Although Grape knew that Dexter was her father, she had never addressed him as such, instead opting to use “Mr. Russell” as a substitute.

Josie reached out and gently patted her little head. “Adult matters are beyond a child’s understanding. When you grow up, you’ll naturally understand.”

Grape wore an expression of apparent comprehension yet confusion, her tiny head appearing as though it was deep in thought.

The following day, early in the morning.

Before Josie could even get out of bed, she was rudely awakened by the incessant ringing of her phone. Groping for her phone, she answered the call in a daze.

“Good morning, Alice,” came the hearty voice of Lachlan from the other end of the receiver.

Josie opened his eyes and glanced at the time. It was only seven in the morning. “Morning…”

“Haven’t you gotten up yet?”

Josie gave a hum of acknowledgment, even though she was already fully awake.

“You’re calling me so early. Is there something going on?”

“Come over to the window for a moment…”

Josie was puzzled. “What?”

prepared a surprise for you. You can see it from the

eyes deepened. Unable to resist Lachlan’s persistent suspense, she rose, clad in her pajamas, and walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window. As her gaze swept across the view, her eyes instantly met with the man

said in a relaxed tone, “How about it? Are you

to the country to deal with work- related matters? How

work early, so I came back ahead of schedule.

just wait a

descended the stairs to open the door. As soon as she did, she saw Lachlan standing there, looking like a weary traveler. The dark circles under

did you return

to see you because I’ve missed you, will you

reluctant to respond to what was being

words

tinge of disappointment in his heart, yet he couldn’t help but tease, “I’m being serious, but you

Anyone who didn’t know better would think something had upset you, Mr.

had no choice but to change the

How is it? There

it came to work, Josie became noticeably

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