“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?

flight of stairs. Standing before him was Grape, clutching

explained, “Grape refuses to sleep,

voice was hoarse. “I want to sleep

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

with tears, while

long, tears began to

his heart was about to shatter. He crouched down and cradled

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

“Why not? She’s just a child. It’s not safe for her to

over her, so nothing will go wrong. Besides, she had been sleeping alone for

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 ample time to accompany Grape and she needed

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

his heart ache more. “You’re not alone anymore. You have servants, friends, and me. Grape shouldn’t be

“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 act as if you understand her

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