Aurora Walton and Lucas Carter novel Chapter 1712

He’d come to realize that her name carried real weight abroad.

So, no matter what, he still had to give her some level of respect.

She had come to him personally—if word got out, anyone would think he was the one being sought after.

With that in mind, he finally nodded.

“Go on then. I want to hear what exactly you’re planning.”

Yvonne let out a soft laugh and leaned in a little, closing the distance between them.

Joseph instinctively stepped back.

“Talk if you want, but why do you have to stand so close?”

She stared at him, speechless.

What was wrong with this man? She only leaned in because she didn’t want to say certain things too loudly.

Staying closer felt safer.

Why was he reacting like she had ulterior motives?

Did he seriously think she liked him?

The thought was so ridiculous even she almost snorted.

Was this man delusional?

“Are you crazy?”

The moment she said it, Joseph realized how strange he’d been acting.

How could he say something so absurd to her?

Even if she leaned in, they were still standing at a perfectly normal distance, not intimate at all.

So why had he been nervous?

He cleared his throat twice.

“I’m fine. Continue. Let’s pretend I didn’t say anything just now.”

Hearing that, she fell quiet again.

“If I said I’m willing to help you, then I meant it. You don’t need to be this surprised.”

Her smile deepened.

“So how do you plan to do it?”

In the end, her proposal hooked him.

He couldn’t deny how tempting it was.

And he knew perfectly well that winning Judy back on his own was nearly impossible.

He needed outside help.

On top of that, his father wouldn’t let him return home. Building his own footing here wouldn’t be easy.

A lot of things required connections—it wasn’t as simple as he wanted it to be.

And with Yvonne being so well-known overseas, if she genuinely wanted to help him, then this was an opportunity.

Why push away something so beneficial when he could take it for himself openly and use it?