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.”

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 no other

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

the other end of the line

in frustration, but somehow managed to summon the man’s

to reassure her, sensing her lingering upset. He added, “Jo, it was something that was

a loss for words, Josie simply ended the call, leaving him to ponder her

intimacy that surfaced in that moment of vulnerability wasn’t

as the cliff gap, where they encountered many attendants along the way. Each attendant seemed

“Don’t tell me,

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

shoulder, her tone teasing, “Belongs to a

responded with a playful jab of her elbow. Juliette laughed heartily, sprinting ahead with a

cliff was decorated with a plethora of rhododendrons, and the sight, combined with the twilight’s approach, offered a breathtaking

recounted a tale of a time when the grand sun slowly dipped into the sea, leaving its lingering glow on an inaccessible cliff, against which waves tirelessly crashed. He was there alone, lost

couldn’t pinpoint why, but she felt a deep sense of

on her that this despair was not hers but that of the

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