Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

Alex jumped back, startled by Billy's sudden move. A few paces later, he stood defensively, eyeing him with suspicion.

"Listen up. I've got a cracked rib here, barely able to move as it is," Alex warned. "Lay a finger on me again, and you'll be caught on camera. I'll make sure you can't walk away from it so easily." Billy glared at him fiercely. "Who saved you?"

Unfazed, Alex retorted, "Who else but me?"

Billy wasn't buying it. No way Alex could pull off all that on his own.

"Mr. Antonio, you still have no idea what I'm capable of!"

Jade arrived to pick up Alex and was startled to see Billy blocking the way. She grabbed a baseball bat from the car and hurried to Alex's side. "Alex, I'm here to take you home. There's a rabid dog on the loose, so I brought my bat!"

Billy was speechless. "Who are you calling a rabid dog?" Billy fumed.

"I didn't say it was you, so why are you so worked up?" Jade shot back.

Alex walked away with Jade, saying, "Jade, why bother with all that? If a dog bites you, it's not like you can bite back. Let's go celebrate with a hot pot now that it's all settled."

Billy watched their retreating figures. His brow furrowed in frustration. Who had he managed to anger this time? And to get dumped shit on, no less!

Achoo! Josefina sneezed.

Quickly, Holly poured a cup of hot tea for her. "Ms. Josefina, have some tea and rest up if you're feeling unwell."

The conference room was abuzz; no one expected Holly to be so attentive to Josefina.

Taking the cup with a smile, Josefina said, "Thank you."

"Don't mention it, Ms. Josefina. Please, carry on with the meeting." Holly settled back into her seat, listening intently as Josefina spoke.This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org: ©.

"We've got a heavy workload this month, folks. Let's buckle down, and the company will make sure your salaries reflect your efforts." "Thanks, Ms. Josefina!"

Everyone was pumped, ready to get

to work. Under Jaxon's

management, there was never a correlation between effort and pay like there was now. Since Josefina took over, her fair and professional attitude won everyone's favor.

After the meeting, Josefina checked her phone and saw a message from Oliver.

Holly approached, saying, "Ms. Josefina, I know this great place that serves incredible roast duck, really authentic. Fancy joining me?"

"Thanks for the invite, but I'm sorry. I've already got plans with a friend, and he's waiting for me," Josefina replied.

Holly's expression flickered momentarily before she recovered with a smile. "Sure, we can go another time."

Josefina nodded and left.

Walking into the location Oliver had sent her, Josefina was surprised. Roast duck, what a coincidence.

She entered the private room to find Oliver preparing cups and utensils for her Josie, the duck is coming right up. George insisted this place is top-notch."

Josefina sat down, and like magic, Oliver produced a bouquet of ninety-nine roses. She was stunned, both by the beautiful flowers and Oliver's gesture. "Why did you buy flowers?"

"Flowers for a beautiful lady."

Oliver's slight blush when he said this was both surprising and endearing, making Josefina fight the urge to ruffle his hair. "Oliver, are you blushing?"

In a split second, Oliver was all serious again. “Let's eat.”

The server came in, placed the roast duck on the table, and served the rest of the meal.