Chapter 245

"Think about how I've treated you these past three years, Josephine," Zayn said. "I love you so much, and I've never betrayed you. Even when I went to such lengths to secure Joe's inheritance, it was all for our future. How could you leave me when I needed you the most—and even stab me in the back?" Letting go of George's throat, he grasped Josephine's hand. "Do you know how rare it is to find someone we truly love and want to spend life with wholeheartedly?" Zayn asked, his tone sincere. Josephine's eyes burned at his words. But after all the suffering she had endured these past days, her heart remained rational—though his words had softened it. Taking a deep breath, she fixed her gaze on him and said seriously, "Zayn, you claim you've never betrayed me. Then, can you promise that from now on, you'll never see Nadine again?" Zayn froze completely. In that moment of distraction, he forgot to restrain George, who immediately flipped him over. Just as George was about to strike bac