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Wendelyn was beyond mortified. Her face burned clemson, not from shyness, not from shyness but from humiliation. Right now, she couldn’t even bear to be in the same ce as Joshua, let alone adinke him.
And to make matters worse, Shermaine had seen everything. In an instant, whatever pride Wendelyn had left was utterly shattered
“Interupt? Not at all. You came at the perfect time,” Joshua said, his tone calm but cutting.
Just then, Jameson and the others walked out of the study. When he saw Wendelyn sprawled on the floor, which he thought was such a disgrace to the family, bis face darkened with anger. “Wendy, what are you doing lying there?”
Wendelyn, her ankle throbbing, wobbled to her feet and exined, embarrassed, “Sorry, Dad, I drank too much and lost my bnce.”
Jameson’s gaze shifted to Joshua. After <b>years </b>of navigating the business world, he had easily seen through Wendelyn’s intentions.
He bellowed inwardly. “This is ridiculous. She can seduce Joshua all she wants, as long <b>as </b>it stays hidden. But not here, not with my mother and brothers around. If Joshua decides to make an issue of it, who’s going to end up embarrassed?
Suppressing his fury, Jameson barked, “Why’d you drink so much tonight? Since you were drunk, you should have <b>stayed </b>in your room instead of
wandering around here. Go back to your room, now.”
Hearing Jameson’s voice, Ruth came out of the room. “What’s going on? Why are you yelling at Wendy like that?”
meson couldn’t exactly tell her about Wendelyn’s behavior. “You came just in time. Tako her back to her room so she doesn’t make a fool of herself”
Ruth’s temper red instantly. “Even if Wendy made a mistake<b>, </b>you can’t talk to her like that. Do you have any idea how much honor <b>she’s </b>been bringing to this family?”
“I told you to take her away, not to argue with me!” Jameson snapped.
Ruth was about to retort when Wendelyn quickly grabbed her anm. “Mom, I know I messed up tonight, Please don’t argue with Dad. Let’s not make things worse.”
After all, there were not only family members present but also outsiders. Wendelyn was wise enough to know that if things escted, she’d be the <b>one </b>
loh humiliated
Besides, Janice would soon return from her walk. If she found out what had happened, she’d surely call Wendelyn a seductress for coveting Shermaine’s fancé. Wendelyn couldn’t bear that kind of insult.
“No way. He’s got to exin why he said you made a fool <b>of </b>yourself” Ruth was determined to stand up for Wendelyn,
Jameson was consumed <b>by </b>anger as he thought, “When <b>we </b>first got married, she was sharp and capable. But ever <b>since </b>Shermaine went missing and she fell gravely ill, she has be so stubborn and clueless
Wendelyn’s <b>face </b><b>turned </b>pale, “Mom, <b>please</b>. It was my fault for drinking too much and making a fool of myself. Don’t me Dad.”
Hearing this, Ruth finally realized her daughter was in the wrong and managed to rein in her temper. But as she nced around, she noticed several other people in the hallway and thought, ‘This is bad.”
Meanwhile, Clyde, who had been eating leftovers in the kitchen, heard themation upstairs. He rushed up to see Wendelyn, <b>red </b><b>eyed </b>and pitiful, being scolded by Jameson.
When he <b>saw </b>Shermaine watching with interest, he, ever prone to filling in the nks with his imagination, assumed she was the reason for Wendelyn’s scolding. He thought, “Just you wait, Shermaine’ll make you pay for causing trouble for Wendy
Shermaine was unbothered by his hateful gaze and couldn’t care less about whether he’d been eating leftovers. She exchanged a look with Joshua, and they both headed downstairs.
Leslie, <b>an </b><b>outsider</b>, was curious about what had happened upstairs, <b>but </b>he knew better than to stick his nose into their business. Just then, he saw Joshua and Shermaineing down the stairs.
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Sharmaine’s smile was captivating.
Joshua asked, “Is it really that funny?”
“rea” Shermaine <b>replied</b>, still smiling.
Not long af, Janice returned from her walk. After saying their goodbyes, Shermaine and Joshua finally left.
The car was waiting outside. Joshua bent down and get into the lusnious Rolls Royce first, and Shermaine followed, her mind still on what had just happened, which she found amusing. As she took a step, her foot identally hit the car’s frame, and she stumbled forward, filling straight into
Joshua’s arms.
Joshua remained perfectly still. His crisp, clean scent of cedarwood filled Shermaine’s <b>senses</b><b>, </b>refreshing and intoxicating all at once.
Shermaine was usually agle, but in the cramped space, she only <b>ended </b>up crashing into Joshua’s solid chest. Her chin throbbed with pain, She let out a soft, muffled groan,ining <b>inwardly</b>, ‘Is he <b>made </b>of iron? He <b>is </b><b>so </b>rock solid.
For some reason, likely because of what Wendelyn had done, Shermaine felt a twinge of unease. <b>She </b>couldn’t help but wonder if Joshua would think she
was also trying to seduce hir
Hearing her gasp of pain, Joshua tilted her chin, as if checking for injury. Their eyes met.
ermaine stared at <b>him</b>, silent.