Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
Meanwhile, Katrina, who was seated at her desk in the company, couldn’t help but think about whether or not she should add Ethan on Telegram so they could chat privately.
Feeling bold, she gritted her teeth and sent him a friend request. However, after waiting for half an hour, there was no response from Ethan’s end. She couldn’t help but feel frustrated, wondering if Josephine had discovered her private request. Her face turned red out of embarrassment and she hoped Josephine didn’t know about it.
What if Ethan simply hasn’t seen it yet? Maybe he will add me if he does! Ethan only said a few words in the group before disappearing, and the previously lively group was now subdued by his imposing presence. It caused the gossip-loving members to avoid chatting there, for fear that the boss might catch them.
Soon, the group administrator announced, ‘Mr. Quarles has left the group.’ ‘What? Why did he leave? I wanted to say hi to him!’ someone typed.
‘The boss just came on to prove that Josephine is his girlfriend! Oh my God! He spoils her so much, another added. ‘He’s so cool! So mysterious and sophisticated! I love him!’
‘Forget it. He belongs to Josephine, Wren replied. ‘Goodness! This is awesome! I just clicked on his profile picture. That face of his is killing me!’ someone else texted. ‘He looks so good in the selfie. Did she save the galaxy in her past life to have such luck?’
‘Maybe it’s good karma!’ At that moment, Josephine was holding Ethan’s cell phone. She was the one who had left the group for him. She understood everyone’s feelings. With him around, no one would dare to chat.
But as Josephine read the flood of messages that followed, she couldn’t help but feel amused and bemused. It seemed like leaving the group had only made people pay more attention to her.
The next day, Josephine would start her work again, and she couldn’t imagine what kind of treatment she would receive at the company now.
At this moment, Katrina, who was waiting for Ethan to accept her request, was left disappointed when he didn’t do so even after work. She was so embarrassed that she bit her lip hard.
She couldn’t help but go to the restroom and check herself in the mirror. She knew she was beautiful, but why wouldn’t Ethan notice her? Why won’t he accept me? Katrina thought to herself.
That night, Josephine watched a game with Ethan. She grew tired, so she leaned against him and fell asleep. After some time, Ethan turned off the TV and carried her in his arms. Josephine woke up but pretended to be asleep.
I won’t mind if he wants to break the boundaries of our relationship, she mused. After all, as a 25- year- old, I have needs too. Ethan only kissed her forehead and tucked her in before leaving the room, though. Josephine was left speechless and frustrated.
Josephine opened her eyes after Ethan left the room, feeling a little disappointed in his reaction. After all, she had decided to pretend to struggle a bit before giving in and offering herself to him if he made a move on her. To her surprise, Ethan was a gentleman.
Her hands circled the edge of her blanket as she cursed herself for having a dirty mind. In the meantime, she was fascinated by Ethan’s character. He’s an excellent man. I’ll cherish such a kind man like him from today onward. After tossing and turning on the bed for a while, sleep finally took her. She snuggled under the blanket and fell asleep.
The next morning, Josephine’s preset phone alarm woke her from her sleep without mercy. She groggily reached out a hand from under the blanket and turned the alarm off. A moment later, she realized that it was another working day. At that, she reluctantly opened her eyes. Why do I have to leave my bed? I don’t want to go to work!
Even though Josephine was reluctant to wake up, she was dedicated to her job. After rolling out of her bed, she applied light makeup on her face. The bruise on her face had faded and her skin had been restored to an intact state. Everything seemed fine, aside from the little scrape at the corner of her lip.
Josephine thought to herself, I’ll just go to work without bothering anyone. I should let Ethan sleep. I bet he stayed up late last night. When she opened the door, the sight of a well- groomed man on the couch greeted her. She blinked in surprise. “Why are you up so early?”
“I want to give you a ride to work.” Ethan smiled at her. However, Josephine turned down his offer. “There’s no need. I’ll take a cab to work. You should go back to sleep.” Ethan rose to his feet. “No way. I won’t allow it on my watch.”
At last, Josephine had no choice but to allow him to send her to work in his eye-catching sports car. She thought about the matter over on the way to the office. Now that everyone knows Ethan and I are seeing each other, I don’t think we should do it in secret anymore as if we are ashamed of our relationship. That’s right! I’ll make our relationship public.
The sports car eventually rolled to a stop in front of the company. Ethan wasn’t able to accompany Josephine due to him having an appointment with the realtor later. And so, she got out of the car and waved goodbye. “Be careful on the road.” Ethan nodded. “I’ll pick you up after work.”
With that, he took his leave. Meanwhile, tons of envious eyes fell on Josephine. Holding her head high, Josephine walked into the company lobby at a steady pace. Her colleagues from other departments, whom she seldom dealt with, approached her and greeted her. “Good morning, Josephine!”
“Congratulations, Josephine!” “I’m looking forward to your wedding!” “Mr. Quarles is a handsome guy. You’re so lucky to have him.” The statements took Josephine aback. What’s next? Are they going to urge us to start a family? She cleared her throat. “Calm down, everyone. Let’s not discuss personal matters at work.”
After that, Josephine returned to her seat. Just as she sat, people gathered around her. “Josephine, why did Mr. Quarles leave the group chat?”
“Do you think he’ll rejoin the group chat?” Josephine chuckled and replied, “I’m not sure. Let’s get back to work, everyone. We’ve got a long day ahead.”
