“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?

stairs. Standing before him was Grape, clutching a doll and looking

hurriedly explained, “Grape refuses to

“I want to sleep

hearing the commotion, Josie immediately came out, directly refusing on the stairs, “No,

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

to

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

into his arms.

just a child. It’s not safe

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

since Grape was born, Josie had 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 to accompany Grape and she needed the latter to adapt

even though she felt distressed by it, she

not alone anymore. You have

knows her better than I do. Dexter,

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