“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.

to step forward, but Josie sensed something was off. She immediately positioned herself between the

certainly didn’t want to embarrass herself in public, and her patience was nearly exhausted. She turned

for you, but I didn’t expect to run into you on the road,” Morgan said, his voice slightly slurred. He pulled Josie behind him. “Don’t be afraid. As

scent of blood. With a

Josie firmly held his arm. She

seems that the crisis at Russell

and fixed his gaze on

asked, “Where

anyone. She weighed her options and

you,” he

sit down, realizing that it was impossible to hail

few steps away spoke again, “If you’re looking for Paul,

these words, Morgan paused momentarily in closing the car door. His expression stiffened subtly, almost imperceptibly. But looking at Josie,

in the rearview mirror had dwindled

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