The moment Josephine twisted her head around, her heart skipped a beat and she turned back right


    away. “You can take a bath now.” Ethan watched until she walked out before taking off his remaining


    clothes and soaking himself in the bathtub. Meanwhile, Josephine took a shower in the guest room.


    Before this, she had left a set of pajamas here, which served as a great convenience whenever she


    wanted to spend the night here. Tonight was thest day of her period, and the thought of this filled her


    with anticipation. As she thought about this, her cheeks started to blush in embarrassment.


    After washing his hair and finishing his bath, Ethan came out of the bathroom with only a towel draped


    around his waist. Even though he felt at ease with Josephine in the same room, she kept her eyes fixed


    on his towel, thinking, Will that towel fall off unexpectedly and… Blushing brightly, she shrugged the


    dirty thought out of her mind.


    “I have a conference tonight. Go to bed first.” Walking over, he then kissed her cheek. “If you need me,


    I’lle and sleep next to you after the meeting.” “It’s okay.” Josephine shook her head, afraid that


    none of them could catch any sleep if they shared the same bed.


    “Okay.” Ethan lowered himself and nted a kiss on her cheek again, not forgetting another on her lips.


    Turning limp from his passionate kiss, she pushed him away at the end and mumbled, “Go for your


    conference now.”


    After the bath, a fresh, pleasant smell lingered on his body. The smell of alcohol was long gone. “You


    don’t have to wake up and drop me off at work tomorrow. I can go to work by myself.” “Are you


    driving?”


    “Yes.” “Okay” Ethan nodded before stroking her head and giving her a kiss. “Good night.” That night,


    Josephine slept soundly and had sweet dreams. She went to the office early the next morning and


    heard that the results for the exam questions that were submittedst night. would be announced in the


    afternoon. Like everyone else, she, too, hoped that she would score good results in the internal exam.


    As she was working, Wren approached her and said in excitement, “Joey, have you seen the name list


    published by thepany? Just as expected, you’re number one on the board!”


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    “Huh? The results are out?” Quickly, Josephine opened the internal email inbox and saw that the


    administrative department had published the names of people who had passed the exam. Her name


    sat at the top of the list. She breathed a sigh of relief, d that she hadn’t let her efforts go to waste.


    Afterward, she went to the pantry and wasing out with a cup of freshly brewed tea when a


    colleague congratted her, “Joey, I saw you scored first ce. Congrattions!”


    “Thanks.” Josephine smiled and nodded in acknowledgement. A secondter, she heard Katrina


    sniggering, “Who knows if she really deserves to be number one and whether there are any suspicious


    points given to her or not, eh? After all, her boyfriend is the biggest shareholder int thepany!” After


    Katrina’sment, the other colleagues around them turned to look at Josephine with odd looks in


    their eyes.


    Just a second ago, they were envious of her, but now, it struck them that they weren’t in the position. to


    be envious of her. Furthermore, they assumed that she must have gotten a lot of suspicious points to


    get to the first spot. Initially, Josephine wanted to snap back at Katrina, but on second thought, she felt


    that it was unnecessary because she had a clear conscience. “What? Did I say anything wrong?”


    “If you have the time to criticize me, you might as well read more books. It must be quite upsetting to be


    at the bottom, doesn’t it?” “How dare you?” It was true that Katrina was at the bottom of the list this


    time. After all, how could she have scored good results when she wasn’t a person keen on reading?


    “Rather than doubt others, you should build your own knowledge. As you’re always relying on


    connections for protection, you’re only capable enough to be an assistant,” Josephine snapped and left


    the room.


    Very quickly, Katrina became the topic of discussion instead. Compared to Josephine, Katrina was


    more likely to be the one who got her way through connections. At the end of the day, it wasn’t news


    that Josephine was hardworking, and her performance had always been good since she started


    working in thepany, proven by the best employee award that she won every year.


    Pulling a long face, Katrina returned to her desk. Even she was frustrated at the helplessness she felt


    when she couldn’t do anything to Josephine. However, when she thought further about it, she realized


    that Josephine couldn’t stay arrogant much longer because she might not pass the test with Tori as the


    gatekeeper. Just then, her elder sister called her on the phone. “Hey, Ivanka! I’m so mad right now and


    need you tofort me.”


    “Who made you mad now?” Ivanka asked from the other end angrily. “Who else? It’s Josephine


    Jacobson! Recently, she’s giving me a hard time because she managed to seduce Mr. Quarles.”


    Hearing that it was Josephine, Ivanka tried to pacify her sister instead, ‘Alright, don’t stoop to the same


    level as her.”