Everyone looked toward the direction where the sound originated.
Two taxis were involved in a rear-end collision and had come to a halt.
Once the cars had stopped, Josh Batton’s fans ignored everything else and got out of their cars. They started running toward the limo and screamed—
“Josh, we love you!”
“We will always support you, Josh!”
Josh couldn't help but frown when he saw that the accident happened because his fans wanted to get close to him.
“Stop the car,” he told the driver.
The driver slowed and then stopped the car by the road.
Josh turned to look at Georgie Clementine. “Georgie, can you please go down and have a look?”
Georgie nodded before quickly getting out of the car to approach the group of seven.
Their faces brightened up with excitement as soon as they saw Georgie, surrounding her before they spoke all at once—
“Ms. Clementine, I like Josh. Can I see him for a moment?”
“Please, we are his die-hard fans!”
“Please tell Josh I’ll always support him, Ms. Clementine. My name is Shelly Moore.”
These fans were the more passionate ones.
“Okay, I’ll convey your messages to Josh. He thinks you should head home as it's freezing out here, and he doesn't want you guys falling sick. Josh also hopes that you won’t do something dangerous like this next time.” Georgie remained courteous as she addressed his fans.
“Really? Did Josh say that? He does love us!”
“Josh is such a good person. He’s worried about our health.”
“Ms. Clementine, tell Josh we will never do something dangerous like this again.”
“If Josh doesn’t want to see us, can we get his autograph?”
Georgie peered around her calmly. The traffic was already getting a little congested because of them.
She immediately shook her head. “Sorry, but that won’t do. We are causing traffic congestion, so please, let's move out of the way, or it’ll give Josh a bad reputation.”
The fans promptly scattered when they realized the negative impact they might cause their idol.
Georgie looked at them helplessly, shaking her head before heading back to the car.
These hardcore fans gave her a headache.
Seeing that Georgie had resolved the immediate problem, Josh shifted his attention to Annabeth Cates, asking if she was all right.
Annabeth enjoyed his attention, feeling content deep inside.
***
The clock had already struck one o’clock in the morning when Josh and Annabeth returned home after the meal.
The house was bathed with lights when they entered, and they were greeted by warm air that filled the house.
It almost felt like summer indoors after a cold winter night outside.
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