“What do you mean?” I was confused and a little angry.


    “You probably don’t know, but up until now, I’ve never been in a rtionship. I’mpletely innocent, unlike you, with all yourplicated love life-your ex-fiance, the ambiguous guy who pats your head, and whatever other guy,” Josh said, taking his time with every word.


    I was about to say something but stopped when Josh suddenly lowered his eyes and added, “So, if anyone finds out we spent the night together, they’ll think I’m not as innocent as I seem.”


    “Are you saying I’ve tarnished your innocence?” I blurted out, furious.


    “No, not really,” Josh replied, his tone making him sound like the wronged woman in this situation, while I felt like the shameless viin. “You were very well-behavedst night. You didn’t do anything inappropriate.”


    I couldn’t believe it. “This guy is so sly,’ I thought angrily, but the words stuck in my throat. All I could do was take my frustration out on the bread I was eating.


    “If you want to keep his innocence, he’d better stay far away from me,” I finally said after finishing my bread.


    “That’s probably not going to happen. Unless we stop working together,” Josh said, standing up.


    I didn’t know what to say.


    When I finished my breakfast, Myra was already done too. She said goodbye to her friend and promised to call next time she came to Seastone so they could meet up properly.


    As soon as her friend got in the car, Myra turned to me. “What did you two talk about? I saw Josh talking the whole time.”


    I was so speechless. Myra was out having dinner with her ssmates, yet her eyes kept wandering over to me.


    “We didn’t talk about much,” I replied, not wanting Myra to make a big deal out of it.


    Myra blinked, clearly not convinced. I quickly added, “Work stuff. We’ll probably be working longer hours from now on.”


    “What?” Myra’s cheerful face immediately turned into a frown. “That Josh… he doesn’t know how to treat ady. He’s so heartless.”


    I didn’t say anything as we headed to the amusement park, but Josh still hadn’t arrived.


    When we parked the car, Josh showed up, riding his electric scooter.


    “Josh rides an electric scooter every day? I can’t believe there’s a man who still does that,” Myra said, shocked. I was surprised


    too.


    I thought he’d always take a cab or the subway, but apparently, he rides a shared bike.


    “Josh, don’t ride that next time. Juste with us in Zoe’s car. It’s morefortable,” Myra said, acting like the boss.


    I was about to say something, but Josh looked at me and said, “Alright, I’ll leave it to you then.”


    I was speechless.


    1 had already been put in an awkward position twice that morning, and now this.


    1 sighed and turned to Myra. “Next time, can you check with me first before doing this?”


    Myra saw that I wasn’t happy and tried to y it cute. “I just wanted to be efficient, and safety’s important. Josh doesn’t know the area well, and riding an electric scooter is risky. What if something happens? How will we finish the project?”


    I was speechless.


    “I’ll definitely check with you next time,” she said, throwing her arms around me and acting all sweet.


    I could only tap her on the head with my finger. “Alright, you’re in charge of running errands today.”


    “Got it! My legs are strong,” Myra said, her optimism unwavering.


    “Then you’re handling things with Josh today, and I’ll go handle things with Cameron on the other side,” I said. I didn’t want to deal with Josh today.


    But just as I arrived at Cameron’s side, Myra called me. “We’re done here.”


    “What?” I asked, confused.


    “Josh said we’re taking the day off,” Myra said, and suddenly, I was fuming.


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