My heart is clenching as I watched Sage accompany Julia and Mrs. Black inside his office. Josephine walked towards me with her eyebrows arched.
“They are engaged,” she started and smiled wickedly.
I clenched my jaw and tried to stay calm. So what if they’re engaged? It’s not like I should be upset over something. Nothing is going on between me and Sage. If ever, it’s my heart that wavered when he says he’ll protect me against all of the things and people that’ll hurt me. It’s my heart that’s swayed by the sweet things he told me.
But my head knows what’s right. There’s nothing going on between us. This is pure lust—pure desires.
“Congratulations,” I shrugged as I motioned to go back to my desk.
Josephine laughed. “You’re acting all tough now. Why is that?” She said that made me l
