“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?

then, Dexter descended the last flight of stairs. Standing before him was Grape, clutching

explained, “Grape refuses to sleep, insisting on finding

was hoarse. “I want to

came out, directly refusing on the

brimming with tears, while her mouth creased into a pout. “You’re mean,

began to fall,

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

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

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

enough to sleep alone. This was because most of the time, she

adults, and even though she felt distressed by it, she didn’t cry out. This sight was enough to break Dexter’s

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

Dexter, you’ve only played the

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