Blind Date Turned Proposal

Josie emitted two soft, subdued whimpers.

Arnold had already reached the rooftop’s exterior. He attempted to push open the door, but to his surprise, there was no response.

“Josie, are you in there?”

Josie cast a fierce glare at the man who was intimately close to her, wishing to speak, but his kiss grew more fervent. “Let him hear how you flourish in my embrace.”

She felt on the brink of suffocation.

Arnold received no response, so he unlocked the rooftop door and called out, “Josie?”

Dexter’s voice resembled a haunting nightmare. “Do you believe that if he witnessed the woman he never had, brought to the edge of ecstasy by me, he would kill me?”

He appeared to envision Arnold’s reaction and couldn’t suppress a chuckle.

This fleeting trace of laughter ultimately dissuaded Arnold from forcing the door open. He remained there for an extended period, enshrouded in shadows.

The housekeeper returned and inquired, “Mr. Carter, is Mr. Russell inside?”

and replied, “He’s not here, probably in the

shoes descending the stairs gradually receded into the distance.

water, utterly drained, as if she had

wrinkles in his

appeared disheveled, steadying

trouble, don’t take the medicine,” Dexter advised, brushing

leather strap, and swung it fiercely, striking Dexter. “We’re

with a painful clink. He didn’t even furrow his brows as he calmly stated, “I’ve told you before, you are

drained as she replied, “I belong to myself.”

tiny beads of sweat to form on the man’s forehead. He looked up and remarked, “It’s going to rain. We shouldn’t leave today

pushed open the rooftop door.

voice filled with determination “If you dare touch me again, I’ll jump off of

remaining expressionless as he replied, “You can

turned around and walked toward

adding a threatening tone, “If you dare to jump,

an abrupt halt when she heard this. She asked anxiously, “Do you have news from

didn’t respond, simply descending the stairs. His silhouette disappeared into the shadows without pausing for a