Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk (Williams and Shawn) novel Chapter 426

The air was thick with secrecy.

Allison answered the phone, her eyes flicking a warning at Joshua, silently begging him not to make a sound.

He just arched an eyebrow, lips curled in a half-smile, watching her with that infuriating, unreadable expression.

Javier’s voice crackled through the phone. “Allie, weren’t you supposed to land at six-thirty? Why aren’t you home yet? Old Chen said you didn’t take his cab—said you left with a friend. Are you coming home for dinner or not?”

Allison kept her tone steady. “Dad, a friend asked me to help out with a couple of cases, so I went to talk things over. We just wrapped up. I’m heading home for dinner now.”

“Alright,” her dad said. “Your aunt and I are waiting for you.”

“Okay.” She hung up and finally let herself breathe.

That was way too close.

She’d almost lost it—Joshua made it way too easy to forget herself.

He was still watching her, eyes dancing with amusement, a teasing smile tugging at his lips. “So, Allie, you’re all grown up and your parents still keep you on a leash? It’s barely seven and they’re already calling you home for dinner.”

Allison ignored the dig and kept it businesslike. “I’m heading out. Have someone send these over to my office tomorrow.”

Joshua didn’t answer. He just watched her quietly, expression impossible to read.

She stood up and walked away, feeling his gaze follow her the whole way until she slipped out the door.

The room suddenly felt a lot bigger—and a lot colder.

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The next morning at the law firm, Allison stepped into her office and nearly tripped over five big cardboard boxes sitting right in the middle of the floor.

Two of them were the case files from Joshua’s place yesterday.

The other three? Instantly familiar.

His gifts. The over-the-top, “I missed you” kind.

She’d already peeked inside one: a gorgeous white, matte crocodile leather bag.

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