“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?

the last flight of stairs. Standing before him was Grape,

refuses to sleep, insisting on finding

voice was hoarse. “I want to sleep

hearing the commotion, Josie immediately came out, directly refusing on the stairs, “No,

more pitiful now, her eyes brimming with tears,

to fall, drop by

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

child back into his arms. “This

She’s just a child. It’s not safe for her

go wrong. Besides, she had been sleeping alone for over a year. Why would it be

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 ample time to accompany Grape and she needed the latter to adapt

quarrels among the adults, and even though she felt distressed by it,

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

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

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