Josephine hadn’t epted even one gift that Luke gave her throughout the time he pursued her, and


    neither did she ever give any suggestive remarks. Luke had been one-sidedly pursuing her all this


    while.


    “Although Josephine and I have only known each other for a few days, my love for her is no less than


    yours. You should back off!” Ethan warned Luke.


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    “Why should I?” Luke immediately blew his top. He was still reluctant to give up on Josephine and her


    grandfather’s connections. He couldn’t just let go, considering how hispany needed those


    connections to build up itswork.


    This happened to be something about Luke that Ethan had seen through. “It seems to me you’re not in


    love with Josephine. You have your eyes on her grandfather’s authority and connections, huh?


    Someone like you does not deserve to love Josephine.”


    Luke waspletely triggered by Ethan’s words. He suddenly roared, “Ethan Quarles, this is my


    territory. You’d better not mess with me, or I will make life a living hell for you!”


    Josephine was taken aback by how Luke suddenly threatened Ethan, and she quickly tried to persuade


    Luke to calm down. “How am I supposed to stay calm? I’ve been pursuing you for a year, and now


    someone else got in the way and took you away from me! Do look like a pushover?!” I need to teach


    him a lesson! he thought.


    Seeing how agitated Luke was, Josephine took a deep breath and insisted, “Luke, it doesn’t matter


    who came first. I was the one who fell for Ethan and actively pursued him. It has nothing to do with


    him.”


    Josephine’s words seemed to have stabbed Luke right where it hurt. It felt like he had lost his sanity at


    this very moment as his dignity as a man was trampled on. No matter what, he knew he needed to vent


    his anger toward Ethan. His fists were already clenched as he stared at Josephine with an unwilling


    gaze. “Josephine, do you really like him that much?”


    It was obvious that Luke had lost his temper after being embarrassed. He was also no longer patient or


    polite toward Josephine. She firmly answered him, “Yes, I love him.”


    Suddenly, Josephine was roughly shoved by Luke, whose clenched fist was already swinging at


    Ethan’s face. When he raised his fist, Josephine, who had been pushed aside, almost instinctively


    pushed back. Luke couldn’t stop his punch in time.


    Bam! The fist socked Josephine straight on the cheek, hurting her so badly that she fell back into


    Ethan’s arms. Ethan wanted to protect Josephine, but his hand was a second toote. As he tightly


    hugged the woman, he sent Luke flying when he kicked out with his long leg. However, the corner of


    Josephine’s mouth was already torn. as it started bleeding as shey against his chest.


    Josephine!” Ethan’s heart was broken as he called out to her. He wanted nothing more than to punch


    himself across the face when he saw the blood trickle from her mouth.


    Meanwhile, Luke got up and started panicking. He didn’t expect to hit Josephine in the face. He finally


    came back to his senses when he saw the pale woman drenched in cold sweat, leaning against


    Ethan’s chest with blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. “Joey, I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!”


    He tried to approach her, only to hear the other man angrily yell at him. “F*ck off! Stay away from her!”


    Ethan’s gaze shot at Luke like a sharp knife, and he protected Josephine in his arms with his torso so


    that Luke wouldn’t hurt her anymore. Josephine’s cheek hurt so badly that she couldn’t speak, but still,


    she uttered in a hoarse voice, “Let’s go.”


    “Josephine, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to do that. I wasn’t trying to hit you.” Luke finally realized that he


    and Josephine couldn’t even be friends after his punch.


    She nced back at him. “Luke, I know you didn’t hit me on purpose. I willingly took the punch on his


    behalf.” Ethan’s eyes narrowed when he heard that.


    “Don’t ever do something so stupid again,” he grunted as he held her close. His heart ached for her.


    Josephine tried to put on a smile, but the movement tugged on her injury, making her hiss in pain.


    “Alright, stop talking. I’ll take you to the hospital.” Ethan helped her out of the private room after saying


    that. Luke was left to me himself. He truly did love Josephine, but he no longer had the right to seek


    her hand.