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.

will

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

the sky ahead and said, “Dawn

his attitude. “If you’re going to use me like a tool,

get close to these people, but you didn’t listen. Now that you’re involved, you should

guess. “Edward is the only person who could make Arnold lose

to fiddle with his rosary beads as he said,

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 find out, so you deliberately

raised a playful smile. “You are more crucial

presence was evidently more useful than that of Summer’s.

of actions would turn her into a pawn of Dexter’s. “What have

lot of effort.” Dexter frowned at the thought of that. He looked at Josie as he continued, “He

retaliating because his grandfather had passed away and he was being considerate. But to her surprise, he had been deliberately

remained the monster who

to draw her closer to himself. “Scared? Someday,