Chapter 147

Melissa has pretty much confirmed that the watch was indeed a present from one of Joseph's past girlfriends, and it was originally a couple's watch to both. Melissa opened the large wardrobe, and from the innermost section of a backpack with a combination lock, she removed a men's watch engraved with AD on the back of its dial. Melissa was not in the habit of taking what others cherish. "Here, take it back." Melissa held the watch and came to Joseph's room, where she saw him standing in front of the window, gazing off in the distance. Hearing the footsteps behind him, Joseph silently turned around and instantly observed the watch in Melissa's hand – the one he had previously lost. "I thought you said it was lost?" Joseph stood up immediately and walked over to Melissa. He stared at the watch in her hand, but he did not reach out to take it. "It seemed like you cared a lot about this watch, so I'm returning it to you." Melissa lifted Joseph's hand, placed the watch in his palm, and gave