Dexter neither agreed nor disagreed.

Josie glanced at him. “Paul has dementia, you’re aware of this, right?”

He waited for her next words. She spoke hesitantly. “Once the hospital procedures are completed, I want to bring him home.”

After speaking, fearing his disagreement, she quickly added, “Of course, if you find it troublesome, I can take care of him and Grape on my own.”

Josie’s gaze fell upon the sleeping child. In truth, she could have done the same. The reason she was willing to fulfill that broken contract with Dexter was solely to find Paul. However, she hadn’t expected to find him so quickly, bypassing Arnold entirely.

With that, she had even lost the chance to change her mind. Upon hearing her words, Dexter immediately furrowed his brows. “Do you think I, Dexter, can’t afford to support an elderly person and a child?”

Quickly, Josie retorted, “Dexter, of course I didn’t mean that. What I meant was-”

“Stay by my side,” he interrupted.

Josie stared at him in surprise, only to see him clench his fist and cough lightly. “What I mean is, we’re still in Rivodia. If you undertake such a big task alone, you might not necessarily do well. Arnold is always watching. It’ll be much safer if you stay by my side.”

After some thought, Josie realized it was indeed true. She didn’t have such a significant presence in Rivodia.

However, Dexter did.

gaze toward the window, her voice light as a feather. “Will it really be safe to stay

fluctuated. He found himself unable to utter a

toyed with Grape’s chubby fingers. “I don’t mean anything else by that. It’s true that I’ve

as

“Josie,” said Dexter.

“Yes?”

“Do you seek revenge?”

leaving

Grape suddenly woke up. She opened her eyes in a daze, neither crying nor making a fuss. After adjusting to the environment

Grape up. “Awake now, piggy? How come you slept for so long? Didn’t you sleep well last

rubbing her eyes, Grape spoke with an adorable voice. “I

Who did you sleep with

slept with Mr.

eyebrow in surprise, exchanging a glance with Dexter, who was busy tidying up Grape’s blanket. “I wouldn’t trust anyone else with

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