Dexter shook his head, wearing a faint smile. “I don’t have the authority to decide that.”

Josie sat rigidly, her expression unpleasant. If he had answered affirmatively, she would have immediately turned and left. Thankfully, Dexter didn’t.

Grape observed her mother’s expression and softly said, “Mommy, don’t blame Daddy. It’s because I missed you.”

Josie’s rigid expression softened slightly as she gently patted Grape’s head.

Laura was probably fine now. She had sent Josie a message, informing her that everyone had dispersed and asking where she was.

Josie couldn’t tell her that Dexter was there, so she had to make up an excuse, saying she had something to attend to and left early.

Dexter skillfully turned the lazy Susan and asked again, “Would you like more to eat?”

After pondering over things all night, Josie hadn’t really eaten enough. She decided to accept his offer, reasoning that she could upset anyone but not compromise her own sustenance.

Annoyed, she picked up her fork.

Dexter curved his lips and instructed the attendant to prepare a small plate. He filled it with some food that Grape could eat before attentively feeding her.

Grape wasn’t picky and ate whatever food Dexter fed her.

them. Never in a million years would they have expected Dexter to have

all. She believed that since he had brought the

she ate, she asked softly, “Do you

with Grape. “I don’t

you just pulled

was that you were in danger, and I couldn’t let you be in

Josie fell silent.

didn’t

it quite strange. Laura has always been evasive, not telling me who that man is. But why do I feel a sense

the way, that man isn’t treating her well! He hit her!” Josie added,

“Josie,” Dexter interjected.

“What?”

to dismantle them just as they had done to the Bastille Group. At that time, only Laura from the decision-making body opposed it. She stood against the majority, and it was her efforts that saved the Olsen family. It was after that incident that Mark granted

finished speaking, word by word, Josie still didn’t understand what he was trying to tell her. “And

manipulated. Unless this man can offer significant assistance to her personally or to her career, to the extent

to stay despite the way she is treated.

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