Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
Josephine felt utterly relaxed as she was able to take three days off. She held her face and looked at the scenery of the bustling traffic in the distance. Being able to have a day of leisure made her very happy. “Come on! Let’s go downstairs for breakfast,” Ethan said to her.
Josephine suddenly thought, Can I take him shopping? She wanted to go shopping during her time off. Usually, she didn’t have time to buy clothes. “Okay. After breakfast, can you come shopping with me?” Josephine asked while looking up.
“Of course.” Ethan smiled. He wanted to buy her some clothes too. After finishing breakfast, Josephine used the only makeup she had in her bag to apply some light makeup, mainly covering the slightly red. half of her face. The injury was not visible under the light makeup.
Ethan drove her to the mall in his sports car. While shopping, Josephine was finally able to experience the feeling of being envied by others because when Ethan held her hand, the women around them looked at her with envy.
After browsing several branded stores, Ethan picked out eight sets of clothes for her, which Josephine could tell were intended as gifts. She didn’t refuse and willingly went along with it this time. She also realized that she had given him something to hold over her head and had to be prepared for the consequences.
When they were tired from shopping, they went to have lunch and continued in the afternoon. Josephine thought that Ethan would get tired, but it turned out that she was the one who got tired because he couldn’t stop buying things.
They went from clothes to jewelry, and he finally took her to a real estate agency, where he wanted Josephine to help him choose a house. He wanted to settle down in this city. At first, Josephine was surprised and asked, “Why do you want to settle down here?”
Ethan looked at her and said, “Because of you.” Josephine was shocked. Ethan wants to settle down in this city for me, eh?
However, looking for a house wasn’t easy, sol Ethan left it to his assistants to handle. When they returned to the hotel after dinner, it was already 9.30PM and Josephine was exhausted from walking around. She took off her makeup and looked at herself in the mirror, her expression betraying a hint of exhaustion. All she wanted to do was take a shower and go to bed.
Josephine took a shower and thought about it, then decided to go out and bid Ethan good night. She wore one of her shirts over her pajamas before pushing the door open. She knew it looked a little odd, but she didn’t care.
At that moment, the man was elegantly opening a bottle of red wine at the small bar. Josephine was slightly stunned to see that. Is he going to get drunk?
“Would you like a glass?” Ethan asked her. Josephine was delighted. She didn’t love drinking, but she didn’t want to miss this beautiful moment. Drinking a glass with Ethan would feel great.
Nodding, she walked over and sat on the chair as she waited for him. Meanwhile, Ethan poured half a glass of wine and handed it over. Josephine took a sip, noting that it was sweet grape wine.
“Delicious.” Josephine smiled. Ethan raised his glass and clinked it with hers, enjoying the wine, Josephine looked at his sexy and charming jawline, not to mention the throbbing of his Adam’s apple when he swallowed the wine, which was almost lethal.
Ethan Quarles was elegant and attractive in everything he did. Even his drinking a glass of wine could make people swoon.
“Cheers!” Josephine also took the initiative to clink her glass with his. Ethan smiled and took another sip. He propped his chin up, and the duo’s faces were instantly inches apart. They gazed at each other under the light, sizing each other up.
Josephine also plucked up her courage under the influence of alcohol, and just like that, she greedily stared at the man’s face. She found a small mole on the tip of his nose, adding a different sense of dimensionality to his appearance.
“Am I good-looking?” Ethan asked her. “What do you think?” Josephine countered. The man chuckled deeply. “Can’t get enough of it.” Josephine blushed, then puffed her cheeks and murmured, “Me too.”
“Is this a confession?” Ethan asked again. Josephine took a sip of her red wine before pursing her lips and smiling. “You can think of it that way.” “Let’s date, then!” Ethan stated in earnest.
Meanwhile, Josephine blinked and didn’t pretend anymore. “Okay, but I have to ask you two questions and you have to answer me truthfully.” Ethan was taken aback but he hoarsely murmured, “Sure thing. Ask away.”
“Firstly, do you have a formal girlfriend overseas?” Josephine asked. Ethan thought about it momentarily before shaking his head seriously and replying, “No.”
“Would your family approve of you dating a girl from a family like mine?” Josephine asked again. Ethan was startled for a moment. After giving it some thought, he stated, “My family hasn’t made any such demands of me. They want me to be with a girl I like.” After hearing this, Josephine nodded and said, “Okay, then. Let’s date!”
She didn’t want to let Ethan go. He was sent to her by fate, so she was determined to seize the opportunity. Whether she was after his money or his person, the fact was that she had fallen for him and had a strong desire to be with him.
Ethan put down his glass and stood up. He leaned close to Josephine, his handsome face closing the distance. Josephine’s breathing hitched as she thought, Is he going to kiss me?
She closed her eyes and let his thin lips press down on hers, but it wasn’t a deep kiss. Josephine was a little confused as to why it was only a brief kiss, but the man chuckled and explained, “Your lip was injured yesterday. You should rest a few days before we kiss again.”
