“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

“Grape refuses to sleep, insisting on finding

voice was hoarse. “I want

the commotion, Josie immediately came out, directly refusing on the stairs, “No, Grape. Sleep by

grape looked even more pitiful now, her eyes brimming with tears, while

to fall,

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

cradling the child back into his arms. “This is my daughter. Who do you think you

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

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

unconsciously nurturing her independence, even encouraging her to be brave enough to sleep alone. This

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

concerns, and it only made his heart ache more. “You’re not alone anymore. You have

sarcastically, “This 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 you

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