Chapter 33


    Luke replied: [Yeah. Lena’s ount is all clear, nothing fishy.]


    Josefina pondered for a moment before adding, [Keep digging. Hit me up if anything pops up.]


    [Don’t you worry, boss. I’ll be on it like white on rice. You’ll be the first to know.]


    Josefina fired up herputer, got some work done, and yed the stock market a bit. Leaning


    back on the couch, she drifted off to dreand. Her mind bounced between the good days with the


    Harrison family and the current state of the Antonio n.


    ...


    The next morning, Josefina was still half-asleep when a barrage of ringtone bursts woke her up.


    She didn’t silence her phone even in her sleep, afraid to miss anything big.


    Picking up the call, she was greeted by Lauren’s ranting, “Josefina, you little deadbeat, I called you


    25 times. Why did you only pick up now?”


    Rubbing her eyes and trying to wake up, Josefina retorted, “What makes you think I gotta answer


    your calls?”


    Lauren shot back, “For heaven’s sake, I raised you! Is this how you repay me?”


    Just as Lauren was about to continue her tirade, Josefina hung up on her. Fuming, Lauren was


    about to call back when she realized she’d been blocked. Pissed off, she vented to Billy, “Billy, just


    look at her attitude! Ignoring my calls on purpose. And when she finally picks up, this is how she


    treats me? She’s doing this to get at me!”


    Billy, not wanting to engage in the drama, grabbed his phone to call Josefina. “Josie, it’s your dad.


    I...”


    “My dad’sst name is Harrison. Did you change yours?” Josefina snapped back, cold as ice.


    Billy couldn’t confront her and said helplessly, “Josie, I know you’re mad at us. I...”


    “If you know I’m mad, then you shouldn’t have called. I have nothing to say to you and your family.”


    Josefina hung up decisively and blocked the number.


    Billy was steaming, tried to call back, and realized he’d been blocked too. Ruby handed over her


    phone. “Dad, try calling her from my phone.”


    Ruby’s number went through, and Josefina, now sitting up in bed, asked impatiently, “What is it


    already?”


    Billy snatched the phone, gesturing for Lauren to zip it, before speaking to Josefina, “Josie, here’s


    the deal. We want to have a meal with you. We’ve missed you since you left and would love to


    catch up over dinner.”


    Billy winked at Lauren, who quickly caught on and chimed in with a smile, “Josie, we might not live


    together anymore, but we were family, right? Let’s have dinner.”


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    Ruby also pitched in, “Josefina, mom and dad are really reaching out here. Just say yes.”


    Josefina had tough. Ruby sure knew how to y her cards right. It seemed like they wouldn’t


    leave her alone until she agreed to this dinner. So, she might as well go and see what they were up


    to.


    Josefina said, “Alright.”


    Billy, thrilled, said, “Josie, I’ve sent the address to your phone. See you at ten.”


    Josefina hung up. She got out of bed, freshened up, and got ready to head out.


    ...


    As soon as Josefina stepped out, Hattie grabbed her, making a shushing gesture. Taken aback, she


    was about to ask what was going on when Hattie dragged her into her room. Garrett was there too.


    Both looked mysteriously excited and a bit cute, which made Josefina smile.


    Garrett handed over his phone to Josefina. “Josie, I suspect that the one who hurt your grandma is


    the caregiver. I had someone look into it, and we found out her husband’s bank ount received a


    million bucks from an overseas ount. Her hubby is a janitor. That million is way too suspicious.”