Everyone focused their attention on the big screen and watched the scene playing on it. Josephine was unmoved with a pale face.Nicholas took her hand and gently squeezed it. "Baby, are you okay?" whispered Nicholas.Josephine turned to Nicholas. "This video, why is it here?" asked Josephine confused."Sshhh...don't panic. Just have a look," Nicholas answered mysteriously."Is that the video that was circulating lately? Lucas had an affair with Ms. Josephine?""Hey, it's the same video, but why does it look different?""Who is playing this video and what does it mean?""See, this video is completely different. Lucas and Josephine's positions are far apart.""Josephine pushed Lucas, not pulled him like in the video circulating.""It seems that the videos circulating are the result of engineering.""That's right, it must be the result of engineering, editing that makes Lucas and Josephine look close."The video on the big screen clearly captured the distance between Josephine and Lucas
Josephine smiled politely welcoming Jeremiah Kane who walked up to her. Jeremiah reached out for a handshake and was greeted by Josephine."I didn't expect to see you here, Mr. Kane," said Josephine.Jeremiah smiled. "The Hardys are my business partners, Ms. Josephine. I took my mother to be treated at the Sparrow Clinic also on the recommendation of Dr. Lynner Hardy, whose birthday we are celebrating today."Josephine laughed softly. She looked back, but did not find Sky, Flower and Nicholas within her sights, but she saw the bodyguards still in the hall area which meant Nicholas had not gone anywhere."Ms. Josephine, I saw everything that happened earlier. I didn't think Thomas Jade and his daughters would get that far," Jeremiah said in a concerned tone.Josephine smiled bitterly. "I can't say anything, Mr. Kane. After all they are my family, at least until now I still use the same name as them. However, certain people will see that it only goes as far as my family name, I get invo
"Let's see how things are in your apartment first, what happened there," said Nicholas. He looked back. "You guys want to take a look at Ms. Joy's apartment first?"Sky and Flower nodded simultaneously while glancing at each other. Nicholas steered the car down the road to Josephine's apartment. He drove the car slowly, then stopped on a quiet side street and made a phone call."James, you go into the lobby and ask the caretaker what's going on in there. Pretend you're looking for someone," Nicholas said."All right, sir. Wait a minute," replied James, one of the bodyguards in the van behind the Lamborghini.Nicholas, Josephine, Sky, and Flower watched from the window a tall man wearing a brown leather jacket entering the apartment lobby which looked crowded. It's James.Nicholas was getting impatient when after five minutes James still had not come out of the lobby. He was about to call when James called him."What's taking you so long, James?" he asked."Excuse me, sir, I took the t
"Madam Luan, is this a small town?" whispered Flower confused. Her eyes opened wide, seeing what was in front of her.Luan takes Sky and Flower to the Personnel building, a term used to refer to the area where the personnel members live in the Adams mansion.The place was at the back of the mansion, in the form of a square room measuring 120 square meters with no partitions. All the walls were bulletproof glass windows and the inside of the building was nicely laid out as an office space.The walls are painted a very pale light green color and decorated with indoor plants arranged nicely in several corners.The counter closest to the door was reception, then there were two sets of six soft leather sofas for one person surrounding a round table in the center, in the center of the room, a few meters past the reception counter.A few meters after the last set of sofas, there are about eight fairly large cubicles each, which are used as staff workspaces, complete with work desks, swivel c
Josephine opened Nicholas's room, but no one was there. Nicholas was still working in his study. Josephine wanted to take a bath, but felt it would be impolite if she did not ask the owner's permission first.Josephine decided to get back and knocked on the door of the two children's rooms."Sky, why is the door locked?" asked Josephine, knocking on the door again."Mom, Flower is asleep and I'm also in bed. I'm so sleepy," Sky answered from inside.Josephine's brow furrowed. Usually the triplets would be happy if Josephine slept with them, especially if they were somewhere other than home."It's going to rain soon, Sky. There's been thunder since earlier. Don't you want some company?" she asked.A moment of silence. It was starting to rain outside and there was thunder. Sky clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, while Flower hid under the thick blanket and took one hand out, then gave Sky a thumbs up, a sign that they would be fine."It's okay, mom, it's warm here and the sound of
Josephine went into the bathroom, closed and locked the door, then leaned against it to calm her raging heartbeat. Josephine didn't understand why her body always reacted strangely to Nicholas. The man made it difficult for Josephine to control herself and tore her sanity every time he teased her.This is like the reaction experienced by an alcoholic. Sometimes at an acute level, an addict who has quit for a long time, then tastes even a small amount of alcohol even at the mildest level, the addiction will return and become more severe.Nicholas was like that, making Josephine addicted. That man was very dangerous to Josephine's heart, mind, and body. She felt her lips, which were still throbbing after the kiss.Nicholas's taste was intense in her mouth. He was a good kisser, so Josephine was reluctant to let go, were it not for her breathlessness. He was so soft and smelling good.She refused Nicholas nervously, reasoning that it would take her a long time to wash and Nicholas, with
Josephine bit her lower lip nervously. "Nic-Nicholas... can you let me go?" muttered Josephine in a hoarse voice. Nicholas hugged her so tight and Josephine could feel his hard erection pressed against her stomach, hidden by the sheer fabric of her blouse. "Why should I let you go, baby?" whispered Nicholas in Josephine's ear in a husky voice that gave Josephin goosebumps. "You came in here because you wanted me, right?" Josephine didn't dare look at Nicholas and looked to the side. "N-no. I-I came in because I had to turn off the alarm on my phone," Josephine stammered. Nicholas smirked and kissed Josephine's neck which opened before his eyes. "Hm? The alarm on your phone?" "Y-yes ... aah ... yes, the alarm, Nicholas." "Are you sure it's your phone?" Josephine pulled her neck away from Nicholas and raised her right hand which was still holding the phone she had just taken from the sink. Josephine's eyes looked confused. "This... isn't... my phone?" Nicholas chuckled. "T
Safe haven means more or less, a place where you can hide from something that is uncomfortable or dangerous.Similar words that have more or less the same meaning, among others, hiding place, shelter, sanctuary, secret place, retreat.Josephine, as far as she could remember, had known nothing of that kind in her life. She is used to doing everything herself, keeping all her sorrows alone, hiding all her fears, enjoying all her loneliness, and swallowing all her worries.Safe haven for her is just a mirage that disappears into thin air with a flick of the hand. There is no safe haven in her life dictionary.She doesn't have a safe haven, a place where she can hide when sadness and fear come, a protection that keeps her calm when problems and difficulties strike, a secret place for her to hide for a while from the exhaustion of facing toxic people.She used to wear a mask from a young age. Various types of masks. Cute smiling mask. Cheerful laughing mask. Serious looking mask. Polite-fa