“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?

descended the last flight of stairs. Standing before him was Grape, clutching a doll

refuses to sleep, insisting

voice was hoarse. “I

directly refusing on the stairs, “No, Grape. Sleep

brimming with tears, while her mouth creased

long, tears began to fall,

to shatter. He crouched down and cradled Grape in

child back into his arms. “This is

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

had been sleeping alone for over a year. Why would it

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 to

she felt distressed by it,

not alone anymore. You have servants, friends, and me. Grape

knows her better than I do. Dexter,

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