Chapter 410 Josieâs Husband Alice observed Josieâs body language and saw that Josie was unwilling to talk, so she quickly stopped the rest from asking. âWhy are you so inquisitive? Iâm sure she didnât break the law.â
Josie smiled gratefully at Alice.
Amid the noise, Alice pulled Josie, âHow has your life been recently? Isnât your father in the hospital?
Do you have enough money?â
âMy father woke up.â Josie was only happy when she talked about her father.
âThatâs great.â Alice clinked glasses with Josie. She was happy for Josie. âWhat about your husbandâ¦â¦ Are you two alright?â
Josie sipped her wine, and her face was crimson red. She played dumb. âItâs the usual.â
At the end of the dinner, Josie was drunk.
Alice bid her colleagues farewell one by one as they left.
Josie lay on the table and spoke in an inebriated stupor. âI want to go homeâ¦â
Alice leaned closer. âWhat?â
It was as though Josie had suddenly suffered a great injustice. She started crying. I want to go home.â
âGo home?â But Alice didnât know where Josie lived.
At this time, a male colleague had yet to leave. He walked to Josie and asked Alice, âWhy donât I send her home?â
Alice thought about it and turned him down. She found Josieâs cell phone and looked at her call record.
She wanted to call Josieâs family but couldnât find anyone to call.
She looked at Josieâs recent chat, and the person seemed to be Josieâs husband, so Alice could only call the number.
The other party only answered after a while and didnât say anything.
Alice stuttered. Hello⦠Is this Josieâs husband?â
At the same time, Josie was mumbling, and the male colleague asked, âAre you okay, Josie?â
Josie sounded terrible. Her voice was soft, and she clearly seemed drunk. The man on the other end of the call heard everything.
Alice received the manâs directions and sat waiting at the spot.
But the male colleague didnât understand why Alice didnât want to leave. He said innocently. âI drove. I can drive you home.â
Alice felt awkward and could only say, âItâs alright. Nothing will happen with me around. You should go home. Itâs late.â
The male colleague was uncertain. He looked down at Josie, and when he was just about to leave, Josie sobered up slightly. She looked up. âI can continue drinking. Iâm not drunk!â
The other two were flabbergasted.
Josieâs face was flushed, and she spoke incoherently. She was really drunk.
It was too late for Alice to regret it. She would have stopped Josie from drinking so much if she had known. She consoled Josie, âWeâre leaving soon. Stop-drinking, okay?â
Josie shook her head.
The male colleague was amused, and he crouched down before Josie. This was his first time seeing her lose self-control. Although he knew she was outgoing, she was usually reserved in front of others.
He never thought she would be like this after drinking.
The male colleague deliberately teased her. âJosie, who am I?â
â⦠Dex⦠Arnold?â Her vision was blurry.
âArnold?â He didnât understand. âAre you saying that I look like Arnold Carter?â
Josie blinked and thought about it. âNoâ¦â
Her gaze suddenly drifted. She saw something, and her face crumpled. She suddenly started crying.
Alice was surprised and followed her gaze.
A tall and handsome figure stood impressively at the door. He wasnât that much older, and he had a terrible expression. His gaze was weathered yet cold.
He looked familiar, but he seemed out of place. He shouldnât have been in such a place.
Aliceâs eyes widened, and she gasped softly.
After Dexter arrived and pushed the doors open, he saw an awful scene when he looked up. Josie looked unspeakably upset.