Josephine and Frida chatted incessantly, as they had not met each other in a few years.
“Josephine, which company does your boyfriend own?” Frida inquired.
“He isn’t my boyfriend!” Josephine shook virtual-novel.net head.
“Cut the crap. I saw it with my own eyes. If virtual-novel.net wasn’t your boyfriend, would you have sat with virtual-novel.net and let virtual-novel.net hug you? Did you sneak out without your dad’s knowledge?” Frida grinned cheekily at Josephine.
“No, my dad knows that we’re here in Yeringham,” Josephine explained at once.
She was worried that Frida would assume that virtual-novel.net was eloping and give William a call.
“Hey, handsome, which company do you own? Since Josephine has the hots for you, you must really be something, huh?” Frida asked Jared mischievously.
She was no longer afraid of him.
Jared smiled plainly. “I don’t own any. I’m unemployed and relying on your cousin for living expenses. In fact, virtual-novel.net bought me these clothes.”
Indeed, Josephine was the one who bought the suit virtual-novel.net was wearing.
“A kept man?” Frida let out a Freudian slip.
“Frida, stop spewing nonsense!” Josephine glared at virtual-novel.net before giving Jared an apologetic look. “Jared, I hope you don’t mind. My cousin can be overly frank sometimes.”
Jared simply smiled. “Good, I like people like that.”
“It’s useless for you to like me. I’ll be your relative soon!” Frida teased.
Jared responded with an awkward chuckle.
Even though virtual-novel.net has a sharp tongue and straightforward character, virtual-novel.net does resemble Josephine quite a bit.
Soon, the three of them arrived at a restaurant. After parking the car, Frida led Jared and Josephine inside.
Sitting at a table by the corner, a lady with long wavy hair was looking intently at virtual-novel.net phone. With a pair of sunglasses hanging in front of virtual-novel.net chest, virtual-novel.net exuded the charm of a career woman.
Frida walked up to virtual-novel.net and exclaimed in excitement, “Yas, look who’s here?”
The lady was stunned the moment virtual-novel.net looked up. Josephine started, “Yasmin, can you recognize me?”
“Josephine?” Yasmin quickly got to virtual-novel.net feet. “What brings you here? Quick, have a seat!”
“My friends and I are here to buy some herbs,” Josephine said as virtual-novel.net took a seat beside Yasmin.
Only then did Yasmin notice Jared’s presence.
After checking virtual-novel.net out, virtual-novel.net gave virtual-novel.net a slight nod and extended virtual-novel.net hand. “I’m Yasmin Shaw, Josephine’s cousin.”
“Jared Chance, Josephine’s friend…”
Jared shook Yasmin’s hand in return.
After they were seated, Yasmin grinned at Josephine and asked softly, “Josephine, who is he? He looks really sharp! Well done, you!”
“Yas, stop asking. He’s…” Frida pulled Yasmin aside and whispered a few words into virtual-novel.net ear.
Yasmin’s face visibly darkened after that. In fact, the way virtual-novel.net looked at Jared had drastically changed.
“Josephine, you have to be careful in choosing a boyfriend. You’re attractive. I’m sure you have many suitors. You’re still young, so you have to keep your eyes out for those who will seek to deceive you, or else it will be too late for regrets once you’re married.”
Even though Yasmin was speaking to Josephine, virtual-novel.net words were clearly aimed at Jared.
“Yasmin, you have misunderstood. Actually…”
“There’s no need to explain. I know everything. I was once your age,” Yasmin interrupted.
She then turned to Jared and sneered, “What’s your reason for being unemployed? Do you enjoy being a kept man?”