“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?

Dexter descended the last flight of stairs. Standing

refuses to sleep,

was hoarse. “I

Josie immediately came out, directly refusing

pitiful now, her eyes brimming with tears, while her mouth creased into a

to fall,

if his heart was about to shatter. He

Josie quickly descended the stairs, cradling the child back into his arms. “This is

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

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

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

she felt distressed by it, she didn’t

ache more. “You’re not alone anymore. You have servants, friends, and

Dexter, you’ve only played the role of her father for

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