Chapter 727

Joshua made to object when he heard Queenie's plan, but before he could get his words out, she said, "Mr. Newman, I know it's bold of me to even suggest it, but I want to speak to Janice. Some things have to be said face to face, lest she decides to pull another stunt like this in the future and ambush me." As things were, Joshua considered Queenie's suggestion and agreed she had a point. "Very well, but I won't have you meeting her alone." He refused to budge on that. "I won't risk your safety. I will not have her touching even a hair on your head. Do you understand?" "I do, but it'll be weird if you're there while we talk things out as women. How about you set a time and place for the meeting on my behalf? While Janice and I talk, you can sit at the table next to ours," Queenie proposed. Joshua had no choice but to compromise after seeing how insistent Queenie was. He called Janice, and they met up the next day. Joshua had set up the meeting at the hotel café where he and Queenie