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?”

you. You can

Unable to resist Lachlan’s persistent suspense, she rose, clad in her pajamas, and walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window.

a relaxed tone, “How about it? Are you

country to deal with work- related matters? How did you return

I finished my work early, so I came back ahead of schedule. What’s

wait a

door. As soon as she did, she saw Lachlan standing there,

did you return

because I desperately wanted to see you because I’ve missed you,

reluctant to respond to what was being

save those sweet words for

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

morning. Anyone who didn’t know better would think something had upset

evading, Lachlan had no choice

right? How is it? There must

it came to work, Josie became noticeably

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