So, Judy really didn’t feel much of anything.
She actually felt more at ease being home alone.
If Joseph had stayed, he would’ve just gotten in the way.
Besides, her period hadn’t even started, which made it easier to get caught.
That was exactly why having Joseph around would’ve beenpletely inappropriate.
Otherwise, she’d have to exin things afterward, and that would just be a hassle.
“Alright, you should head back now. I’ll make sure to take all these things you bought.”
As she spoke, her eyes drifted toward the nutritional supplements on the floor.
Joseph could only sigh and decided to go along with her wishes.
They were both adults after all, and everyone needed their own space.
If he clung too tightly, it would only make her feel suffocated.
Might as well just leave it at that.
Joseph had no choice but to walk away, looking back every few steps.
As he left, all he could think about was making Aurora pay.
He wasn’t going to hold back on Walton Corporation anymore.
He was no longer the same man he used to be.
As long as he proved himself, his father would surely approve of him and Judy being together.
Joseph silently gave himself a pep talk, but Judy only felt more indifferent about this pawn she’d been using.
He was trying to control everything, and he wasn’t even
Their personalities seemedpletely different now.
Judy flopped onto the couch, sinking into the cushions.
She looked at the supplements on the floor,
She silently swore to herself that this couldn‘
acting like his old self anymore.
ing her beautiful eyes slightly.
go on any longer.
She and Joseph just weren’tpatible anymore.
Keeping things as they were would only <b>be </b>bad for both of them.
<b>He </b>was just a stepping stone–how could <b>he </b>possibly have the right to make any decisions?
She had lived <b>at </b>the bottom for so long.
<b>But </b>now, after spending time among the elite<b>, </b>she’d grown used to <b>the </b>view from <b>the </b>top and realized it wasn’t bad <b>at </b>all.
<b>The </b>people she interacted with and <b>the </b>circles <b>she </b>moved <b>in </b>was <b>a </bpletely different world.
<b>So</b><b>, </b>what she wanted was to stay <b>up </b><b>there </b>permanently<b>, </b>not go <b>back </b><b>to </b>being someone <b>controlled </b><b>by </b>others.
That was why <b>being </b><b>with </b>Joseph could never be her <b>final </b>destination.
<b>With </b><b>that </b><b>thought</b>, <b>the </b>light in <b>Judy’s </b>eyes <b>sharpened</b><b>, </b><b>and </b>her <b>entire </b>presence turned <b>noticeably </b><b>colder </b><b>and </b><b>more </b><b>resolute </b><b>than </b>
before.
+15 <b>BONUS </b>
On the flight back from Millford, Tessa nced over at Julian and found herself growing more and more annoyed.
Even though someone had tidied him up a bit<b>, </b>that dull look in his eyes still made her ufortable.
How did a perfectly fine man turn into a fool?
Was this all the resilience he had?
Pathetic.
She couldn’t believe she hadn’t realized before just how useless Julian really was.
And seriously, what had even happened?
So, what if he’d gone to jail?
It was still better than letting his emotions spiral until he drove himself insane.
At least that much, Tessa could see clearly, which was why she found Julianpletely unbearable now.
The entire flight, he never quieted down.
He clutched something in his hand that looked like a phone, unwilling to let it go even for a second.
His eyes stayed locked on Tessa the whole time.
From time to time, he muttered, “Vicious woman, wicked through and through. She’s the killer. Don’t arrest me. It was all you. Why won’t you admit it?“”