Chapter 835

When Joshua saw Queenie smiling mischievously at him, her eyes curved into half-moons, he was reminded of how she'd been when they'd gotten closer. At the time, she'd only thought of him as a regular department manager. To her, he'd had some money, and life had been comfortable for them because they didn't have any debts. His courage was boosted at the thought of their past. He boldly asked, "Are you still mad, Queen?" Was she? "Of course! I'm furious!" Queenie held Rascal like she was a child and stroked her head. "I can stop being mad if you don't say things like that anymore." Things like that? Joshua was taken aback. Then he remembered telling her that he wanted them to split up for some time while he fed her breakfast that day. "I only said it for your sake, Queen. I was considering your safety." He knew facing Lysander and Sylvia wasn't the same as the storms he'd weathered in the past. The situations and people he'd faced in the past had only arisen because they wanted mo