“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,

servant hurriedly explained, “Grape refuses to sleep, insisting on finding

was hoarse. “I want

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

her eyes brimming with tears, while her mouth

tears began to

to shatter. He crouched down and cradled Grape in his arms. “Don’t cry. I’ll

back into his

his composure. “Why not? She’s just a child.

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

This was because most of the time, she didn’t have

felt distressed by

only made his heart ache more. “You’re not alone anymore. You have servants, friends, and me. Grape

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

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