Chapter 185

Joseph's POV I had been trying for days to explain myself to Ava, and her finding out that I was at the farm with Sophia last week only made things worse. I meant to tell her, but her discovering it by walking into the room while I was discussing it just complicated my already precarious situation. My day couldn't possibly get any worse. I was sitting in the reception area of Thorne Enterprises,contemplating how to approach Ava without her escaping or Eleanor threatening to rip my throat out again. After the chaos of the kidnapping and Howard's arrest,everyone had gathered at Draven's company headquarters to help sort through the mess. Despite the crisis being over, things were still really awkward between Ava and me. What was I thinking when I fell for Sophia's scheme? I was such an idiot.She came to my place saying she needed help, and trying to be a gentleman, I let her in. Two bottles of wine later, with her provocative behavior and my judgment clouded by desire, I ended up in bed