“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?

the last flight of stairs. Standing

“Grape refuses to sleep, insisting on finding

“I want to

came out, directly

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

to fall, drop

feeling as if his heart was about to shatter. He crouched down and cradled Grape in his

cradling the child back into his

just a child.

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

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 the latter to

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

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

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

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