“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

servant hurriedly explained, “Grape refuses to

“I want to sleep

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

brimming with tears, while her mouth creased into a

began to fall,

feeling as if his heart was about to shatter. He crouched

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

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

so nothing will go wrong. Besides, she had been

been 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

felt distressed by it, she didn’t cry out. This sight was enough

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

I do. Dexter, you’ve only played the role of her

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