Chapter 329

Shelmaine tried several times to push him away, but Samuel's firm grip kept her pinned, completely immobilized. She heard Josie's voice, filled with confusion and panic. "I heard Shelly was back, so I came to find her. Samuel, what are you—" Shelmaine's heart sank, guilt flooding her like a wave threatening to swallow her whole. She opened her mouth, but no sound came out. Slowly, she lowered her head, hiding her face in shame. At that moment, she couldn't even face Josie, let alone Julien. "Shelly? She's not your sister-in-law, though. Did you get the wrong person?" Samuel held Shelmaine tightly, sensing how tense she had become because of Josie's arrival. "I mean, Shelmaine is my sister-in-law," Josie's eyes darted between them, her words catching in her throat. She finally corrected herself, "Samuel, I want to talk to Shelmaine." She no longer called her Shelly. Now, Josie called her Shelmaine. Shelmaine swallowed the bitterness in her throat, quickly trying to regain her c