Josie observed as Dexter’s face visibly darkened, but the gloom quickly dissipated. Thank you, Grape.”

As luck would have it, the phone Josie had set aside happened to ring. It was Lachlan.

Dexter glanced at her. She furrowed her brows, hesitating for a moment. Ultimately, thinking she had nothing to hide, she answered the phone.

“Lachlan.”

“Alice,” he said, still accustomed to calling her that, “I just arrived at the hotel to find you, but they said you weren’t here. Where did you go?”

“Didn’t I already tell you? I have my own plans.”

“Mr. Lachlan!” Grape interrupted abruptly. Josie furrowed her brows, and Dexter immediately bent down to pick up the child in his arms. “Let Mommy take the call first.”

When Lachlan heard these words, he was stunned for a moment. Josie shot Dexter a glare, but he seemed oblivious to any wrongdoing, He simply picked up Grape and went off to pick flowers.

“So… you’re with him, huh?”

Lachlan, who had left the hotel to meet with Larry about the project, looked up and saw a harmonious scene not far away.

approachability. However, when he held the

constantly keeping an eye on the

to be a

on him.” She paused, feeling that her choice of words was incorrect. “No,

“Don’t be with Dexter.” But as he glanced at the documents urgently needing his

on Dexter’s resources as well, so what right do I have to ask Josie not to depend on

At least she’s honest.

that case, are you not going to consider what I’ve said for now?” Lachlan asked with a

rose to her feet and walked to a secluded spot. She spoke politely, “I never had those kinds of thoughts about you in the first place. I’m

manner, as if it was the only way

car window. She remained polite

that he was in love with Josie. He just felt it was time to settle down, time to

helplessly. “It’s all right. I hope your plan comes to

reaching for the small flowers in the garden on her tiptoes. Dexter, with his towering figure, stood in the wind, shielding her

as a father was particularly prominent

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