Part-251

  James turo Toya, who was still casting annoyed g her grandmother. “What do you think?” Her grandmother asked gently.

  Toya looked at him, her expression flicted. “I hought you would do something that could harm me, and I still believe that,” she said, her voice trembling slightly. “But if this is what it takes to keep me safe, then I’ll agree to pretend I’m dating that brute and foolish man(James). I’m putting my full trust in you, Grandma.”

  Joya smiled warmly at her granddaughter, her eyes glistening with pride. “Thank you both for trustihis will be challenging, but together we avigate through it.”

  Toya sighed, her shoulders drooping as the weight of the situatioled upon her. “I just hope it doesn’t get out of hand,” she said softly.

  “I’ll be there for you,” James assured her, his voice steady. “We’ll make this work.”

  Toya gave him a cold shoulder after hearing that. James then said, "I was joking. I'm just really pretending to be your boyfriend. I was just trying to lighten the mood."

  Toya's face softened slightly, and she gave him a small smile. "I know," she said. "I was just testing you."

  James ughed. "Good test. I passed."

  Joya chuckled. "I'm gd to see you two are starting to get along."

  The atmosphere in the room shifted as a sense of determination filled the air. Joya took a moment to collect her thoughts, then began outlining their pn. “First, we o establish a believable fa?ade. You two will o act like a couple in school and in public. That means you’ll have to be seen together frequently and engage in activities that would make it look real.”

  James nodded, already mentally preparing for the role he had agreed to take on. “What kind of activities do you suggest?”

  “Well,” Joya said, leaning back thoughtfully, “maybe you could attend social events together, study together at school, and possibly go out for meals. The me looks, the better.”

  Toya scoffed lightly. “Great, just what I need. Pretend to have a good time with someone I barely know.” But there was a hint of sarcasm ione, indig she did not actually like the idea.

  Toya roud and indepe young woman, and she did not like the idea of being maniputed by her grandmother. She felt like she was being forced into doing something that she did not want to do, and she was not happy about it. She khat her grandmother was only trying to protect her, but she felt like she was being treated like a child.

  Toya was also worried about what Rakib would think of her if she started pretending to be in a retionship with James. She khat Rakib was a dangerous man, and she was afraid that he would do something to her if he found out that she was trying to trick him.

  Despite her reservations, Toya khat she had to do what her grandmother asked her to do. She khat she had no choice, and she was determio make the best of the situation. She would try her best to be a good actress, and she would hope that Rakib would be fooled by her performance.