Foreman froze, but he recovered quickly.


    "I don''t know what you''re talking about."


    Joshua slowly sat up. "You''re the one who tipped off Leonard, aren''t you?"


    Of course, Foreman wasn''t about to admit it.


    "Joshua, what on earth are you talking about? I don''t understand."


    Joshua smiled faintly. "Only three people knew about the n: me, Star, and Antoney. It''s obvious neither of them would have leaked it. Since it wasn''t them, that only leaves you the one who asked Star out to dinner a while back."


    Foreman''s expression stiffened. He hadn''t expected Joshua to be so sharp.


    Joshua continued, not waiting for a reply. "I don''t know how you got the information, but..... I should really thank you. If you hadn''t passed that message to Leonard, I never would have found him so easily. The Lerman estate is huge; he might have actually gotten away."


    He looked up, his lips curling into a smirk as he met Foreman''s darkening gaze.


    "Thanks to your little tip-off, Leonard couldn''t eveny a scratch on me. How useless. It''s a good thing you showed up when you did, Mr. Richards. Otherwise, how could I have gotten Star to personally take care of me if I''de back unscathed? Oh, by the way, do you know why Star isn''t here? She''s in the kitchen making me a special soup. She knew you wereing, but she still put me first. Thank you for all your help, Mr. Richards. I always thought you were a liability, but it turns out you''re my greatest asset."


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    Foreman nearly choked on his rage. "So you took that bullet on purpose?"


    "How am I supposed to get closer to Star if I break into the Lerman estate ande back without a scratch? Joshua asked with a punchable grin. "You''ve been injured before. You of all people should know how O attentive she is when she''s taking care of someone, right? Oh, and I heard thatst time, she asked Abby to stay with her to avoid any awkwardness. Abby isn''t here this time. So now, Star and are living together, eating together... every day. This bullet was worth it. No wonder you''re so fond of ying the sympathy card, Mr. Richards. I have to admit, it really works."  s


    Foreman knew every word was true. He had meant to get rid of Joshua, but


    instead, he''d only helped him. He gritted his teeth in frustration.


    To make matters worse, Joshua kept twisting the knife.


    "See this rose? Star was so moved when she found out I got hurt picking it for her. Oh, right, you know about my insomnia, don''t you? To. help me sleep she''s been telling me. bedtime stories every night."


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    Foreman''s vision swam with red. Bedtime stories? How close did two people have


    to be for one to tell the other bedtime stories?


    "I can feel the scales in her heart tipping in my favor," Joshua said with a smile.


    "So what if you''ve known her longer, Foreman? In her heart, I''m just as important as you are now."


    Joshua had always been pragmatic


    Thet


    about his situation. He had known Ste for less than a year, which was nothingpared to the several year''s Foreman had known her Furthermore, Foreman hade into her life when she needed


    help the most, securing him a high ce in her heart.  s


    That was precisely why Joshua rarely brought up Foreman''s misdeeds in front of


    her.