Chapter 158


    ''Uh..''


    That matter had not crossed Rose''s mind. Jay''s reminder was timely; she indeed did not have any


    clothes suitable for upper society gatherings. She had been hiding at home for the past few years,


    doing her best to raise her children. That was why she did not need those clothes.


    Josephine was the daughter of the Ares family, and so her birthday party must be extremelyvish.


    The attendees should be all wealthy people or sessful business owners. If she dressed in


    ordinary clothes, not only she would be looked down upon, but Josephine would also be


    embarrassed because of her.


    "Josephine, I''m sorry that I can''t..." Rose''s first instinct was to immediately decline Josephine''s


    invitation.


    However, Josephine grabbed Rose''s hand and did not let go. "You''re my best friend, Rose. You’re


    the only one I can talk to honestly after I''ve returned to the country. If you''re not there, the event will


    be dull and uninteresting. If you don''t have clothes and jewelry, I can give them to you. Please


    come, alright?" She said coyly to Rose.


    Rose was torn between her work and Josephine''s insistent invitation.


    Jay was helpless when he looked at his sister


    Josephine. "You can''t live without her in your life?"


    Josephine replied seriously. "It''s not that I can''t live, but life would be unbelievably boring without


    her."


    Jay was quite surprised seeing how close his sister and his ex-wife were.


    What magic did Rose have, that she could make Josephine, who was not fond of close personal


    rtionships, to be so honest and truthful to her?


    "I''ll cover your expenses if you need any clothes or essories for my sister''s birthday," Jay said.


    He wanted his sister to have the best birthday party she could have.


    That way, he had indirectly invited her to Josephine''s birthday party, a rare departure from his usual


    disposition.


    Even so, Rose''s biggest problem was not that she had n o suitable clothes, but rather the heavy


    workload that Eminent Honor had tasked her with.


    "I''m sorry, Josephine, I''m not sure if I can attend your birthday party, but that''s because I have a lot


    of unfinished work... But I''ll immediately start on that, so that I can finish everything on time and go


    to your birthday party, alright?" She said hesitantly.


    Josephine finally let go of Rose''s hand. "Alright, Sister-inw. I won''t hold you back then. You must


    come though!" Her tone of voice sounded dejected.


    Rose nodded. "Alright." After that, she hurried into the house to continue with her work.


    Jay felt sorry for Josephine, seeing her dejected expression. "Who else did you invite?"


    Josephine bit her lip and said nonchntly. "Other than Rose, they''re all the sons and daughters of


    our business partners. Brother, you should know that I''m not close to them. Whenever I look at


    them, I think that they''reughing behind my back because of my past." Tears suddenly welled in


    Josephine''s eyes.


    Jay held her firmly by her shoulder and looked straight into her teary eyes. "Don''t think about that.


    Other than me, no one knows about your past," he said in an attempt to stop her from being


    reminded about her past.


    "But the culprit hasn''t been caught yet, Brother. I''m afraid that one day he might just show up..."


    Josephine shut her eyes to stop her tears from flowing.


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    She would suddenly break into panic attacks. The reason was only one: The animal that had


    vited her and escaped many years ago.


    Viciousness shed in Jay''s eyes. "I''d be more worried if he didn''t show up. If hees to disturb


    you again, I''ll make him suffer a fate worse than death. " i


    "Alright." Josephine opened her eyes again. She felt a little more at ease with her powerful brother


    protecting her.