“I had to attend an important meeting in the morning, so I didn’t get the chance to see you off at the


    pier. You didn’t answer my phone calls either, so I thought you must be mad at me. So, I came here


    especially to apologize to you, Ethan replied earnestly.


    “What? You called me? Why didn’t I know about it?” With that, Josephine hastily took out her phone to


    confirm. Just as Ethan said, there were two missed calls from him. She was troubled. She must have


    identally missed the calls.


    “I wasn’t mad at you, I just happened to not notice your callsing in. You don’t have to apologize to


    me.” Josephine felt a little sorry as well.


    If she had answered his calls, he wouldn’t havee all the way here. Ethan was still relieved. At least


    she missed the calls because she didn’t notice, not because she was mad at him.


    Josephine’s face turned red for some reason. She was usually bold and outspoken, but now she had


    experienced what it was like to be embarrassed. She didn’t even dare to look at Ethan’s face.


    This man went to such great lengths just to meet her. Putting everything else aside, this man knew how


    to woo a woman. She was actually touched.


    “Come here, Brennen.” Behind them, Luke called an assistant who hade to fetch them. He pointed


    at Josephine’s luggage, then said, “Help Miss Jacobson load her luggage into the car.”


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    Brennen Porter was Luke’s best assistant, so of course he knew how much effort Luke put in to pursue


    Josephine. Hence, he hastily ran over to do his boss’ bidding.


    Also, he was also quite a perceptive man. When he saw the tall and handsome figure next to


    Josephine, he guessed that Luke had met with a strong rival.


    “Miss Jacobson, I’ll help you with your luggage.” With that, Brennen moved to take Josephine’s


    suitcase. However, arge hand pressed on the suitcase, stopping him. He was even given a sharp


    look. “Don’t touch it.”


    Obviously, only a certain somebody was allowed to carry this suitcase, and everyone else wasn’t


    permitted to touch it. Josephine was feeling awkward now. On the cruise ship, she and Heidi had


    agreed to take Luke’s car home, so if she refused now, it wouldn’t look too good.


    “Quarles, can’t you see that Josephine and Mrs. Jacobson are getting in my car?” Luke stepped


    forward and spoke up. Ethan made him feel very threatened.


    At the side, Heidi was both surprised and shocked. Since when had her daughter gained so many


    admirers? Two men were fighting for the spot to send Josephine home; Heidi had nothing to worry


    about when it came to finding suitors for her daughter.


    Josephine bit her lip and said, “Mr. Quarles, thank you for offering us a ride, but I’ve already. promised


    to take Luke’s car home. Please go back.”


    Josephine couldn’t back out on her promise to Luke. Also, she was caught off guard by Ethan’s sudden


    appearance. She was shaken, and she needed time to calm down.


    Ethan was sullen. He came all the way to fetch her, but she refused his offer to send her home. Still, he


    respected her decision. “All right. I’ll be in town for a while, so let’s have a meal together sometime,” the


    man said in a low voice.


    When Josephine heard that, she recalled something her parents always said. She was their only


    daughter, so they didn’t want her to marry off to someone far away. They weren’t counting on her to


    take care of them, but they worried that she would have to take a long trip home if she was in trouble.


    “Okay.’ Josephine nodded. This man doesn’t live here permanently. I see…


    Ethan still carried her luggage to Luke’s car. When Luke walked over to them, he thought his car was


    cool enough, but he didn’t expect to see the ck car parked beside it. He couldn’t help but take


    another nce at it. He was quite knowledgeable about cars, and he knew that the car was


    unbelievably expensive. Also, this was definitely a private custom-made model.


    He didn’t know which millionaire it belonged to. ording to what he knew of Averna, no one was


    driving a car like that. Just then, Ethan thought of something, then said to Josephine, who was about to


    get into the car, “Hold on. I have a gift for you.”


    Josephine was stunned. He even prepared a gift? Luke was wondering who owned the car when he


    saw Ethan walking to the back seat of the car and opening the door. Ethan retrieved an exquisitely


    wrapped golden box from it, and Luke’s eyes widened to twice their usual size.