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.

Dexter. Tell him that I will settle this

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

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

you’re going to use me like a tool, then you should at least tell

at her with a pitiful gaze 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

the only person who could

refuted nor admitted to her statement, continuing to fiddle with his rosary beads as

asked, “Summer showing up here today was your doing, wasn’t it? You planned for Claudia to find out, so you deliberately drew

soon as these words were spoken, Dexter raised a playful smile. “You are more crucial compared

than that

a pawn of Dexter’s. “What have you done, could it be Edward

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

chill run down her spine. She had thought that Dexter was not retaliating because his grandfather had passed away and he was being considerate. But to her surprise, he had been deliberately biding

who must retaliate for

out, pressing her neck to