Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess novel Chapter 346

Kidnapping?

A smirk threatened to break across Josefina's face as Lena cobbled together such a shoddy excuse.

"Come on, you were free to come and go as you pleased, right? The surveillance footage shows you were the last one to walk into that room. How in the world could you have been kidnapped?" In front of everyone, Josefina pierced through Lena's fabrication with a pointed tone.

Lena was left speechless. Gritting her teeth, she countered, "Some guy was tailing me, made me withdraw cash. I got the money. Just when I was about to hand it over, then... Bam! The whole mess kicked off."

Tears streaming down her face, Lena threw herself into Hattie's arms, sobbing uncontrollably. "I was so scared, Mom, please help me."

Lena wept, her body quaking until she fainted away.

Josefina watched Lena's tour de force performance, half-tempted to give her a standing ovation. Such talent—she should be on Broadway or something.

Josefina chose not to expose Lena's scheme any further. Some things are best left with just a hint.

...

After Lena was whisked away to the hospital, Hattie and Josefina were left to handle the aftermath.

When the five men came to, none of them dared to stray from the story. As per the earlier arrangement, if caught, they'd claim they were kidnapped for ransom.

What could they do? Lena's offer had been too generous to refuse.

The cops relayed this version to Hattie, who wasn't buying it one bit. The story was riddled with holes.

Hattie spent a pretty penny to keep the lid on the story, so Lena's scandal remained under wraps.

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Annika and Josefina met up in the garden. Josefina perched on a swing beneath the shade of a tree, the warmth of the day tempered by the cool canopy above.