99 Bloody Lashes And A Bullet To His Hear novel Chapter 72

Listening to the teasing remarks, even Sophia blushed, her cheeks tinged with pink. She playfully pouted, “When did you take so many photos? I didn’t even notice!”

Joe only smiled without answering, his gaze cutting through the crowd and landing on the periphery–on Olivia. He was worried she might react, but she merely lowered her eyes and took a quiet sip of wine, as if she hadn’t been paying attention from the start.

For some reason, that unsettled him.

He put his phone away, blocking everyone’s view. Then, in an unnoticed moment, he quickly typed out a message

and sent it.

Olivia soon saw the notification. She opened it to find a short line.

“It’s all fake. Don’t take it to heart.”

She let out a mocking laugh. At this point, did it even matter what was real and what wasn’t?

The second round of the game quickly began, and this time, Olivia lost. Compared to Joe, the others were clearly much more at ease with her, and they didn’t hesitate when deciding her punishment.

“Secretary Brown, your punishment is… call the first contact in your phone!”

Without hesitation, she pulled out her phone and opened her contact list. The pinned contact at the top was none other than the one she had added earlier that day–Future Husband.

Her colleagues immediately got excited when they saw the name. No one noticed the way Joe’s face darkened in an

instant.

He abruptly stood up, startling everyone into silence. The room, which had been lively moments ago, fell eerily still.

After a moment, a manager cautiously asked, “President Evans, is something wrong?”

“This is boring. Let’s wrap it up.”

With that, he turned and left, taking Sophia with him.

The remaining people exchanged glances, unsure of what had triggered his reaction. But since he had spoken, the networking event had no choice but to end prematurely.

Olivia lowered her gaze, put away her phone, and followed the group downstairs. She was just about to hail a cab when a familiar Maybach pulled up in front of her once again.

The window rolled down. The words were directed at her, but it was clear they were meant for the person sitting

beside him.

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“You’re Jennifer’s best friend. I’ll give you a ride home.”

Olivia studied him for a moment. She didn’t want to create a bigger scene, so she obediently opened the door and got

1. in.

The car merged into traffic, heading toward the Harris family’s villa. Throughout the ride, Sophia kept chattering, reminiscing with Joe about their past. He focused on driving but still responded to her from time to time when she got particularly excited.

Olivia turned her gaze to the window, ignoring everything.

When they finally reached the Harris family’s villa, Sophia reluctantly said her goodbyes. Joe watched her disappear inside before turning back to the car. Instead of getting into the driver’s seat, he opened the back door–then suddenly grabbed Olivia by the back of her head and kissed her fiercely.

“Mmph–r