Targets For Gossip When Jocelyn saw him approaching, she didn’t try to hide it. “It was Mr. Nicholas who hit me, asking when I would return.”

Mr. Nicholas… Yannick asked, “Nicholas?”

“Yes.” Jocelyn nodded.

Yannick was feeling a bit down. Perhaps due to the alcohol, he leaned on Jocelyn and said, “In that case, just call him by his first name. Can you stop calling him Mr. Nicholas?”

He found it particularly irritating to hear that form of address.

Jocelyn was somewhat perplexed. “Why? Isn’t it just a form of address?”

Yannick furrowed his brows. “It’s more than just a form of address.”