“Jo.” Dexter’s veins bulged as he held her hand, refusing to let go. He then spoke calmly and decisively, “Josie—”

Before he could finish speaking, a figure suddenly appeared from behind, accompanied by a familiar voice. “What are you doing?”

Josie looked up in astonishment, only to find, to her surprise, that Morgan had appeared. He clenched his fist and swung it directly. Dexter happened to turn his head at that moment, receiving the punch squarely.

A muffled sound echoed.

Dexter subtly turned his face away, a hint of disbelief in his eyes. Immediately after, Morgan grabbed his collar. “You dare to show up. Don’t you have any self-awareness?”

Those words were blunt, and the actions were equally so, clearly displaying an irritation that had been building up for quite some time.

Dexter gripped his wrist tightly, skillfully pushing him away. “What’s gotten into you?”

Dexter didn’t retaliate, not wanting to resort to violence in front of Josie.

was about to step forward, but Josie sensed something was off. She immediately positioned

and her patience was nearly exhausted. She turned around and asked Morgan, “Why are you

you on the road,” Morgan said, his voice slightly slurred. He pulled Josie behind

approached, carrying with him the scent of blood. With a

about to step forward again, but Josie firmly held his arm. She was clearly annoyed as she said, “Is there

became aware of it and simply complied. “Mr. Russell, it seems that the crisis at Russell

ignored him and fixed his

“Where are

anyone. She weighed her

“Let me take you,” he said, opening the car door beside

hesitation, Josie decided to sit down, realizing that it was impossible to

close, the man a few steps away spoke again, “If you’re looking for Paul, you don’t need to

expression stiffened subtly, almost imperceptibly. But looking at Josie, it was clear she had heard, yet she

figure of Dexter in the rearview mirror had dwindled to a

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