Sweet Flash Marriage with the Restrained Tycoon (Isabelle and Damien) novel Chapter 695

Chapter 695 The Rescue

The phone rang for a long time. Then it went to voicemail.

Joseph called again.

This time, she picked up.

“Text me back. Now.”

Before Grace could respond, he hung up.

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Then he sent her a message, “Some creep is heading your way. If you need help, send me your door code. If you don’t, pretend I didn’t say anything.”

He kept his eyes on his phone as he followed the man into the elevator.

Grace didn’t reply.

The man called her again. She hung up.

He wouldn’t let it go. He sent her a voice message. “I know you’re here. If you don’t come out, I’ll wait at your door. Let’s see if you can hide forever.”

Joseph’s frown deepened.

Then, finally, Grace sent him the code.

Joseph smiled and pulled off his work jacket.

His black t–shirt clung to his frame, revealing the sharp lines of muscle beneath his full–sleeve tattoo.

The man who’d just been on the phone stared for a second, then edged away.

Joseph stood in front of the elevator. The man stayed behind him, not daring to get too close.

The doors opened. Joseph stepped out, walked to the door, and punched in the code.

“Beep. Welcome home.”

The door opened. Joseph tossed his jacket. It landed square over Grace’s head, like she was a human coat rack.

The man behind him couldn’t see her.

“I’m home and you can’t even get me a pair of slippers? You asking for trouble tonight?”

Joseph kicked off his shoes and let them fall where they may. The door clicked shut behind him, cutting off whatever the man might have seen.

Outside, the man checked his phone. Then he checked the floor number and the apartment number.

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“This is the right place, isn’t it?” He muttered to himself. “There’s no way Grace would be with a guy who hits her.”

He stared at his phone for another moment, then walked back to the elevator. He called someone. “Is that address you gave me even real? Are you messing with me?”

The elevator doors closed.

Joseph watched through the door’s security camera until the man was gone. Then he turned around.

Grace was still standing in the same spot, her head poking out from under his jacket. She was staring at him.

He stared back.

She’d just gotten out of the shower. Her hair was still wet. She was wearing a silk slip dress–nothing underneath. She was clutching Joseph’s jacket to her chest.

Her eyes were red. She’d been crying.

“What are you doing here?” Her

o was thick with tears.

“My sister has a place upstairs. She’s not using it, so I’m staying there for now.” The lie came easily.

“You ran into him downstairs?” Joseph could hear the fear still in her voice.

She’d started panicking the moment her ex–boyfriend called. Then Joseph had called. She’d been too overwhelmed to deal with him. But he’d been so insistent. The second she’d picked up, he’d barked at her, “Text me back. Now.”

She’d started crying.

What did she do to deserve this?

Then she’d realized Joseph was trying to help. She’d hesitated, but her ex wouldn’t leave her alone. Having Joseph scare him off didn’t seem like the worst idea. So she’d sent the code.

Now he was standing in her apartment.

Her heart was racing.

What now?

“I heard him on the phone. He’s bad news.” Joseph picked up the shoes he’d kicked off and lined them up neatly by the door.

Grace didn’t invite him in. Joseph said, “He’ll probably come back.”

Grace knew that too.

“What should I do?” Her voice cracked.

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