When Love Breaks (Josephine) novel Chapter 4

With that, Nadine strutted out of the restroom.

Josephine felt a sharp pang in her chest, causing her to stumble backward. She leaned against the sink, barely managing to stay on her feet.

She had trusted Zayn!

Yet, the dress he got her turned out to be nothing more than a complimentary gift. She had even treated it so well.

Just then, a few women approached her.

"Isn't this Mrs. Forbes? Have you recovered from your cold?"

"That's right, Mrs. Forbes. You're so lucky. You merely caught a cold, yet Mr. Forbes called in ten specialists to treat you. If it were me, I could be on my deathbed, and my husband still wouldn't bother calling a single doctor."

"Comparing our life to yours, we're truly missing out."

The women sighed before walking away.

Josephine turned to look at herself in the mirror and smiled bitterly.

She had already decided to leave him, yet upon hearing Nadine's words, she still couldn't help but feel hurt.

She walked out of the restroom, but couldn't find Zayn anywhere. Just as she was about to head back to the banquet hall alone, she passed by a corner and accidentally caught sight of two figures through the crack of a door.

"Babe, stop it. Everyone's still waiting for us in the banquet hall!"

Zayn tried to peel Nadine's hands away, but she simply leaned in and kissed him.

Zayn paused before eventually giving in to the kiss.

Seeing them locking lips, Josephine turned around and left.

She didn't return to the banquet hall, but instead called a cab and returned to Forbes residence.

Josephine had just made it to the entrance when she received a call from Zayn.

"Honey, where did you go? I've been looking everywhere for you."

Josephine said coldly, "I wasn't feeling too well and decided to come home."

Zayn immediately asked in concern, "Are you okay? I'm coming back right now."

Before Josephine could reply, he hurriedly ended the call.

It was as if he was going to appear right in front of her at the very next second.

Just as she was about to enter the villa, Josephine's phone rang once more. This time, it was from an unknown number.

"Hello, is this Ms. Dunn? I saw the gifts you listed online. Are they still available?"

It was someone who was interested in purchasing her gifts.

"They are."

"Great. I'll be there in 20 minutes. Could you please bring them downstairs for me?"

Josephine ended the call, just as the butler, Luke Mendez, opened the door.

The minute he saw her, he paused before asking "Mrs. Forbes, aren't you supposed to be attending a banquet? Why have you come back alone?"

"Something came up. Could you please help me carry some things down, Luke?"

She led him up to the second floor.

Upon seeing the large pile of bags, Luke asked in surprise, "What's all this, Mrs. Forbes?"

"Nothing important. It's just some old clothes I don't wear anymore. It would be a shame to just throw them away so I listed them online."

Luke didn't question her. He helped her carry the bags downstairs and placed them outside the villa.

It took him three trips to finally move everything.

Shortly after, the buyer arrived, loaded all the bags into their car, and left.

Josephine skipped dinner and went straight to bed after washing up.

As she lay there, she thought back to Zayn's words. He said he would be home in 20 minutes.

But two hours had passed, yet there were still no signs of him.

Unlike before, Josephine no longer waited for him. Instead, she casually scrolled through her phone and was just about to go to sleep when her phone screen suddenly lit up.

Josephine assumed that it was another message from Nadine.

She clicked it open only to see that it was a clip of Zayn and Nadine drinking from the same wine glass.

However, Josephine realized that she had already grown immune to their affectionate displays.

After all, she had already witnessed them kissing. What could possibly be worse than that?

She turned off her phone screen but it rang once again.