The sound of water droplets hitting her hair woke Josie from her slumber. As she regained her senses, she spoke, “Dexter, you have a fiancée.”

“Yeah,” he responded calmly, seemingly unfazed. “I’ve told you before; you are mine for life.”

Josie looked up, observing the movement of his Adam’s apple on his neck. She was about to retort when Dexter released her. He took her hand and led her back to the master bedroom.

“What are you doing?” Josie exclaimed in disbelief.

“Sleep with me.”

“You’ve gone mad!”

“I won’t touch you.”

Perhaps due to exhaustion, Dexter’s voice was hoarse. “Sleep with me, Josie. I won’t check what you just sent.”

That sentence struck a chord with Josie, leaving her motionless.

So, in the end, the two lay on their sides, with Dexter holding her from behind, making no inappropriate moves.

Josie could hear his slow and steady breathing. The recent stress must have taken a toll on him, as he was truly exhausted.

fallen asleep, he suddenly asked,

heart skipped

it back

you exposed Leanne’s plagiarism, you were also

instance made him unable to remember anyone else

“That’s just a coincidence.”

his grip around her waist, not indicating whether he believed her

and it took a long time for Josie to fall asleep. When she woke up the next day, he

by her side reminded her that

pair of cotton slippers that had appeared beside the bed at some

room, Josie looked down from the second floor and

were there with suits,

was still dealing with business

Ms. Olsen specifically instructed us to see you wear the

him. “No need

profusely. “If you don’t try, I’m afraid we can’t

hung up before saying, “Aren’t you

he was

descending the stairs in her

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