Blind date turned proposal (Josie and Dexter) novel Chapter 1078

Josie returned backstage, wrapping up the event. By the time she finished, the organizers were incredibly grateful.

"Ms. Alice, you're incredibly diligent and responsible. Without you, we wouldn't have known what to do."

Josie chuckled lightly, stood up, and headed towards the lounge. Grape was asleep, with Lachlan standing guard by her side.

She leaned against the door, watching for a while. Lachlan felt her gaze but didn't turn around, busy with work on his phone.

"When did you meet Mr. Russell from Russell Group? Why have you never mentioned it before?" he asked.

Josie's heart felt heavy, as if a stone had been thrown, stirring up waves.

"It's been quite some time. Back when I was in Wavery, I used to work at Russell Group."

"Were you a designer?"

"Yes."

"That's an impressive track record. Why did you give it up? Your resume didn't mention anything about Russell Group."

Lachlan felt uncomfortable, bordering on an interrogation. Josie understood this. She took a deep breath and walked up to him.

"It was an unpleasant memory. I'd rather not bring it up."

Lachlan looked up, locking eyes with her for a moment. "Is it about Dexter and you?"

Josie's face froze, her eyes revealing a hint of sorrow and despair.

Before she could respond, Lachlan curved his lips into a smile, patting her shoulder. "It's all right. If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine. I—"

"Grape is his daughter," Josie quickly replied.

It seemed as if a second slower, and articulating this answer would have been impossible.

The air fell into an awkward silence. Lachlan's expression remained unchanged. One could even say that he had forgotten to change it.

Lachlan wanted to say something. His lips moved hesitantly, but no words came out.

Josie gave a bitter smile. "I didn't really want to say it, but I thought you would eventually find out. Grape looks too much like him, doesn't she? Moreover, I don't want to hide anything from you."

After a long while, Lachlan seemed to recover. "He came back to look for you... Why?"