At that moment, Josie wrestled with the feeling of being cherished versus being under surveillance. She managed a wry smile. “Thanks, I’ve made it inside.”

Then Dexter inquired, “What’s the purpose of your visit?”

Suddenly, Grape’s voice came from the other end of the line, and the arrival of an employee with reports was abruptly silenced by Dexter.

“Is that you, Mommy? I want to talk to her!” Grape interrupted.

As Josie was about to explain, Dexter swiftly commanded, “Escort her outside for a moment, give her some time to settle down.”

The employee hesitated before moving forward, gently coaxing Grape in a subdued tone.

It quickly became quiet.

“You were too harsh on her,” Josie said.

“You still haven’t answered my question.”

After a pause, she replied, “I brought a friend along, hoping it’ll help clear our minds.”

visit a place that had previously caused her pain, yet he chose not to delve further. “Today’s Monday, and Russell Group is holding a board meeting. Grape insists on tagging along, which means I have

shock, “You’re not suggesting, you brought her to Russell Group, are

other end of the line was

in frustration, but somehow managed to summon

and is adapting remarkably fast,” he tried to reassure her, sensing her lingering upset. He added, “Jo, it was

words, Josie simply ended the call, leaving him to ponder her sudden

in that moment of vulnerability wasn’t lost on

Juliette reached what was known as the cliff gap, where they encountered many attendants along the way. Each attendant seemed surprised to see Josie, yet they all bowed in

in the situation, teased, “Don’t tell me, this

mine, we wouldn’t have been stopped at the gate,”

on Josie’s shoulder, her tone teasing, “Belongs

of her elbow. Juliette laughed heartily, sprinting ahead with a joyful

of rhododendrons, and the sight, combined with the twilight’s approach, offered

sea, leaving its lingering glow on an inaccessible cliff, against which waves tirelessly crashed. He was there alone, lost in the majestic solitude that the scene offered. “So, the stories were true, they

pinpoint why, but she felt a deep sense of

her that this despair was not hers but that of

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