Blind Date Turned Proposal

Heather had nowhere to hide: Josie saw right through her. “He gave me two hundred thousand.”

Josie nodded, “That’s quite a sum.”

If Dexter was a sexually impulsive man who fell into a scandalous trap and handed someone a potentially devastating advantage, the timing of the two hundred thousand couldn’t have been more opportune.

Arnold was indeed a savvy businessman, and this money was well invested.

Even if he couldn’t achieve his desired outcome, he could use the video later to manipulate the dynamics between them at a critical moment.

Voila! What a guaranteed gain!

“I had no other choice. I have limited options in this circle,” Heather explained quickly.

“Having no parents, Arnold sponsored my university education. He has shown me great kindness, and I feel obligated to repay him.”

“People do desperate things for money, and survival often takes precedence. We all have our own paths to follow, and I respect your choices,” Josie responded calmly.

“But what you did jeopardize my marriage, and I couldn’t let it slide.”

Hearing Josie’s comment, Heather’s grasp on the cup of hot cocoa weakened, nearly causing it to slip from her hand.

“I… I’m truly sorry..

“I don’t hold you solely responsible,” Josie reassured her.

contact with

stunning in white. Just make sure your future actions reflect that

Heather felt a

differences, she couldn’t deny that Josie was a woman worthy of Dexter’s

sorry.” she whispered softly

Josie made her way down from the building, she spotted Dexter’s

and approached the vehicle. The

brings you here?”

heard you were here, and it so happened that I was passing

unresolved argument lingered, creating a subtle air

car, and Dexter’s gaze briefly flickered toward Heather before he shifted. his attention to Moses. They exchanged a knowing

couldn’t help but notice a

her, and she eagerly picked up the

inside?” she asked, her

bought for you on my way here. Open it and find out,” Dexter replied, a touch of satisfaction in his voice. He had noticed her broken phone

grateful smile and opened the box, revealing the

widened in surprise. “How many

terabyte, Dexter answered, a hint of

responded, her curiosity piqued.

of the new phone. “Well then. I forgive you offensive

softly. “Thank you, Mrs. Russell, for

his lap and closed her eyes. She heard him ask. “Who did you meet today?”