Blimey, My Kid's the Heir to the Billionaire Boss!
Chapter 1206 A Plot within a Plot (3)

"Joe, I wanna crash," Sadie said, deciding to head back to her room. "You go enjoy the show solo."

"I need a break too," Joe muttered, fanning himself. "Feeling kinda hot for some reason."

"Alright, let's bounce together then," Sadie nodded.

They headed back to the villa and went upstairs. Just as Sadie was about to enter her room, Joe called out, "Sadie, I need to talk."

"Whatever it is, let's chat tomorrow," Sadie sighed, rubbing her forehead.

"I might chicken out tomorrow," Joe mumbled, looking all sad and humble. "While I'm still a bit buzzed, I wanna talk."

Seeing him like that, Sadie felt a bit sorry for him and finally gave in. "Alright, come in."

Joe followed her into the room.

The two female bodyguards of the James family instinctively wanted to follow, but Joe's bodyguard stopped them. "Not cool to follow when the couple wants some privacy, right?" "But..." The two female bodyguards hesitated, looking at Sadie for a cue.

"Stand down," Sadie ordered.

"Yes," the bodyguards complied, stepping back along with Joe's bodyguard.

With the door closed, Sadie poured two glasses of water, handed one to Joe, and plopped down on the sofa, sipping her own.

"Sadie," Joe looked at her with deep affection and blurted out, "Do you know how stoked I am that you agreed to marry me? It's been my dream forever. Our wedding is just eight days away..." "Joe," Sadie cut him off, frowning. "If that's all you wanna say, let's talk later. I'm really beat and need to rest."

"You've been so cold to me lately," Joe said sadly. "Is it 'cause Micah's coming?"

"Can you stop being so childish?" Sadie sighed, annoyed. "I told you from the start, I don't have romantic feelings for you. If you still wanna marry me, think it through."

"I remember," Joe said, feeling hurt. "I've been trying so hard to get closer to you, thinking I could win you over. But no matter what I do, you stay indifferent, even colder."

Joe got more emotional and sad as he spoke. "Sadie, be real with me. Do you still love Micah? Do you wanna get back with him?"

"Enough!" Sadie snapped. She couldn't take it anymore. "Tonight's not the time for this. Let's talk tomorrow."

With that, she put down her glass and directly asked him to leave. "I need to rest. Good night!"

"I'm sorry, I was impulsive. If I upset you, I apologize," Joe hurriedly said.

Joe was never forceful with Sadie. Despite the weird fire burning inside him and a primal restlessness, he still didn't dare to touch her.

Joe mumbled, "I hope I didn't ruin your mood. I'm leaving now. See you tomorrow."

Joe got up to leave, but just then, the phone on the coffee table rang. The caller ID showed it was Micah.

Sadie was stunned. Why was Micah calling at this hour?

Seeing the name, Joe got agitated and asked excitedly, "Sadie, are you kicking me out just to answer his call? Didn't you say you and he were completely over, no chance of getting back together? Why's he calling you so late?" Frowning, Sadie asked, "Joe, what's up with you tonight?" She felt Joe was acting really strange. Normally, he was super gentlemanly and handled stuff rationally. Tonight, something was off.

"Sadie, don't forget, you're my fiancée," Joe yelled, super agitated. "You announced our engagement yourself. You can't treat me like this."

"Joe, are you drunk?" Sadie was exasperated. She argued, "I haven't done anything to betray you, so why are you so mad?"