Joshua had paved the way for her in so many areas and taught her so much; he hadn''t just done the work for her. He had protected her when she was at her most vulnerable, sheltering her under his wing and allowing her to grow. Without him, her ambitions would have been crushed before they even had a chance to bloom.


    Now, from her current position, Ste could see things she had never noticed before.


    At the mention of Joshua, Abby''s smile turned mischievous.


    "Hehe, see? I told you winning over Joshua was worth it. Aurora might have a lot of admirers, but not a single one of them is in his league. Joshua could handle all of them by himself."


    Then, as if remembering something, Abby added, "Star, are you and Joshua... hearing wedding bells soon?"


    Ste asked, "What wedding bells?"


    "Joshua''s been looking at housestely," Abby said. "He even asked me about your favorite interior design styles... It seems like he''s nning to renovate a ce. Is he getting your future home ready? Star, have you two already started talking about marriage?"


    Ste was quiet for a few seconds before answering, "No, Joshua and I aren''t together yet..."


    Abby cut her off before she could finish.


    "Star, have you not checked Twitter recently?"


    "No, I haven''t," Ste admitted. "It''s been busy, so I haven''t looked in a while. Why?"


    Abby gave her a look that was hard to describe. "Your Joshua already made it official on Twitter, and you''re still saying you''re not together?"


    Hearing this, Ste pulled out her phone and opened Joshua''s Twitter profile. When she saw it, she nearly dropped her phone.


    A picture of two sped hands filled the screen. Anyone who knew Ste would recognize her hand instantly.


    When Joshua had worked as her bodyguard, he had added almost all of her friends for easiermunication. Not just Antoney Watson, Abby, and Candida Fletcher, but also Haynes O''Brien, Neville Connolly, and Foreman Richards. Of course, Keen O''Brien and Marvin Connolly were on the list too.


    The tweet had no caption, but the photo alone was enough to make people''s imaginations run wild.


    Antoney, Abby, and Candida had all liked it.


    Ste also saw a fewments from their mutual friends.


    Foreman: You sneaky bastard!


    Haynes: Is that photoshopped?


    Neville: Someone''s salty.


    Keen: Are you and Mom together, Mr. Joshua?


    Marvin: Nooo! Does this mean Dad


    doesn''t have a chance anymore?et


    really like Mr. Joshua, but!


    Dad and Ste to be together


    Seeing Ste''s stunned expression, Abby guessed the reason and couldn''t help butugh.


    "Oh... that sly fox. He didn''t even give you a chance to say no. He just went straight to the publie


    announcement


    Ste checked the timestamp on the tweet. It was from the day Leonard was shot.


    Remembering the look on Joshua''s face when he pulled the trigger, a faint wave of unease washed over her.


    Just then, her secretary knocked on the door to remind her it was time to head to the contract signing.


    After the signing wasplete, Ste was about to leave when the other party''s project manager stopped her.


    "Ms. Cameron, ourpany''s president would like to see you."


    The family Ste had just partnered with was a foreign powerhouse, on par with the Quinns.


    Ste had never met their president.


    Since he had extended an invitation, she agreed and followed the secretary to a room down the hall.


    The secretary knocked, then invited Ste inside.


    she


    when the person in the of surprise crossedvet


    room,


    Conanosure Content bngs


    face but she quickly regained 1


    She was about to greet him, but he spoke first.


    "You''re not good enough for Joshua."