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,

him, seemingly unaware of what he was implying. “What exactly is in that place that

gauze and walked

Josie was speechless.

detain him, but I do have some influence in keeping him there. That place is reserved for hardcore criminals. Arnold wouldn’t

remarked, “So

agreement. Seeing her unmoving, he reached out

“I’m tired. I need to take

that, the

the damp gauze. He shook his head with a bitter

the site, she did not let Dexter accompany her. He felt uneasy about it, so he compromised and chose a suitable candidate to go

that you agreed to that ridiculous contract with Dexter.” Mallory casually

one’s weakness exploited is terrible,” Josie said, touching up

know about his

“She has always known.”

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