Wren got Josephine a cup of coffee to go and set it on the table. After taking a seat beside her, Wren smiled. “Mr. Quarles did a good job! The way he announced himself in the group chat and told Katrina off was like a slap in the face to her! Even her supporters didn’t dare contradict him.”
Josephine had to admit that Ethan’s behavior was satisfying. After all, people around the office didn’t dare stand up against Katrina. Even Josephine herself got ridiculed by Katrina a few times. Katrina had it coming!
Later, Josephine headed to the copy room. Katrina’s voice caught her off guard. “Josephine, you must be very proud.” Josephine turned around and queried, “What do you mean?”
I’m the victim in the story. It’s all thanks to Ethan showing up in the group chat and backing me up, or else they wouldn’t have stopped in the first place.
“Did you take Mr. Quarles’ phone and make everything up? A man like him will never bother to join the group chat, so it must be you! You have access to his phone, so you might’ve taken it and pretended to be him in the group chat.” Katrina allowed her imagination to run wild and she was confident with her theory. After all, she remembered Ethan as a man of few words from their encounter back then.
Josephine arched her brows in amusement. “It really wasn’t me.” “Then you must’ve shown him the messages.” “Of course! He was sitting next to me during that time. Since he asked to read the messages, I saw no point in hiding them,” Josephine answered.
“I assume you’re the one pursuing Mr. Quarles and not the other way around. You’re quite shameless, aren’t you? You must’ve used dirty tricks to seduce him!” Katrina accused with her arms crossed.
At this point, only by witnessing displays of affection between Ethan and Josephine would Katrina finally accept the fact that the couple had indeed gotten together. Josephine chuckled at Katrina’s attempt to accuse her. “Does it matter? We are dating, anyway. Does it answer your question?”
“Listen, I don’t mean to sound discouraging, but you’re not the woman for a man like him. Mr. Quarles is a popular man, and women won’t hesitate to throw themselves at him. Besides, people nowadays are driven by lust and don’t care about loyalty. What if a prettier woman with a stronger personality catches his eye? He would forget about your existence in a split second!” Katrina sneered, trying to make Josephine anxious.
Josephine paused for a moment before turning around to face Katrina. “It’s none of your business.” However, Katrina knew not when to stop.
“What if he’s talking to a pretty woman at the moment? What if they exchange numbers for the convenience of a little rendezvous?” she continued. She was confident that her words would make Josephine uncomfortable.
Her guess was right. Ethan was out house- hunting at the moment, and the female realtors were good- looking and adept at taking the initiative. Thus, they wouldn’t hesitate to jump at the chance when they met Ethan. Josephine exhaled and muttered, “Don’t you have better things to do?”
Katrina harrumphed at that. “It’s for your own good, Josephine. We are more alike than you think. A man like Ethan is out of our league. I don’t want to see you become his plaything. which he abandons once he gets tired. When that time comes, a heartbroken mess is all you are.”
Katrina was getting on Josephine’s nerves with the negative speech. Seeing no point in tolerating Katrina’s nonsense, Josephine turned around and growled, “Enough!”
The corner of Katrina’s lips curled into a sneer. “How ungrateful of you! Fine, then. One day, you’ll regret not listening to my words! After that, Katrina left. Even so, the words left a bitter taste at the back of Josephine’s throat. Dealing with people like her is exhausting. There’s no way I can be happy talking to her.
Just as she returned to her seat, the phone she left on the table buzzed, notifying her of a new message. Wren reminded her, “Someone called you a moment ago. You might need to get back to them.”
Josephine grabbed her phone and unlocked it. The message was from Ethan. He had sent her the villa’s address and a video of its exterior before asking for her opinion. ‘The villa is located near your company, so I decided to buy it. What do you think?’
Josephine gaped at the address Ethan sent her. The price of detached villas around that area starts at 30 million. The one Ethan has eyes on must be worth more than that!
She swallowed nervously and sent him a reply, ‘You don’t have to buy it for my convenience. Choose somewhere you like instead.” As soon as she sent that, he called her. She quickly walked away from her seat and went to the corridor so that nobody would disturb her. She answered the call. “Hello?”
Ethan’s low voice reached her. “I like this place, so I bought it.” Josephine laughed quietly when she heard such words. I can’t believe I forgot his ability to buy things. Even though the villa is expensive for me, he doesn’t share the same worry.
“All right. I’m glad you’re happy,” she replied with a smile. “I’ll try my best to move in within one week.” Ethan then added, “By the way, I’ve discussed the matter with the executives. You were promised the position of a news anchor.”
Josephine’s mind went blank at his words. He’s even giving me that?! To be honest, I want to earn it myself. But Ethan’s proposition changed a few things. I don’t think I deserve it.
“I-I want to fight for it myself. I want to prove myself worthy.” Josephine refused to depend on Ethan. She didn’t want such an exception just because she was his girlfriend.
Even if it’s silly to let my chance slip. His low chuckle came from the other side of the phone. “All right. We’ll go through with the procedure. However, I’m confident that the position will eventually be yours.”
“Thank you, Ethan.” Deep down, Josephine was touched by his gesture. I feel like he’s investing in the company for me. “There’s no need to thank me. It’s always been your dream, no? And I’m glad I can make your dream come true,” answered Ethan in a low voice. That’s why I threw a lot of money in. I want her to be happy.
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