Chapter 96
“What are you doing?” Sienna asked, her back turned to him.
She had no idea what stage he was at. “Did you take it off yet!”
Josiah snapped back to reality, narrowing his eyes slightly to mask the cold glint in them. Sienna meant well, after all.
Besides, her back was to him, so she shouldn’t see his scars.
He raised his arm and peeled off his damp shirt. “Yeah, I did.”
“Here” Still facing away
from him, Sienna tossed a man’s shirt over her shoulder. “Put this on for now
“What’s this?” Josiah instinctively bristled. Men were naturally sensitive about such things. Without even unfolding it, he could tell it was a man’s
shirt.
‘How does she have a men’s shirt he thought,
“It’s a men’s shirt, Sienna replied casually as if it was nothing. It should fit you.”
She had deliberately bought an oversized one
Without waiting for a response, she picked up his wet shirt. “I don’t have a dryer here, so I day. Is that okay
“Whatever. Josiah wasn’t in the mood to care about that right now.
“Alright, hold on. Sienna turned and headed to the balcony. –
Wait a second.” Josiah, still shirtless, followed her.
rinse it and hang it up. I’ll get it back to your another
The washing machine was on the balcony. Sienna tossed his shirt in and began gathering the clothes she had washed earlier in the morning
As soon as Josiah stepped onto the balcony, his face darkened completely. “Sienna!”
His sudden growl caught her off guard. She turned to see his face filled with anger and confusion. What’s his problem now? she wondered, baffled.
“Why doesn’t he wear the shirt! Is he planning to stay shirtless like this forever? she thought.
Standing tall, Josiah reached up with ease and yanked something off the drying rack. Holding it out to her, he said, “What is this?”
“That” Sienna froze for a moment, then became a little embarrassed. “You’re a man. Don’t you recognize ii?”
“Huh?” He recognized it all too well. And that was precisely why he was so furious.
There, hanging on her balcony, were men’s items, shirts, underwear..
“Whose are these?” Josiah’s voice was cold and sharp as his gaze locked onto her, radiating an icy chill “What man’s clothes are these?”
He shook the shirt in frustration before crumpling it into a ball and tossing it to the floor. “Some random guy’s clothes, and you expect me to wear
them!”
“Hey!” Sienna snapped, bending down to pick up the shirt.
Seeing this, Josiah became even angrier. “Sienna, don’t pick it upr
“I will!” Sienna glared at him, seething: “I bought this with my own money. I washed it clean. What’s the big deal? Is it too cheap to be worthy of you, Josiah?”
She had already picked up the shirt and was parting off the dust,
“You bought it?” Josiah’s thoughts were on an entirely different track. He suddenly grabbed her wrist.
“What kind of jerk makes you spend your money on him!” he roared.
Their commotion must have been loud because the neighbors started complaining. “What’s with the late–night fighting, you lovebirds?” one voice
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“Yeah, some of us are trying to sleep here!” another chimed in.
Sienna hurried to apologize. “I’m so sorry, everyone! Won’t happen again.” She turned to head inside.
“Sienna…” Josiah began, will fuming
“Shut up,” she snapped, cutting him off. “Do you want my neighbors to call the cops on us? She lowered her voice and continued, her patience clearly wearing thin. “What man!
“There is no man. I’m a single woman living alone. Don’t you think I need some son of safety precautions?”
Hanging men’s clothes on the balcony was a common trick, something many single women did to deter thieves and burglars scouting for easy targets. It wasn’t anything new, and it wasn’t a big deal. Lots of women used the same tactic.
Josiah froze in place, blinking rapidly as a hint of sheepish clarity dawned on his face, “Is that what this is about? he thought.
It hit him all at once. He had misunderstood her. What is wrong with me? I should’ve figured it out if I’d taken a second to think. Instead, I just lashed out at Sienna without reason, he wondered
“Sienna.” Josiah started, his tone softer as he tried to explai
But Sienna wasn’t in
‘t interested. Without looking at him, she turned and walked away.
“Sienna.” Josiah quickly caught the men’s shirt she’d dropped, suddenly finding it far more agreeable than before.
He slipped it on smoothly, surprised by how perfectly it
Sienna didn’t glance back, cutting him off with a firm. “It’s late. I need to rest”
“Okay.” Josiah nodded, but it was as if he hadn’t heard her at all.
Butoning up the shirt, he moved closer to her, his voice uncharacteristically mild. “Sienna, it fits perfectly. Just my size. What a coincidence”
She didn’t respond. “Are you leaving or
or not?
One look at her face told him she was genuinely upset ‘Alright, that’s enough for tonight. There’ll be another chance, he thought.
He gave a small nod. Til go”
Sienna stood up to show him out. At the door, Josiah lingered, reluctant to leave.
“Sienna,” he murmured softly, almost wistfully. “I’ll treat you better from now on.
For a moment, Sienna was speechless. She couldn’t deny that his attitude toward her had been drastically different recently.
But so what? It didn’t matter anymore. She wasn’t the type to fall for someone just because they treated her well now. If
If that would’ve been plenty of others before him.
Were
the case, there
She shook her head. “I appreciate your help tonight, but like I’ve said before…
“Sienna.” His expression was unusually solemn, with a hint of self–mockery in his smile. “I know I’ve treated you badly in the past.
“Honestly, I haven’t treated myself much better.”
The truth was that Josiah had never really lived for himself. His entire existence had been for the Flynn family, for Howard. To him, everything related to the Flynn family came before his own desires.
But he couldn’t explain that to Sienna, so he simply smiled faintly. “Trust me. I’ll prove it to you.
Sienna opened her mouth to reply, but Josiah cut her off. “It’s late. Go inside. Goodnight”
He paused at the doorway, remembering something. “By the way, what’s the scent of your shampoo!”
The question caught her off guard. She hadn’t expected him to ask something so random.
“Lily fragrance,” she said simply
“I see. A unile tugged at the corners of his lips. “Alright, close the door. Goodnight. Tim leaving now.”
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Josiah turned and disappeared into the dimly lit hallway, Sienna watched the door for a moment before shutting it quietly.
She found herself mulling over his words. What did he mean when he said he hadn’t treated himself well she wondered.
Although Sienna’s grandmother and Miranda had known each other for years. Sienna had only visited the Flynn family occasionally and hadn’t been close to Josiah Not until she was adopted at fifteen.
Her memories of him were vivid, Josiah always trailed after Howard, following his every word. He would do whatever Howard ordered.
If Howard wanted the stars, Josiah would move heaven and earth to fetch them, probably grabbing the moon while he was at it. Back then, Miranda took great pride in how close her two grandsons were,
“So what’s so unusual about that? Sienna couldn’t make sense of it.
Then another thought popped into her mind. What did Josiah mean earlier at TeeMall when he mentioned the mantis?”
She grabbed her phone and immediately searched for information on the mantises
