Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess novel Chapter 33

Luke replied: [Yeah. Lena’s account is all clear, nothing fishy.]

Josefina pondered for a moment before adding, [Keep digging. Hit me up if anything pops up.]

[Don’t you worry, boss. I’ll be on it like white on rice. You’ll be the first to know.]

Josefina fired up her computer, got some work done, and played the stock market a bit. Leaning back on the couch, she drifted off to dreamland. Her mind bounced between the good days with the Harrison family and the current state of the Antonio clan.

...

The next morning, Josefina was still half-asleep when a barrage of ringtone bursts woke her up. She didn’t silence her phone even in her sleep, afraid to miss anything big.

Picking up the call, she was greeted by Lauren’s ranting, “Josefina, you little deadbeat, I called you 25 times. Why did you only pick up now?”

Rubbing her eyes and trying to wake up, Josefina retorted, “What makes you think I gotta answer your calls?”

Lauren shot back, “For heaven’s sake, I raised you! Is this how you repay me?”

Just as Lauren was about to continue her tirade, Josefina hung up on her. Fuming, Lauren was about to call back when she realized she’d been blocked. Pissed off, she vented to Billy, “Billy, just look at her attitude! Ignoring my calls on purpose. And when she finally picks up, this is how she treats me? She’s doing this to get at me!”

Billy, not wanting to engage in the drama, grabbed his phone to call Josefina. “Josie, it’s your dad. I...”

“My dad’s last name is Harrison. Did you change yours?” Josefina snapped back, cold as ice.

Billy couldn’t confront her and said helplessly, “Josie, I know you’re mad at us. I...”