By saying such words, Heather was essentially giving Dexter permission to be with two women at the same time.

Dexter frowned, for he had never imagined that her obsession with him was so great.

“Leanne-”

“I’m tired and would like to rest, Dex. You should go out first.” Heather managed to force a smile even uglier than if she had cried.

Outside the ward, Claudia waited anxiously. When she saw the man coming out, she hurriedly asked, “How is Leanne?”

Dexter massaged his temples. “She’s asleep. I should get going now, Ms. Hadey.”

Claudia seemed to have aged overnight. She nodded and said, “Please don’t take it to heart, Dexter. We’ll make things up to Leanne and give her the love that had been missing these years together, okay?”

Since Heather attempted suicide, she was truly scared.

In the face of her plea, Dexter’s brows furrowed deeper. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he -chose to remain silent.

hospital, Larry had been waiting for a long time. “Morgan picked

in rest,

have been disappointed that I didn’t come home, so it’s probably for the best that she left. In the time to come, there will inevitably

a response, Larry couldn’t help but say, “Perhaps she’ll understand if

After he had closed his eyes for a moment, his personal phone rang. The caller ID indicated that it was Marilyn. He exhaled and cleared his throat before answering it.

rapidly said something, upon which Dexter’s expression changed. A

with Justin rushed over. Thirsty, he

him and quickly scanned through it. It was detailed, clearly stating which corporation each company belonged to.

list didn’t include Russell Group, so it seemed that Dexter

of the companies. Her brows furrowed. Could it be that I had been investigating in

on her head, “What happened to your head? Did Dexter hit you after

out the painting

shook her head. “Which corporation owns

and said, “I’m not sure. It’s an independent enterprise.”

owner behind the scenes.” Xanthe’s most frequent

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