Chapter 237

After entering the apartment and changing into lounge slippers, Queenie played it cool and asked Joshua, "Why are you back so early today?" She turned on the heater as she spoke, warming the apartment up. "You said you won a battle against Stacy and Gwendolyn, right? I made sure to get off work early so I could get a blow-by-blow of what happened." Joshua watched as Queenie headed upstairs and followed her. "Oh, it was nothing. I, uh, I'll tell you about it after changing." She didn't even dare to look at him. It was almost as if he couldn't see what she held if she didn't look at him. She darted into her bedroom and shut the door behind her. Joshua's ears were sharp enough to catch the slight click as she locked the door. He couldn't help laughing when he heard that. Queenie was still young, after all. She couldn't hide her thoughts and feelings; she would never make it as a thief. Queenie's heart raced as she stood in her room. Then, she hurriedly stuffed the nightgowns Joanne