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.

washing the baby bottle, the gauze wrapped around Dexter’s hand got wet. He furrowed his brow. “I forgot,

glared at him, seemingly unaware of what he was implying. “What exactly is in that place that Arnold wouldn’t dare

of fresh gauze and walked

Josie was speechless.

surprise, Dexter explained, “As I’ve said before, I don’t have the authority to detain him, but I do have some influence in keeping him there. That place is reserved for hardcore criminals. Arnold wouldn’t dare to recklessly

remarked, “So Arnold has no choice but to

Seeing her unmoving, he reached out his

I need to take a nap

the door

gauze. He shook his head with a bitter smile, realizing that

guard. When Josie went to the site, she did not let Dexter accompany her. He felt

quite surprised that you agreed to that ridiculous contract with

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

Grape know

“She has always known.”

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