Judys POV He kissed you ?! Nan shrieked on the phone the next afternoon .

I had to pull the phone away from my ear at the sound of her loud voice .

Yes , I told her .

It was unexpected .

The Uber driver parked the car outside of Gavins villa .

I thanked him before handing him his tip and got out of the car .

Nan , I have to go , I just got to work , I told her , rushing her off the phone as I ascended the steps that led to the front door .

Okay , but you have to call me later .

I need all the details , she told me .

Will do , I assured her , and then I hung up the phone .

Truth be told , there werent many details to tell her .

The kiss was decent enough , but it wasnt anything to write home about .

It didnt ignite my passion or leave me feeling breathless … it didnt even make my legs weak .

It was nothing like the kiss Ive shared with Gavin in the past .

My cheeks warmed at the thought .

Why was Gavin popping up in my head at moments like these? I should not be thinking about Gavin or his kisses .

That was the last thing I should be thinking about right now .

But even during my date last night when I was with Walter , I couldnt help but wonder what it would have been like to be with Gavin .

To have Gavins arms wrapped around me while we danced under the moonlight to beautiful jazz music .

What it would have been like to have his lips pressed against mine during the heat of the passion and to know that I was the only one he wanted to be with .

I needed to get a grip on myself because those thoughts were ridiculous .

Those things could never happen .

He was my boss and nothing more .

Just because we almost had sex that one time , doesnt mean he has any type of feelings towards me .

If anything , he felt the opposite .

He thought of me as a showgirl .

Someone he can have one night stands with and never see again .

The thought left an unsettled feeling in my chest that swallowed down .

Adam stood at the doorway with an indifferent look on his face .

I knew he was still upset with me for making him look foolish in front of his boss .

Now , he wasnt even allowed to speak in the presence of Gavin .

Its not like it was my fault ; Adam was the one who was trying to get me fired the moment I got the job .

I still didnt understand why that was ; I mean Adam was the one who invited me to apply for this job in the first place .

Master Matthew is waiting for you in the parlor , he told me .

Hes already gotten a head start on his homework .

I think hes eager to spar this evening .

I smiled at the thought .

Thanks , Adam , I said to him , trying to be polite .

1/2 Chapter 0090 I didnt want any bad blood between us , but that also depended on him as well .

He nodded and I went on my way to the back parlor where Mathew was buried in his book and taking notes in his notebook .

I smiled at the sight , but then my smile faltered when I saw who was seated on the loveseat across the room , scrolling through her phone .

When I entered the room , she looked up and gave me a wry smile .

Hello , Judy , she greeted ; her voice sounding almost sad .

Hey , Irene , I replied , trying not to sound too bothered by her being here .

At least she was alone this time ; I wanted to ask her where her fiancé was , but I had a feeling her sour mood had something to do with him .

Maybe she didnt like the fact that he dragged her to the gallery last night .

Walter told me that they had been fighting a lot lately and she didnt want to go out last night , so I was surprised when I saw the two of them there when we returned from our walk .

I thought for certain Ethan would try and talk to me at some point during the evening , but surprisingly , he kept his distance .

Maybe he was finally getting the hint that I wanted nothing to do with him .

Or maybe he just didnt want his precious Irene to feel insecure and worried that his mind was elsewhere .

Is it okay if I sit with you while you tutor ? She asked .

I need to get my mind off stuff .

I glanced at Matt who was still busy doing his homework before I turned back to Irene .

I dont mind , I told her .

She looked relieved and relaxed back into the loveseat .

I went to Matt and sat beside him .

We spent the next hour doing the rest of his homework and going over the stuff that he had already done .

Once completed , we went out back to practice combat and defense .

As we walked outside , I was surprised to see that Irene was following us .

Her nose was still buried in her phone , and she was barely paying attention to where she was walking , but she was following after us .

Once we reached our destination , Irene sat at one of the lounge chairs that was set up and she continued to type away on her phone .

I furrowed my brows at her , but she didnt notice .

Her and Ethan got into another fight , Matt whispered .

Shes been sulking all day .