When Love Breaks (Josephine)

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Mason sat in the driver's seat, discreetly eavesdropping on their conversation through the rearview mirr

When he heard Ethan's request, beneath choked on his ownS STIL

He had known Ethan for almost two years and had never been asked to call him by his first name.

ww was this request reservasd exclusively for Ms. Dumm? It is so obvious that Ethan has feelings for her Masontheoght to himself.

the shot a piercing glare at Erban, trying to catch any hint of emotion betraying him. However, Ethan remained composed as usual. He exuded an air of elegance and restraint. Hisexpression was calm, his demeanor refined, and his gaze intradable. There wasnt a single crack in his composure!

on the other hand, josephine didn't think much of it. She assumed he was just trying to be friendly and nodded in agreement.

"Of course, Mr. Ethan."

Elunepened his mouth, but before he could speak, josephine chuckled.

"I'mladding From now on, I'll call you Ethan. You can just call me Josephine."

Ethan adjusted his glasses, his fingers briefly covering his Adam's apple as it hobbed. His lashes cast a shadow over his eyes, concealing the flicker of emotion within

"Alight, Josephine," he replied. With that, his heart pounded like crazy.noveldrama

Back at the mansion, Josephine had already shaken off the pain Zayn had caused her.

She stretched out on the couch, Epping through Simon Chandler's latest wod, fully immersed once again.

It was a story of a male protagonist, who, in his moment of despair had met a stubborn old man, and together they redermed each other.

However, the details were nch, and the emotions were subtle. Josephine had only read a little, but her eyes were already glistening with rears

As she read, she couldn't help but picture the old man in her mind. The old man was a mentor she had once worked with, the legendary actor, Aiden Chase.

Without hestation, she pulled out her phone and dialed his number

She thought she had a near-certain chance, but to her suprise, Aldendeclined.

"I'm sorry, Jo. I fully support your comebackmovie, but I've just signed on to another film. They offered me a 60-million-dollar fee, and I can't afford to pay the breach peculty, we'll have to watt forthenext opportunity to work together" 60 million?

Filming à movie was different from making a drama series. The production cycle was shorter, and the returns were higher, so actor salaries were typically not as high

Take her movie, for example-the lead actor's fee didn't even exceed ten million

"Mr. Chase,

which film offered you such a huge sam?"

"I'll be honest with you, it's Sky High from Forbes Group,"

With that, Josephine was speechless.

60 million for a role?

*Zayn, are you planning to go bankrupt after this? she thought to herself.

She knew Zayn well enough to understand that he wasn't the type of rich heir who lacked business acumen or big-picture thinking.

It was quite the opposite-he was extremely sharp when it came to managing and investing.

Forbes Group's success wasn't just due to her support behind the scenes. It was also thanks to Zayn's sound decisions on major matters.

Fortumto suddenly make such a reckless choice, there could only be one reason.

He was madly in love with Nadie. He was so in love that it made him lose his mind!

Now, Forbes Group wasn't just Zayn's to control. Take Josephine, for instance since the company went public, she's acquired 19% of the shares, making her a majorshareholder

Such a big move and impulsive decision, and Zayn didn't even notify the shareholders, just going ahead with it on his own?

She couldn't help but feel furious when she thought about how, in order to help him raise funds for his company to go public, she had attended pine dinner meetings in seven days, ended up in the hospital three times, and almost had a perforated stomach. The money she worked so hard to rip the Forbes Group case wasn't meant to be squandered on supporting his first lovel

She immediately called her financial advisor, Jaime Wells. "I want to sell all of the Forbes Group's stock."

Jalme was taken aback, "Allot 11?-

"Yes. See if you cantand away to drive up the price before selling. Once it goes up, then sell,"