when he saw Nicholas looking at him with ridicule."But why, Mr. Pagliani? We've worked together before and the song we did together was trending on the music charts for weeks," Lindsay said in a high-pitched tone, having rediscovered her sense of the situation. She turned to Lucas. "Mr. Pagliani said he wouldn't work with me his whole life. Isn't that ridiculous and over the top?"After all, Sodaro Pagliani is the most influential composer in Metronine City and working with him is sure to guarantee a successful musical career.Sodaro Pagliani is a musical genius whose excellence not only stands out and mak
"I hope this Lindsay thing won't have a big impact on my life," muttered Josephine with a glum face. Josephine thought that what happened between Sodaro and Lindsay would have long tails. Sodaro was clearly furious and he refused to compromise. Nicholas also said that his distant cousin was known to be very disciplined in his work and idealistic when it came to art."You have nothing to do with the problem between Sodaro and Lindsay, so don't worry," Nicholas said soothingly. "I'm worried because Lindsay will definitely blame me for her troubles with Sodaro. She is a person who hates being beaten and will do anything to get rid of anyone she doesn't like."Nicholas clicked his tongue. "I'll protect you, Josephine, no matter what happens. After all, in terms of earlier, it's actually Lindsay who should be worried, not you. She's the one causing trouble and it's clear Sodaro will sue Lindsay for her immoral behavior." Josephine looked at Nicholas doubtfully. "I actually didn't mean
"It can definitely be used, if the person you call a genius hacker can process it cleverly. Photoshop here and there will definitely make these photos and videos different," said Janeth in a satisfactory tone.Lindsay took out her phone and opened an online banking application, then wrote down some numbers and showed them to Janeth. "Enough?"Janeth looked at the numbers and smiled broadly. "Cool! Thank you, sis."Lindsay sent some money to Janeth's account, to pay for Janeth's efforts to take photos and videos of Josephine and Lucas' meeting at the Sparrow Clinic rooftop garden.After Janeth left, Lindsay contacted Darius. The hacker came an hour later."Here," Lindsay said while holding out a memory card containing photos and video recordings of Janeth. "You still have to work it out, trimming and adding here and there, but if it turns out well and is what I want, I'll pay you more," Lindsay said.Darry took away the memory card. "Don't worry, Ms. Jade, I will process it. Give me on
Josephine's heart pounded. Nicholas looked like a statue of a Greek god, with light honey-colored skin and a body like that of a skilled sculptor. Josephine had to clench her fists and take a deep breath before stepping closer to Nicholas. "Ni-Nicholas, a-are you sick?" asked Josephine as she sat down beside Nicholas on the side of the bed. Even though her hands were shaking, Josephine worked up the courage to reach out and touch Nicholas' forehead. Normal. No signs of fever at all. "You don't have a fever," muttered Josephine. She stood in front of Nicholas and half bent down, inspecting the wound on Nicholas' left chest. She found that the wound was not in bad condition."Your wound looks better and almost recovered. There is no more inflammation like before," said Josephine while examining carefully and thoroughly.Josephine helped Nicholas change the medicine. In fact, while cleaning the wound on Nicholas' chest, Josephine had been wondering why Nicholas was so quiet and didn
Josephine returned to Nicholas' room and cleaned up the tools she had used to treat Nicholas. Her heart was still beating really fast, after witnessing the scene in the living room between Nicholas and Lucas. Nicholas' flat tone, all razor sharp, turned Lucas' words upside down and made him embarrass himself. Nicholas was not being rude or harsh. He was polite and refined, but cold as ice and as stiff as a slab of iron. Josephine could imagine how frustrated Lucas was facing Nicholas and she felt a little guilty, because her heart felt happy seeing Lucas suffer.Josephine had liked Lucas, when she was a teenager and the adrenaline rushes through her youth. It takes persistence and patience to admire Lucas, because he is the most popular boy in school. Josephine's rivals were not only girls from the same grade as her, but also upperclassmen and later also underclassmen. Not only handsome, athletic and masculine, Lucas is also the sole heir of the Hills Corporation, which is well
Josephine opened her eyes slowly and her eyes immediately stared at the high ceiling above her. She shook her head, trying to remember where she was right now. The ceiling of her room is not this high and wide.Josephine's hand moved, felt around the other side and she touched a piece of paper. Josephine took the paper and read the writing on the paper."I have to go to the office early because I have a little business to take care of. I have everything ready for you. You can stay and wait for me to come home, or Ben will drive you if you want to go home. Your new clothes are on the table because your clothes from yesterday can't be saved. The maids will take good care of you and you just need to tell her what you need. I'll call you later, baby."Josephine's face was bright red and she immediately sat up on the bed. Josephine held tightly to the blanket covering herself, while remembering and replaying last night's scene."Oh God, Oh God, Oh God," muttered Josephine, talking to herse