Chapter 75

Zayn stopped behind Josephine and sighed as he bargained, "Josephine, if you had agreed to let Nadine off the hook—not entirely, of course, but if you'd done anything else other than call the cops on her—I wouldn't be forced to do this." Josephine stayed quiet. She didn't feel like speaking to him right now, or ever. He continued, "Couldn't you have at least considered things from my perspective? If Forbes Group's only talent gets in trouble with the law, no other celebrities will want to sign with us! "This would-be scandal would have ruined my plans to launch the company in the entertainment industry. You've started a chain of events with far-reaching consequences that are more complicated than you think!" Josephine did not so much as glance at Zayn after his long-winded explanation. He reached for her shoulder. "Josephine…" he began. "Don't touch me!" He grew exasperated. He had only wanted to grab her by the shoulder to turn her around to face him, but the slightest brush of