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, probably

leather shoes descending the stairs gradually receded into

utterly drained,

her, straightened the wrinkles in his black trousers, and resumed his usual cool and

steadying

you want to avoid more significant trouble, don’t take the medicine,” Dexter advised, brushing his shoulder.

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

clink. He didn’t even

energy completely drained

tiny beads of sweat to form on the man’s forehead. He looked up

open the

shouted, her voice filled with determination “If you dare touch

his face remaining expressionless as he replied, “You can give it

walked toward the

finally showed emotion, adding a threatening tone, “If you dare to jump, I’ll

halt when she heard this. She asked anxiously,

respond, simply descending the stairs. His silhouette disappeared into the shadows without pausing for a single