“You!”

The implication was that she still had to yield to him in the end.

“Are you threatening me?”

“Indeed,” he responded calmly.

“You monster.”

Dexter did not let her go. With desire welling up within him, he forcefully suppressed it. “Weigh your options. Do you want to fight against me, or against Arnold?”

“Both of you are monsters!”

Dexter took two steps back before giving her a lingering glance, signaling her to think things through carefully.

Listening to the sound of Dexter’s footsteps as he descended the stairs, Josie fiercely wiped her lips, wanting to erase his warmth. Halfway through her action, she suddenly stopped. What is going on? Is Dexter jealous?

flight of stairs. Standing before him was Grape,

servant hurriedly explained, “Grape refuses to sleep, insisting on finding

was hoarse. “I want to

came out, directly refusing on the stairs,

with tears, while her mouth creased into a pout. “You’re mean,

long, tears began to fall, drop by

furrowed his brows, feeling as if his heart was about to shatter. He crouched down and cradled Grape in his arms. “Don’t cry. I’ll sleep

back into his arms. “This is my daughter. Who

a child. It’s

watches over her, so nothing will go wrong. Besides, she had been sleeping alone for over a year. Why would it be a problem

This was because most of the time, she didn’t have ample time to accompany Grape and she needed the latter

felt distressed by it,

he also understood Josie’s concerns, and it only made his heart ache more. “You’re not alone anymore. You have servants, friends, and me. Grape shouldn’t be left to continue feeling insecure

is my daughter, no one knows her better than I do. Dexter, you’ve only played the role of her father for a few days, yet

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