Chapter 174


    Chapter 174


    Reba was so frightened because she hadpany at that time.


    “Huh? If you’re homeless, Sebbie, go to a hotel. I-It’s not really convenient for you to be here at the


    moment, Reba refused awkwardly and even wanted to shut the door.


    Sebastian frowned and stopped the door from closing with his hand. “My ID card was detained. I can’t


    stay in the hotel.


    “Uh… Call Jo, then. Reba panicked.


    Sebastian looked even gloomier upon hearing that remark.


    “Someone must be in there with her right now,” he mused.


    Josie has had enough troubletely. Haven’t you heard? Today, Ashley’s fans barged into thepany


    and threw a wine bottle at Josie, uttered Sebastian in a deep voice.


    Reba straightened her back in shock. “How’s that possible? Just now.”


    Josie had been chatting with Reba about the scandals from the blockbuster on WhatsApp only a


    minute ago.


    Seeing Reba no longer hinder the path, Sebastian stepped inside.


    In the living room, a stranger sat on the couch. That person was ying games and appearing a little


    impatient. “Who’s that? It’s sote already


    Sebastian’s eyebrows furrowed as he turned back to look at Reba. “You have a date, Reba??


    Reba smiled awkwardly and tried to salvage her image. “He’s my cousin!”


    She picked up the man’s coat and threw it on him. “Leave now!”


    That man was dumbfounded, for he had yet to finish ying the game. He looked up, only to jump in


    fright when I the grim expression on Sebastian’s face. “Who’s this guy?”


    “You don’t have to know. Just go already!” Reba pushed the man out the door.


    “Do you only care about guys now, Reba? How could you kick me out just because he’s here?


    Aren’t we buddies?” The man was quite unhappy.


    “Shut up, you!” Reba gritted her teeth and kicked the man right on the butt. “Get lost.”


    After saying that, she drove the man outside and pped her hands with a grin. “Haha. My cousin’s so


    funny, always joking around.”


    Sebastian gnashed his teeth and faked a smile in return. “Aren’t you afraid of getting yourself involved


    in a scandal?”


    “No. He’s quite tight-lipped, I dare say. Ever since we were kids, he- Halfway through her words,


    Reba raised her hands to cover her mouth.


    She had blurted the secret out herself.


    Wearing an intimidating visage, Sebastian narrowed his eyes meaningfully as he approached Reba


    one step at a time with an overwhelming aura.


    Reba was inexplicably nervous and afraid. “No, wait a minute Why should I be afraid of this brat?”


    she wondered.


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    “You really… just can’t live without men, can you?” interrogated Sebastian in a deep voice.


    Reba furrowed her brows at that. “Rtionships are consensual, Sebbie. If you can’t stand it, you


    can show yourself out”


    Sebastian took a deep breath andined inwardly, “This is ridiculous.”


    “You know, Reba, it’s not easy for Josie to manage our affairs. She’s already in so much trouble. If


    you get into yet another scandal, do you really think you’ll be lucky enough to have someone else cover


    you up again? Sebastian was infuriated.


    Reba did not know why Sebastian got all worked up. She assumed thetter was probably worried


    about Josie, “I know that. That man you saw just now is trustworthy, and he’s on good terms with me.


    I’ll take care of my affairs by myself. I won’t be causing you guys any trouble.”


    “Are you sure he can be trusted? Think about this. If we pay someone who wants to mess with Josie


    1.5 million dors and ask the person to spread rumors about you, will the person agree?” SebastianContent ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    scowled at Reba.


    15 million?” Reba was astounded.


    Sebastian, in turn, felt a bit of a headache to hear that reply. He could neverprehend Reba’s


    way of thinking.


    Tll take that handsome amount of money myself and release my own scandalous news to the public.


    Reba rolled her eyes as she spoke before adding. “I’m kidding! My scandal isn’t worth 1.5 million


    dors.”


    I’m not joking, okay?” Sebastian was really livid.


    Clearly, Reba also noticed that expression of his. “Well… I know I’m at fault. I’ll control myself from


    now.”


    “Are you sure you can?” Sebastian seemed aggressive.