Josephine blushed, realizing that Ethan had noticed that detail. However, she felt slightly unsatisfied. “Okay!” Josephine then finished her drink and said, “I’m going to bed. You should get some rest too.”
At that, Ethan gently bid her good night. “Goodnight,” Josephine turned back and replied before going to her room, feeling satisfied and filled with expectations for the future.
The following morning, Ethan received a call from Jared. Jared thought Ethan had returned, not knowing the latter was still in Averna. “You’re still in the city?”
“Yes, I’m staying here for half a year for now.” “It seems you’re serious about Miss Jacobson.” “We’re officially dating now.” “Let’s have lunch in the afternoon and get to know each other!” Jared invited. “Sure. Let’s meet!” Ethan replied.
Josephine came out of the room, feeling honored when she heard she would have lunch with the Presgrave couple. At 12.00PM, Jared brought Ellen along, who was already five months pregnant and had a slightly protruding belly. However, her figure was still as slender as a young girl’s. She wore a delicate champagne satin dress that exuded an elegant aura. She had naturally cultivated her temperament as befitting Jared’s wife.
“Jared.” Ethan went up and gave Jared a fist bump. The two men had their own way of greeting each other. Ellen looked at Josephine. She had heard that the latter had met and fallen in love with Ethan at their wedding, which was why she remembered Josephine..
“Miss Jacobson, you caught my bouquet, didn’t you?” Ellen asked with a smile. Josephine nodded proudly. “Yes, I caught it.” “It seems fate brought you together. It means that the next wedding will be yours!” Ellen said excitedly.
Josephine blushed a little but still yearned for it in her heart. After all, once she got together with Ethan, she would surely want to get married. “I hope so!” Josephine murmured with a smile.
The two women were of similar age and had many topics to discuss. Their personalities were also similar and their other halves were good friends, so they naturally wanted to become best friends and be close to each other.
After lunch, the two couples parted ways. Jared accompanied Ellen to have a prenatal check-up in the afternoon while Ethan took Josephine for a drive to relax.
The three-day holiday passed quickly, in which Josephine rarely checked the group messages. There were lively discussions about her relationship with Ethan and various rumors were spreading in the group she had set to ‘Do Not Disturb’.
In some private groups, Josephine was labeled as a vixen who seduced the major shareholder to get promoted by any means necessary.
Katrina was the first to take the lead in every group where she was present. She would harshly criticize Josephine and reveal how the young woman had seduced Ethan at the dinner table. It instantly piqued people’s interest in the drama.
Finally, Wren couldn’t help but ask Josephine directly. Josephine was stunned for a few seconds as she looked at the message sent by Wren. Wren had asked, ‘Joey, did you seduce our new boss for Miss Ain’s position?’
Josephine quickly asked, ‘Where did you hear that from?’ ‘Everyone in the company’s groups is talking about you. Don’t you know?’ Wren replied. ‘What?’ Josephine felt overwhelmed. Who is spreading rumors and causing trouble?
‘Is it true that the sports car was a gift from the president?’ Josephine knew she couldn’t hide it anymore and replied, ‘Yes, it was a gift from him.’
‘Are you really dating him?’ Just then, Josephine was reading a message in the group that said, ‘How could Josephine do this? Seducing the boss to get promoted is so unethical!’
Josephine snorted and replied directly, ‘Sorry, we’re dating.” Josephine’s response in the group chat shocked all the employees who were online as the person involved had now admitted to it.
Just then, a message from Katrina came in. ‘Josephine, how shameless can you be? You say you’re dating, but do you have any evidence?”
‘Yeah! That’s not enough! We want to see the evidence!’ ‘Right! We won’t believe it unless you post a selfie with Mr. Quarles. Josephine, I dare you to send it!’
Some employees who didn’t like Josephine were eager to kick her while she was down. They were convinced that Josephine was putting on a show, thinking she was fake dating the boss. “You are ridiculous! Pick a better lie to tell!’ another employee replied.
At that, Katrina chimed in, ‘She’s delusional!’ Just then, the group administrator received a request from a new member to join the group. The administrator immediately approved the request and the group’s profile picture, which used to be a photograph of a landscape, was replaced with a male selfie. The nickname was also changed to ‘Ethan’.
‘I, Ethan Quarles, hereby certify that Josephine Jacobson is my girlfriend.’ This sentence came as a bombshell to the group. Silence ensued and no one dared to speak up for almost a minute. Even the voices that had previously criticized and suppressed Josephine disappeared. No one dared to question the man’s identity or the authenticity of his statement.
‘Are you Mr. Quarles?’ Katrina asked boldly. ‘Yes, came the concise response. At this moment, Josephine was staring at her phone, leaning on Ethan’s shoulder on the hotel couch as she happily read the messages in the group. She accidentally showed the chat to him, and Ethan insisted on joining the company’s group chat, leading to the current situation. ‘Hello, Mr. Quarles.”
‘Mr. Quarles, you’re so handsome.’ ‘Good afternoon, Mr. Quarles.’ Ethan’s appearance was a slap in the face for many people in the group, effectively making them shut their mouths and stopping them from gossiping.
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