Candice panicked and quickly explained, “No, he’s my friend’s brother. We just met.”Wendell nodded in greeting, “Hello.”Josie smiled but didn’t continue the conversation. Instead, she asked, “Which showtime are you here for?””7:00 pm, Theater 2,” Wendell replied.Josie remarked, “That’s unfortunate. We’re here for the 6:45 pm show in Theater 6.”Candice forced a smile. She politely smiled, “Yes, that’s unfortunate.”Just then, Vanessa walked over with popcorn and drinks. She handed some to Wendell while glancing at Josie.Seeing that they were indeed a group of three, Josie pretended to be in a hurry. She said, “I can’t chat anymore. Leo will worry if I’m gone too long. I gotta go.” With that, Josie turned and left.Were Elio and Josie watching a movie together?Candice stood there in a daze. She felt stifled and miserable.As all her good mood vanished, she was saddened by the revelation. She felt both upset and irrational.Wasn’t it normal for an engaged couple to watch a movie together? Why should Candice, an outsider, be jealous or heartbroken? She had no right.Vanessa was unaware of Candice’s discomfort, so she took her hand and led her inside. “Candice, let’s go. The movie starts in ten minutes. Let’s wait inside.”Wendell followed them with the snacks in his hand. Ads by PubFuture
After entering the theater, Josie handed the soda to Fenna and sat down. She said, “I just saw Candice outside. She was with a coworker and the coworker’s brother. The three of them are watching a movie in Theater 2.”Focusing on the movie, Fenna took a sip of her soda and said calmly, “At a time like this, shouldn’t you call Elio?”Josie asked curiously, “Why should I call him?”Fenna shook her head with a smile. She continued, “You’re so dense. Didn’t you tell me Elio likes Candice? Even though they’re relatives, they arent blood-related. She’s your biggest rival, you know.” Josie immediately understood what shePh meant. She quickly took out kand walked out of theme theatere dialing a number. ConexShe went to a quiet corner and then looked around.Elio answered the phone with a cold voice, “What is it?”Josie said quietly, “Leo, I’m at the movies with my aunt. Guess who I saw?”Elio replied coldly, “I don’t want to guess. If you have something to say, say it. If not, I’m hanging up.”Josie complained, “Are you this cold to everyone? We’ve been friends for over 20 years, can’t you at least-” S~ᴇaʀᴄh the (ꜰind)ɴʘvel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.Elio interrupted, “I’m hanging up.”Josie panicked and quickly blurted, “I saw Candice.”The call almost ended, but then there was a long silence.After a while, Elio didn’t hang up the phone or say anything. Ads by PubFuture
Josie knew that Elio wouldn’t want to miss any news about Candice.She pretended to be resigned and said, “But she’s on a date with a really handsome guy. I don’t know if he’s her boyfriend, but they seemed pretty close. “They were laughing and having a good time. They only bought one soda and one bucket of popcorn.””Send me the location,” Elio said coldly.”Sure,” Josie replied. After that, she ended the call and sent Elio the location.After sending the location, she called Sadie, the design director of ND Group’s design department.She wanted to ask her for a favor, as they were close friends.
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