A Touch of Sweetness novel (Finnick and Vivian) novel Chapter 2653

“Joan, hello?” Abigail shook her arm forcefully as she tried to bring Joan back to her senses.

“Huh? What's wrong?” Finally, Joan snapped back to reality.

“Are you alright?” Abigail's gaze shone with concern.

“Oh, I'm fine. Time to get to work,” said Joan as she marched into the building.

A few employees had seen the earlier scene and were gossiping about Joan and Jake.

“Hey, what do you think of them? I thought Jake loved Faye. Why did he suddenly change his target to Joan?”

“Men are heartless.”

The employees began gossiping nonstop in the pantry, causing Abigail to simmer in displeasure.

She went to Joan's office at once and greeted her, “Joan.”

“What is it?” Joan answered.

“Oh, I just want to know about your relationship with Jake,” Abigail lowered her gaze and probed carefully.

She knew she shouldn't be asking about her superior's private life, but some things had to be said.

“There's nothing between us,” came Joan's terse reply.

“Nothing? We saw you hugging Jake today!” Abigail revealed. “Joan, Jake is Faye's boyfriend. She's no longer alive, but you can't...” she trailed off hesitantly.

Joan met her gaze. “Abigail,” she spoke sternly.

Joan instinctively backed away at Joan's intimidating aura. She could no longer bring herself to meet Joan's gaze.

“There's nothing between me and Jake. Faye's a friend of mine, so I won't betray her,” Joan gave her word.