Chapter 58
Ruby clung to Xavier''s arm, her voice tinged with vulnerability, "Xavier, my sister is here again. Does
she like you? Does she want to be with you and is trying to sabotage us?"
Xavier nced over at Josefina, who seemed to be making her way toward him. With a lift of his
head and a defiant swagger, Xavier asserted, "Ruby, I don''t fancy her—not in the slightest. Even if
she threw herself at me, I wouldn''t be swayed. She could stand before me in her birthday suit, and I
wouldn''t bat an eye."
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Ruby murmured, "Ugh, why can''t she just leave me alone? Is she green with envy because I''ve
snagged a catch that is handsome and capable like you?"
Xavier affectionately ruffled her hair, "Silly girl, I''m not running a junkyard here—I don''t take in
trash."
As they spoke, Josefina was already nearby, browsing aimlessly and absentmindedly. Today,
Josefina was dressed in a in white tee paired with stone-washed blue jeans and simple white
sneakers. Her hair was casually clipped back, its tousled strands framing her face with an effortless
allure. The girl''s lips, painted a subtle red,plemented herrge, doe-like eyes that sparkled like
bright stars.
Josefina, strolling along, found her path abruptly blocked. She changed direction, but the figure
persisted, once again obstructing her. She slowly lifted her head, her gazes as calm as water. "Get
out of my way."
Xavier''s temper red, while Ruby approached, looking every inch the aggrieved little girl, "Josefina,
why do you keep following us around?"
Josefina was at a loss for words. Was Ruby suffering from some kind of persecutionplex?
"The mall isn''t your personal property, is it? Or perhaps this jewelry store? Or maybe you own the
sidewalk?"
Xavier''s voice dripped with sarcasm, "If you''re not following us, then why are you here? Do you own
this jewelry store, perhaps?"
Josefina''s smile gave Xavier the uneasy impression that he was somehow in the right.
Ruby, eyes gleaming with scorn, said, "Josefina, what exactly is your game here? Surely you''re not
also here to shop for jewelry?"
The sight of Josefina always riled Ruby up. If only Josefina had been willing to cater to Sammuel''s
needs, the Antonio family''spany wouldn''t be on the brink of disaster, would it?
If it weren''t for Ruby unveiling those design sketches, thepany would have gone bankrupt ages
ago!
It was all Josefina''s faul. If she hadn''t been so narrow-minded and indifferent, thepany would
have been thriving by now.
At that moment, Ruby watched Josefina with eyes full of haughty disdain. There was no helping it.
After all, Josefina was nothing but a pauper in her eyes.
Xavier sneered at Josefina, considering her little more than eye candy, certainly not the kind of
woman he preferred, the kind that threw themselves at him.
"She probably can''t even afford anything in this ce, right?" Xavier appraised Josefina.
Josefina''s clothes bore no visible designerbels, and at a nce, they didn''t seem high-end. In
reality, these clothes were one-of-a-kind, custom-made for Josefina by a designer at the behest of
Hattie.
Josefina, seated gracefully, turned to the sales associate and said, "Call your manager over here."
The sales associate sized up Josefina, "And you are?" She didn''t look like someone who could
afford the store''s jewelry, so what was with the attitude?
Ruby stepped forward, "Josefina, you might as well head back home. Hanging around here will only
bring you shame, won''t it?"
Josefina, seated regally, her features radiant and eyes alluringly upturned, addressed the woman
before her again, "I''ll say it one more time, call the manager over."
In that instant, Josefina''s aura shifted dramatically, sending a shiver down the sales associate''s
spine,pelling her, almost instinctively, to dash off in search of the manager.
Xavier and Ruby shared a dismissive chuckle, eager to see what kind of spectacle Josefina would
make of herself.