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?”

Arnold turned around and replied, “He’s not here,

sound of leather shoes descending the stairs gradually receded

a fish out of water, utterly drained, as

wrinkles in his black trousers,

the other hand, appeared disheveled, steadying herself by leaning

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

belt of her skirt, designed like a leather strap, and swung it fiercely, striking Dexter. “We’re already divorced; why are you

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

energy completely drained as she replied, “I

on the man’s forehead. He looked up and remarked, “It’s going

pushed open the

you dare touch me again, I’ll jump off of

face remaining expressionless as he replied, “You can

walked toward

finally showed emotion, adding a threatening tone, “If you dare to

came to an abrupt halt when she heard this. She asked anxiously, “Do you

stairs. His silhouette disappeared into the shadows without pausing for a single step.