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?”

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

shoes descending the

drained, as if she had just survived a catastrophe.

straightened the wrinkles in his

hand, appeared disheveled, steadying herself by leaning against the wall.

the medicine,” Dexter advised, brushing his shoulder. His fingers bore immediate

like a leather strap, and swung it fiercely, striking Dexter. “We’re already divorced; why are you still treating me

by the belt’s metallic buckle striking his wrist bone with a painful clink. He didn’t even furrow his brows as he calmly

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

on the man’s forehead.

pushed open

with determination “If you dare touch me

remaining expressionless as he

around and walked toward the rooftop’s

tone, “If you dare to jump, I’ll have Paul taken care of.”

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

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