Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess novel Chapter 1226

Her dad had tried to talk her around too, hoping she’d finally see the bigger picture.

Cassandra let out a shaky breath. “Fiona, I swear, if I could have saved my family’s company, I would’ve done it ages ago. There’s just nothing left I can do.”

Josefina shot her a cold look. “You’re still making excuses? I get that you need money, but that doesn’t mean you can use me.”

“You’re right. You’re totally right. I know I messed up, and I’ve thought long and hard about it. If I make it out of this in one piece, I promise, you’ll never see me again. I’ll go back overseas and stay there for good.”

She slid a USB drive across the table toward Josefina. “My dad put everything together. It’s all on here. I hope it helps.”

Josefina blinked, genuinely surprised by how thorough Cassandra had been. Since everything was laid out and handed over, she didn’t hesitate to take it.

“If you’re giving it to me, I’ll take it,” Josefina said.

She pulled on a pair of gloves, slipped the USB into a little bag, then tucked it into her purse. She did it all right in front of Cassandra, not bothering to hide a thing.

Cassandra’s mouth twitched. “Are you worried we put poison on the USB or something?”

“You never know,” Josefina replied coolly. “Better safe than sorry.”

Cassandra didn’t have a comeback for that—just forced a stiff smile. “Whatever you say. You’re right.”

Josefina raised an eyebrow. Wow. Cassandra had really learned to bite her tongue and play nice. She was clearly spooked by everything that had happened.

Josefina stood up to leave, and Cassandra jumped to her feet too, panic flickering in her eyes.

“Josefina, you can’t just walk out like that.”

Her phone buzzed. It was Luke.

She answered. “Yeah?”

“Boss, I looked into what Lucy said. Turns out, every year a few kids from that orphanage get picked. They say it’s for adoption, but after that, there’s no trace of them. It’s like they just disappear.”

Josefina frowned. “And what does Lucy say about it?”

“She doesn’t know much. She just knows that after she was chosen, she was taken to some secret facility for training. After that, they sent her to Westwood as a contact. She’s got no idea what happened to the others. None of them keep in touch—once you leave that place, you’re on your own. No one knows where anyone else ends up.”

Josefina let out a slow breath. “There’s so much darkness hiding in plain sight. If we can drag whoever’s behind this into the light, we could save a lot of innocent people.”