Chapter 2206
Night of Destiny
Josephine Jacobson, stop right there!â Katrina barked, then turned to her colleagues who were
watching the commotion at the door and said, âEveryone, letâs reason this out. Josephine wrongly
accused me without distinguishing right from wrong. Sheâs the one who engaged in such licentious
actions, yet she wants to push the blame onto me. Have you all met anyone more unreasonable than
her?!â
Everyone immediately stood on Katrinaâs side, finding Josephine overbearing and unbelievable. Some
female colleagues even stood up for Katrina. âWe believe youâre innocent, Katrina. Josephine only acts
high and mighty in the office because of her relationship with Mr. Quarles. What actual power does she
have when sheâs just a mere journalist?!â
Alas, Josephine had been in the limelight lately, and it made many of her colleagues jealous. Naturally,
they would kick Josephine down and remove her from her position as the anchor now that the
opportunity had presented itself. âDo you want to explain yourself, Jacobson? When did you take these
photos?â
âYeah! Are you broke?â âEven so, she shouldnât stoop so low! The world isnât short of broke women, yet
none would take such licentious photos to make money either!â
Despite the crowdâs self-righteous accusations, Josephine calmly announced, âI wonât explain myself.
All of you will know the kind of person 1 am once the truth is out.â
With that, she walked away, leaving Katrina barking behind her, âDo you really think youâre some big
shot?! As if Iâm afraid of you, b*tch!â Josephine had just returned to her office when Atticusâ assistant
approached her, asking her to go to Atticusâ office.
At that, the young woman went to Atticus, who gazed at her with some regret. âJosephine, how can
something so damaging happen? Do you not know that your image is everything as a newbie?â
âSomeone set me up. I will get to the bottom of it. Please give me some time, Mr. Kowalski,â Josephine
requested. She was the number-one victim in this incident, after all.
âVery well, Atticus agreed after some thought. âIâll have someone cover for you for the time being. Take
some time off for now. Do you want me to report this to Mr. Quarles, or will you do it?â
Josephine tensed up at once, and she quickly said, âIâll tell him myself. No need to trouble yourself with
this, Mr. Kowalski.â The last thing Josephine wanted was for Ethan to learn about this incident.
Although the pictures were fake, they would still leave a negative note on Ethan when it was her face
that was superimposed.
Hence, she wanted to deal with this her way. Even when the world had blown the issue up, Josephine
remained calm. She didnât lose her rationality and give in to anxiety and anger because she knew the
people trying to kick her down would ultimately pay the price.
Since she was little, Mills had reminded Josephine to lie low and never tell anyone about their family,
especially never to talk about Peterâs job. Josephine never got it when she was little. But a couple of
middle-aged men approached her in school and gave her a gift that was worth tens of thousands in
hopes that she would ask Peter to agree to have a meal with them.
Freaked out, Josephine ran away, and since then, she stuck fast to her fatherâs words, never
mentioning her grandfatherâs job and staying as low-key as she could..
Though Peter had already retired, he remained influential in politics. She never requested anything
substantial from her grandfather, either. In fact, she didnât even use his influence to get into college or a
job. It was all herself.
However, what happened this time had crossed the line, and she was absolutely livid. She wanted to
catch the culprit and make them pay at once. With that, she grabbed her phone and called Peter. âHey,
Joey, missing Grandpa?â
âGrandpa, I need your help with something. Iâll come to you now.â
âHave you been mistreated?â âIâll tell you when I see you.â With that, Josephine grabbed her bag and
left. When she stepped into the elevator, a senior who was usually kind to her comforted her. âDonât let
it get to you, Joey. I know itâs a move someone jealous of you made against you. Donât take it to heart.â