Chapter 16

"Jarrett, I..." Joselyn's voice trembled. Her mind was in complete turmoil. Jarrett gently held her hand and said softly, "I didn't want to scare you, so I planned to wait until you grew up before confessing. But I never expected you to leave and never come back, making me wait all these years." Joselyn's mind went blank. She couldn't process this revelation. She whispered, "But… Mom and Dad wouldn't approve." To her surprise, Jarrett smiled. "I already told them how I feel about you before you came back. They fully support us. In fact, when we were little, they saw how much I doted on you and thought about having us marry each other even back then." Joselyn could hardly believe it, so Jarrett took her home to ask Charlie and Larissa directly. Sure enough, they were completely supportive. They even smiled and said, "Josie, Jarrett has always taken such good care of you. If we entrust you to him, we'd have nothing to worry about." Joselyn's mind was a whirlwind of confusion. She