About four hours after returning to the mansion, Josie’s phone rang just as she had put Grape to sleep for her afternoon nap.

It was a call from Arnold.

She looked up and made eye contact with Dexter, who was washing a milk bottle.

After answering the phone, Arnold’s voice came through lazily. “The deadline has been moved up.”

After saying that, he abruptly ended the call.

Facing Dexter’s inquisitive gaze, Josie repeated Arnold’s words and then said, “It seems his men have completed their investigation. But… is Edward really being held there?”

Dexter turned on the tap at the sink, rinsing the milk bottle. “Since I allowed you to deliver the message to him personally, there must be some truth to it.”

“But what if Arnold sends men to break him out directly?”

Dexter scoffed, “If he had dared to do so, he wouldn’t have called you.”

Indeed.

Dexter’s hand got wet. He furrowed his brow. “I forgot, now I have

implying. “What exactly is in

a roll of fresh gauze

Josie was speechless.

him, but I do have

the realization sank in, she remarked, “So Arnold has no choice but to approach

her silence as agreement. Seeing her unmoving, he reached out his hand. “Josie,

tired. I

the door

at the damp gauze. He shook his head with a bitter smile, realizing that he had made a

Josie went to the site, she did

that ridiculous contract with Dexter.”

of having one’s weakness exploited is terrible,” Josie said, touching up her makeup in front of

know about his

“She has always known.”

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