Chapter 38

Josephine's eyes landed on the bag in Zayn's hand, immediately recognizing it as Nadine's bag. As she only had this one Chanel bag. Noticing her gaze, he furrowed his brow. "Don't misunderstand," he said. "I had this dinner appointment and invited Nadine to keep my company, but she wasn't feeling well. So, I accompanied her to the restroom." It was surprising to see such kindness from a boss toward an employee who wasn't feeling well. Josephine felt a tinge of shame for not being as compassionate as Zayn was. "Oh really?" She didn't even acknowledge his nervous expression or obvious lie. Instead, she simply responded with indifference before walking toward the restroom. Zayn grabbed her wrist. "Don't you believe me?" Josephine let out a gentle sigh. "Whether I choose to believe you or not is irrelevant. Our relationship is long gone. There's no need for you to justify anything to me anyway." "Josephine!" This one sentence infuriated him. "Why would you speak to me that way? If y