“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.

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

your house to look 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 long as I’m here, he won’t be able to

scent of blood. With

provocation and was about to step forward again, but Josie firmly held his

it and simply complied. “Mr. Russell, it seems that the crisis at Russell Group isn’t keeping you busy enough. If you need more work, I’d

him and fixed his

“Where are

to anyone. She weighed her options

“Let me take you,” he said, opening the

of hesitation, Josie decided to sit down, realizing that it was impossible to hail a cab in that

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

Morgan paused momentarily in closing the car door. His expression stiffened subtly, almost imperceptibly. But looking at Josie, it was clear she had heard, yet she showed no

of Dexter in the rearview mirror had dwindled to a mere

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