After carrying the bag for a while, Josie’s wrist began to ache. She handed everything over to Moses.

He immediately took it, looking at her tentatively, his gaze resembling that of a puppy.

Josie continued to walk ahead while Moses and the others followed closely behind, maintaining a brisk pace.

She said, “Take me to meet Dexter.”

Russell Group was on high alert, with everyone in the building feeling threatened. When Josie set foot in the place once again, a sense of long-lost familiarity washed over her.

She had initially thought that she wouldn’t have the opportunity to come back.

The lights in the penthouse office were bright. The secretary led Josie inside. As she looked up, she saw a mountain of files piled up on the desk, and various documents and items scattered around the rest of the space.

No one had cleaned up the mess.

The office was completely empty, yet the secretary didn’t dare to proceed further. She cautiously said, “Mr. Russell should be in the lounge.”

Josie decided to

door to the lounge was half-closed, and inside,

been like a child tattling to their parents, telling Josie many things

how Dexter negotiated with major shareholders, how he kept the project going under immense pressure,

yet Dexter single-handedly shouldered everything, not revealing a shred of it while she

up in this vulnerable position again. That day, Mr. Russell still insisted that we do everything in our power

doorway, suddenly overwhelmed by

with only the light from outside filtering through the glass windows and falling in the corners.

searching for something, his bangs fluttering on his forehead, his breath somewhat hurried. He was so engrossed that he didn’t even notice someone

not have found it. He tilted his head back slightly, letting out a sigh, seemingly out

startled him. Immediately, he raised his hand to switch

of light caused Josie to raise her hand instinctively to shield her eyes. When she moved it away, she was startled to see an

Josie felt somewhat uneasy. The calm she had maintained in the past few

Moses at the station.” Her

Meanwhile, Dexter scrutinized her.

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