Take Back All She Lost novel Chapter 44

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“Because you made her sad. She cried for three hours–her eyes are all swollen.”

“Then you should be at home putting a cold compress on her, not coming here to pick a fight

with me.”

Josephine’s dark eyes were full of mockery. She raised her head, refusing to back down.

Wilfred used to love this stubbornness of hers.

But now, he wished he could break her apart and remake a new Josephine.

The phone hanging by the door rang, easing the tense atmosphere.

“Ms. Copeland, I asked your neighbor to bring the pomegranates you wanted over to you.”

Pomegranates? Wilfred remembered that when Josephine was pregnant with Belinda, she especially loved eating pomegranates.

He used to have Zoey peel one for Josephine every day, and even joked that they didn’t need to rack their brains for a name for their daughter–just call her Little Pomegranate.

Thinking of the past, Wilfred’s anger subsided a great deal. He spoke in a magnanimous tone:

“Return this apartment. Since you’re Belinda’s biological mother, I can allow you to move back to Rose Manor.”

Josephine was unmoved. “That place disgusts me. Get out, and don’t come back to disturb my life.”

Wilfred’s temples throbbed. “What life?”

“A sweet life! I’ve fallen in love with my upstairs neighbor–it was love at first sight. In twenty–two days, when you and I get our divorce certificate, I’ll propose to him on the spot. Double happiness!”

With a “clatter,” something fell to the floor.

The sound didn’t come from inside, but from outside the door

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In other words, besides her and Wilfred, there was a third person present.

Josephine slowly turned her face in that direction.

She saw Zachery standing there, pomegranate seeds he had just peeled scattered all over the floor.

He stared at her in disbelief, his body stiff.

After a moment of hesitation and shock, his eyes turned calm as he looked at the furious. Wilfred.

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Josephine felt overwhelmed, as if she had two heads.

Her father had always said that words were like the foundation of a house–they had to be solid and steady, and one should never undermine oneself.

She had no choice but to let Zachery continue to misunderstand for now.

Feeling a bit guilty, she glanced off to the side.

Wilfred saw Zachery holding a plate of peeled pomegranate, and in an instant, he understood–this was the neighbor Josephine had spoken of, the one she claimed to have fallen for at first sight.

His cold, piercing eyes stared sharply at Zachery.

But Zachery maintained a demeanor of profound restraint and gentlemanly composure.

He looked at Wilfred calmly, even allowing a faint smile to play at the corner of his lips, his posture elegant and unhurried.

If Wilfred were to lose his temper, he would only make himself look like a clown.

Wilfred quickly regained his composure and said coolly:

“Dr. Maynard is a man of exceptional skill and refined character, not an ordinary person. Naturally, he understands that there are some first impressions he will never have the chance to experience”

Zachery kept the same faint smile on his lips.

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“I can’t compare to Mr. Hayden’s good fortune. I met Josephine later than you did, but for a long time to come, we’ll be supporting each other through life.”

Josephine looked at Zachery in surprise. He was getting into character so quickly–she was truly grateful.

Wilfred slowly clenched his fist, struggling to control his temper: “Absolutely not. That’s impossible.”

Zachery’s smile turned cold.

Neither of them spoke again. They stared at each other, motionless, both exuding an air of calm composure and deep self–restraint.

Only Wilfred could see the cold mockery hidden behind Zachery’s refined glasses.

Josephine called the property manager and had Wilfred thrown out.

Before leaving, Wilfred shot Zachery a fierce look, his expression growing a bit more menacing.

Once outside the complex, he called Shane and told him to investigate Zachery from Jovitas General Hospital–as thoroughly as possible.

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