Chapter 121 A Trap

“Who is it?”

Dexter asked in his deep and gravelly voice.

Josie appeared from the dark and slowly walked into his office’s soft glow of light. “Are you always this alert, Mr. Russell”

Her canvas bag was slung over her shoulders, and her work outfit was simple. Nonetheless, the office was large and luxurious, with a high ceiling and an open view of the city. Josie felt like a small fish in a big pond.

Once he saw her, the scowl on his face faded. “Why didn’t you return to Mason Garden?*

Josie put her bag down and went closer to him. Her finger rested on his furrowed brows as she said, “I was on my way back, but I decided to wait for Mr. Russell as I saw the lights at the top floor were still on.”

his face. “I

shook her head. “Isn’t it thrilling to have an

Dexter narrowed his

pushed her away softly with a look of disdain

head slightly and asked, “I feel this is right

had her cards out on the table, but Dexter seemed uninterested. He stared at the antique clock in his ” office. It was five–hundred–year–old antique worth hundreds of thousands.

You shouldn’t act naive when you’ve got

why he doesn’t have any friends. Who would want to be close to him when he has such a wicked

to save Justin. No one would doubt my intentions. But Mr. Russell, you must’ve set up a chess game

calmly stared at

at his feigned indifference. “It’s rare Mr.

fully alert, like a porcupine ready to

Arnold Carter. He racked his brain to find your weakness, so he set up a trap for you in Wavery, even though he was in Rivodia. He used me to test you,

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