    Reba had no idea what sort of answer Sebastian was hoping to hear from her. “Why don’t you tell


    me what I should do?”


    “I only trust myself. In order to protect Josie from threats and not get her affected. I suppose I’ll need to


    make some sacrifices.” Sebastian pushed Reba into the corner as he spoke. You cane to me if


    you’re that needy of men.”


    Reba was so astonished that she almost suffocated.


    “Are you sick, Sebbie?”


    She then questioned herself, “Am I hearing things? Or… Has Sebastian gone mad from all the


    agitation?”


    “Reba Lacroix!” yelled Sebastian.


    Meanwhile, Josie fell asleep at Samuel’s house after watching a movie. Since she was deeply hurt,


    having anesthesia might help sedate her.


    Samuel came out of the room gingerly before closing the door behind him.


    The trending topics on the inte were all about Henry and Ashley. Many people discovered that


    Henry was actually the adopted son of the Gibson family, Ashley was Henry’s childhood sweetheart,


    and Henry had been threatened to get married to Josie.


    In fact, theizens even imed that Josie was the homewrecker instead of Ashley


    There was a lot of scolding going around all over the inte in light of such a reversal.


    Josje keptpletely silent. She cleared all her tweets on Twitter and decided not to post anything.


    Everyone began to presume that Josie had a guilty conscience.


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    Samuel’s face darkened as he went to the balcony and dialed Henry’s number.


    “What are you up to?” questioned Samuel.


    “Stay out of it. Just take good care of Josie Henry sounded very calm.


    “Don’t you know that public opinion can end a person’s life, Henry? You shut her out from the world in


    the past, and now you want to imprison her altogether? Those so-called fans of Josie must have been


    instructed by someone to circte pictures of her everywhere.


    Their objective was not only to cyberbully Josie but also to implicate her in real life,


    Once everyone believed that Josie was involved in Ashley’s mishaps, the former’s life would be a


    living hell.


    Besides, Josie herself was very fragile, so she might not be able to take it


    “Henry, I don’t care what you’re trying to pull. Just change your way of doing it. I’m begging you, Jo’s


    not that ment ally strong. You know she’s very vulnerable,” Samuel pleaded, not having a choice but to


    forsake his dignity.


    Even if he knew that Henry might be orchestrating some sort of scheme, he could find no means


    suppressing the people’s views of Josie. He reckoned that Henry had to be impeding his effort as well,


    Truth be told, Samuel had also hired someone to create an uproar of public opinion to help Josie.


    “Won’t you be helping her?” Henry’s voice was h oar se. “Tve told you before. Show me what you’re


    capable of doing. You’d have toe up with something, one way or another, so I could stop doubting


    your ability


    Henry smiled bitterly and continued, “Don’t tell me you’re not confident enough to do this? Can’t you


    keep her from harms way? Are you finally admitting that there’s a limit to what you can do? Then give


    her back to me.”


    “In your dreams, Henry retorted Samuel in a low voice. “You don’t deserve Josie in your life by using


    and hurting her like this


    Henry kept quiet for a long time. He did not utter a word, nor did he offer an exnation.


    “Show me what you’ve got, then.” That was Henry’sst sentence before he hung up the phone.


    Irritated, Samuel cursed inwardly. He tossed his phone aside and leaned against the couch. A wave of


    headache assailed hi


    “What the hell does Henry want?” he asked himself.


    “Samuel!” Josie’s cry suddenly rang out in the room.


    Immediately, Samuel stood up and rushed into the room in a panic. “Jo!”


    Josie had just awoken from a nightmare. She hugged Samuel at once, trembling all over.


    “Samuel… Let me hide somewhere, will you? Anywhere”


    At that juncture, Josie only wished to be out of the limelight. She would rather be confined at home than


    go anywhere else.


    She had had a nightmare.


    In her nightmare, the crowd admonished her for being a jinx who killed her parents, grandfather, and


    even Ashley.


    Samuel held Josie tightly andforted the woman in a h o ar se voice, “Okay, okay…”


    “I promise to keep you by my side at all times,” he mused.


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