Take Back All She Lost novel Chapter 83

When he received the news of Claire’s passing, he applied for a flight path and followed a military helicopter to Marisbury.

He saw Wilfred, holding his newborn daughter, standing guard at the ICU door without leaving for a moment.

He looked utterly dejected, refusing even a sip of water.

At the time, Zachery thought they would spend their whole lives together…

Zachery restrained his emotions. “You’re avoiding me because of Claire? Why?”

How was she supposed to answer that?

She couldn’t possibly say she was afraid that if they got too close, something might happen between them!

Josephine felt troubled, lowered her eyes to her feet, and said nothing.

Zachery let go of Josephine’s hand, but leaned closer to her.

Startled, Josephine instinctively moved away.

Zachery’s voice was a little hoarse as he said slowly, “Josephine.”

Josephine responded with a nonchalant Mm, still edging away.

“Do you think that if something happened between us, you’d be letting Claire down?”

Her thoughts exposed, Josephine still pretended to be calm:

“That’s not what I said. Wilfred said that.”

“But I do think it’s best for people to keep a little distance between them.”

Zachery looked at the stiff Josephine for a long moment than lavarad his hand and lat out

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“Why do you assume that just because a man and a woman are in a photo together, they must be husband and wife? Can’t they be siblings?”

Siblings? Josephine was taken aback.

“You two, one takes your mother’s surname, and the other your father’s?”

Zachery nodded, then shook his head, as if there was something he couldn’t say.

He simply told Josephine, “I took my adoptive father’s surname…

“Things are a bit complicated in my family. When the time is right, I’ll tell you everything, one by one.”

“It’s up to you whether I listen or not.

Josephine replied calmly.

But her fingers were digging into the sofa, almost making a hole.

This posture really made her feel restless and uneasy.

Zachery leaned sideways toward her, his warm breath brushing past her ear.

This social distance, neither safe nor comfortable, made her heart tremble.

She moved another inch away.

But that warm breath followed her, closing the gap again.

So you want to play like this, huh?

Josephine stopped retreating. She suddenly pushed Zachery, making his back press against

the sofa.

She trapped Zachery with her body, bracing one hand on the back of the sofa, as if she was about to pin him against the wall.

Her

gaze was passionate, but her tone was perfectly clear: “Dr. Maynard, you don’t want to tell stories tonight, do you? Are you leaving or not?”

Zachery froze, feeling as if a bird had flown into his chest, flapping wildly.

This was the closest they had ever been while Josephine was completely sober.

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So close that if he leaned forward just a little, he could kiss Josephine’s lips.

His mouth went dry, his body felt like it was on fire.

It was maddening–the more he tried to suppress it, the stronger his masculine urge became, almost uncontrollable.

How could he embarrass himself in front of Josephine?!

Zachery’s ears turned red with embarrassment, and he shyly turned his head

away.

“I… I’m leaving, right now.”

Josephine noticed Zachery’s evasive eyes and raised her eyebrows slightly.

Nothing had even happened between them, so what was he so shy about?

He acted like an innocent young man–how did he even manage to have a child?

Could it be that Natalia’s mother had pounced on him?

While Josephine was lost in thought, Zachery steadied her by the shoulders and leaned her back against the sofa.

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