The pair entered the room one after another, ensuring no one saw them.

Dexter stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, his shirt already removed. A deep laceration ran across his broad shoulders, oozing blood and looking incredibly gnarly.

A doctor soon entered and thoroughly examined the man’s wound, his expression somewhat grim, “Mr. Russell, have you been injured in this same spot before?”

Josie gazed calmly at Dexter, only to hear him give a hum of acknowledgment.

“This might be rather serious. I’ll give you some basic treatment now, but you’ll still need to get to the hospital for an X-ray as soon as possible.”

Alas, Dexter didn’t give a direct answer to that. “Let’s apply the medicine first,” he replied.

As the doctor pulled out a bunch of medicine, Josie couldn’t wait any longer and piped up. “I’ll take over from here. You can leave the room.”

Even though the doctor hesitated, he finally nodded and left after seeing Dexter’s expression change.

Just like that, two people remained in the vast hotel room. Josie walked behind Dexter and gently applied the medicine to his wounds, her movements delicate yet precise.

“Those were Mr. Dalton’s men. He has set his sights on me and might cause trouble for you, too,” she hastily explained.

mirror, Dexter looked exceptionally sexy as he stared at the woman tending to his wounds. “Why would he find trouble with

Josie felt her hand tremble and accidentally spilled the medicine, causing Dexter to furrow his

course, he’d go after you,” Josie said with a slight smile. “He

Dexter wasn’t in the best mood, it was no surprise

promptly withdrew her smile, a hint of mockery

those people say anything when they came?” Dexter

said that after I left, Mr. Dalton spent plenty of time and effort looking for me.

hearing the name and closed his eyes. “The person in the photo

time to lay the cards out on

deny it. “When I saw him that day, he was undoubtedly covered in wounds. There was no

eyes. “Who took the

know…” Josie blurted out. Looks like we’re

into deep thought. “If Arnold had let you go, why didn’t Mr. Dalton beat him

aback. “Their relationship is complex. Arnold was

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