“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?

Standing before him was Grape, clutching a doll

hurriedly explained, “Grape refuses to sleep,

“I

the commotion, Josie immediately came out, directly refusing

eyes brimming with tears, while her mouth

began to fall, drop by

his heart was about to shatter. He crouched down

Josie quickly descended the stairs, cradling the child back into his arms. “This

a child. It’s

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

alone. This was because most of the

among the adults, and even though she felt distressed by it, she didn’t cry out. This sight was

more. “You’re not alone anymore. You have servants, friends, and

one knows her better than I do. Dexter, you’ve only played the role of her father for a few days, yet you act

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