The two of them were Laughing and chatting, and in Lucas‘ eyes, try looked exactly like a family.
A flush of red crept into the corners of his eyes as he forced himself to suppress the emotions surging in his chest.
He told himself over and over to stay calm and trust Aurora
But watching the scene through the ss, he felt like he was on the verge of losing it.
The image of a handsome <b>man</b>, a beautiful woman, and an adorati little girl was the perfect picture of a family.
No matter how he looked at it, that’s exactly what it seemed to he
Jealousy churned inside him, bubbling to the surface with every bath he took.
In the end, he could only turn and leave.
Even though anget simmered <b>beneath </b>his skin, he was still standing near Walton Corporation.
He reminded himself that Aurora would give him an exnation.
“What if he was only a working partner?” he reasoned, trying to hold on to that thought.
Meanwhile, Joseph paced anxiously in his apartment.
He dragged a hand through his hair, now disheveled and <b>greasy</b><b>, </b>his once–handsome features dulled by a patchy stubble and a look of <b>defeat</b>.
Ever since being thrown out of the Walton g, Joseph hadn’t stepped outside.
He spent every day holed up indoors, muttering things under his breath, like a man unraveling.
Even when Judy approached, he didn’t look at her the way he used to.
She came
<b>over </b>to call him for dinner, her eyes shing briefly with disgust at his current state, though she quickdy masked it.” Dinner’s ready, Joseph.”
“Your mun made your favorite. Come down and have some.”
Joseph looked at her, and at some p
point, a trace of resentment <b>had </b>crept into his gaze.
If it hadn’t been for this woman, would he have ever broken things off with Aurora, who was the younger heiress of the Walton family and the current general manager of Walton Corporation?
Her family’s wealth alone far exceeded the Hunts by several times.
All because of Judy–he’d handed over his golden ticket just like that?
Joseph took a deep breath, his gaze toward Judy <b>growing </b>darker and more twisted by the second.
Judy instinctively stepped back<b>, </b>a flicker of fear shing in her eyes. “Joseph, what’s going on with you?”
He clenched his fists, barely holding back the rage boiling inside. Nothing I’m just going to freshen up,”
He made his way to the bathroom and stared at his reflection in the mirror, running a hand <b>over </b>the stubble shadowing his face.
Then, suddenly, it hit him.
II Aurora had fallen for him once, she could fall for him again.
He refused to believe otherwise. Women were all about appearances anyway.
All he had to do was clean himself up.
Once Aurora saw him at his best again, she’de running back.
At the g, she must have held back because of the crowd. She couldn’t throw away her pride in front of so many people.
But could she really toss away three years of rtionship with me easily?
He was the young heir of the Hunt family, not some nameless preply boy.
With the younger heiress of the Walton family and the heir of the Hunt family working together, wouldn’t they be unstoppable in Ravenshore?
The more he thought about it, the
tit, the more sque l
smug he became.
His lips curled into a self–satisfied smile, augh rumbling from deep in his chest.
Outside the bathroom, Judy stood frozen.
She <b>had </b>heard hisughter, and her once–innocent face sank into cold, unreadable expression.
She wasn’t stupid.
There was no way she hadn’t noticed the change in Joseph’s attitude toward her these past few weeks.
Men really were all the samepletely unreliable.
“Aurora Walton, this is all your <b>fault</b>,” she thought
That afternoon, Joseph took Judy along to get a new makeover.
His feelings toward her wereplicated.
Yes, he liked having a delicate little girl clinging to him–it fed his ego and sense of superiority.
But a woman with no real value or usefulness?
In the end, she’d never be able to hold her ce.