Blind Date Turned Proposal

The phone Josie had stashed in her bag began to vibrate intensely. She fished it out and saw that it was a call from Arnold.

She wanted to hang up immediately, but Dexter said in a deep and authoritative tone, “Answer it.”

She gripped her phone tightly, hesitating for a moment before answering the call.

From over there came the hurried breaths of Arnold, holding back from exploding in anger at the brink.

There was a moment of silence, then Arnold asked in a hoarse voice, “Did you and Dexter conspire against me?”

Josie furrowed her brows, turning to look at Dexter, who remained impassive as he stood beside her.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Josie!” Arnold’s voice rose, carrying a faint hint of a sob.

She was taken aback, looking again at Dexter, his face showing restrained patience.

Tell him that I will

hung up the phone after he finished speaking. Josie tossed her cell phone aside and

the sky ahead and said, “Dawn is approaching. Let’s head

use me like a tool,

as he replied, “I told you not to get close to these people, but you didn’t listen. Now that you’re involved, you should at least

anxiously tried to guess. “Edward is the only person who could make Arnold lose control. Something happened

his rosary beads as he said, “Grandpa’s death should not be exploited in

understood what happened. Slumping weakly against her chair, she asked, “Summer showing up here today was your doing, wasn’t it? You planned for Claudia to

Dexter raised a

factor, but her presence was evidently more useful than that of Summer’s. She managed to lead Arnold away, buying a lot

would turn her into a pawn of Dexter’s. “What have you done, could it be

looked at Josie as he continued, “He has gone too far. I put him in jail, but he’s always thinking of escaping. In that case, he might as

that Dexter was not retaliating because his grandfather had passed away and he was

the monster who must retaliate for

was etched on her face, which displeased Dexter. He reached out, pressing her neck to draw her closer to himself. “Scared? Someday, you’ll be grateful for what I