“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?

then, Dexter descended the last flight of stairs. Standing before him was Grape, clutching

“Grape refuses to

voice was hoarse. “I want

directly refusing on the stairs, “No, Grape.

more pitiful now, her eyes brimming with tears, while her mouth creased

began to fall, drop by

to shatter. He crouched down and cradled Grape in his arms.

child back into his

lost his composure. “Why not? She’s just a child. It’s

nothing will go wrong. Besides, she had been sleeping alone

Grape was born, Josie had been consciously and unconsciously nurturing her independence, even encouraging her to be brave enough to sleep alone. This was because most of the time, she didn’t have

adults, and even though she felt distressed by it, she didn’t cry

made his heart ache more. “You’re not alone anymore. You have

that way. She said sarcastically, “This is my daughter, no one knows her better than I do. Dexter, you’ve only played the role of her father

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