Josie observed him finish eating and then examined herself.

He asked, “Would you like some?”

Josie shook her head. “Your appetite is larger than I expected.”

After consuming the mushroom soup that Heather had delivered from Russell Group, he could go home and have another serving. Who wouldn’t find that ironic?

Dexter ignored her passive-aggressive tone. As Julie cleared the dishes, Josie leaned back in her chair and said, “I’ll leave this place once you’re married, so there’s no need to bring Mrs. Carroll back.”

She was used to being independent. Having another person around felt like a hassle, even if it was only for a few days.

Dexter continued to ignore her, playing with his phone and seemingly replying to a message. She watched his slender fingers glide over the phone case, her heart pounding like thunder as if those fingers were tracing over her forbidden areas.

She wasn’t sure if Dexter had actually noticed the bug.

to the message, he looked up and met her conflicted gaze. Squinting his eyes, he asked, “What are you

expression. “Your phone case has oxidized.

flipped his phone. “I have a fondness for old

that coming,” Josie retorted quickly, scoffing

she saw a hint of a smile on his face. It was a relaxed expression.

on Dexter’s face

to give them space for their

within Russell Group. After Henry’s death, Russell Group’s administration was in turmoil, with reformists and conservatives at odds. Dexter was not in

inevitable. His ambition was to expand the business,

conversation

news that Mr. Harrison is already gathering scattered shares,

“How much have we collected so

confirm at the moment is thirty

been a one-man autocracy. Over the years, Dexter alone held forty percent of the shares, overpowering everyone else. Later, when Yanis was

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