Josie wailed, saying, "No way, Jay. You're the one who dragged me home and now you're telling me to go back? Since when did you become so unprincipled?
"I'm not going.” Josephine was displeased.
"You have to go back." His tone left no room for rejection.
"I'll go back tomorrow morning, okay?" Drowsy with sleep, Josephine wanted nothing more than to flop back onto the bed. She felt her frustration rise at Jay's impolite request.
Jay wore an uncompromisable expression.
Hurt filled Josephine's eyes. "You're playing favorites, Jay. Ever since we were young, you’ve been playing favorites."
Jay froze at the words that came out of her mouth.
Josephine's claim was not baseless when he had indeed spent most of this life fixated on Angeline.
As a result, he took no knowledge of Josephine's feelings.
However, he did not regret doing so as Angeline was worth every bit of his heart.
"Come with me." Then, he turned around and walked away.
Slouching, Josephine followed him into the study where Jay motioned for her to read his laptop display.
Reading the texts from 'Chasing Men While Lugging A Saber', she found every line laced with regard for herself.
Josephine’s eyes watered.
Jay spoke softly, "She's very worried about you. She can't sleep without you back."
Josie nodded, choking from the onslaught of emotions she felt. "I know, I know... Sister-in-law has always been good to me.”
Memories of Rose selflessly saving her at Tourmaline Estate surfaced in Josephine's mind.
Followed by the memory of how Rose risked everything to save her again back in the ruins.
Josephine bawled. "I owe her too much, Jay."
"That's a topic for another day. Let's get you back first." Jay interrupted his sister.
Josie nodded.
It was around one in the morning when Jay sent Josephine to Grand Asia's staff residency.
After Josephine alighted, Jay suddenly called out of her, “Josie!"
Josephine turned around.
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