The Boy Who Tattooed My Name on His Chest novel Chapter 76

George smacked his lips. "But the guy looked pretty upset. Was he coming back for you?"

His words reminded me of what Joshua had said before leaving.

But sensing the gossip in George’s tone,

I pressed a hand to my still-aching stomach and smiled.

"How could that be? I’m just an insignificant person. President Graham probably just forgot something at the venue."

George chuckled lightly and said nothing.

After Joshua had the driver take Carol home, he hurried back.

The image of Donna’s pale face after drinking inevitably surfaced in his mind.

He pressed his lips together in frustration.

He remembered Donna mentioning that she was on medication and couldn’t drink.

But he had been so angry at her repeated rejections lately.

She had suddenly resigned without giving him a proper reason.

She refused the necklace he gave her.

She kept her distance from him at all times.

He had been furious.

That’s why he thought of using this method to force Donna back to how things used to be.

To force her to acknowledge that there was still something between them.

But when Donna actually drank for him, he regretted it.

Or perhaps he had started regretting it earlier.

When he used the contract to force her to attend the banquet.

He had already begun to feel remorse.

But he couldn’t bring himself to apologize to Donna.

After all, for so many years, it had always been Donna accommodating and tolerating him.

He had grown accustomed to it.

And he thought it was only natural.

But this time, things seemed different.

When Donna, after her initial surprise, smiled and said, "So, President Graham, are you finally planning to use that contract?"

Joshua felt an inexplicable panic.

It was as if he was about to lose something important.

But he quickly dismissed the thought.

No, that couldn’t be.

He and Donna had been through so much together.

Besides, she had promised to stay by his side forever.

Even as he tried to comfort himself with these thoughts,

Joshua couldn’t help but quicken his pace.

And then he saw Donna smiling as she got into George’s car.

He didn’t know what George had said to her,

But her smile was relaxed and joyful.

Nothing like the polite distance she showed when she was with him!

In an instant, jealousy and anger consumed what little rationality Joshua had left.

His usual restraint vanished, replaced by a fierce intensity.

Joshua suddenly remembered how, at a recent dinner, George had tried to poach Donna right in front of him.

Although Donna had refused at the time,

The familiarity between them was unmistakable.

When had they met?

When had they become so close?

Joshua had no idea.

For some reason, Donna’s words from that day echoed in his ears.

"I’m at the age where I need to go back and get married."