Dexter’s voice was hoarse, and his gaze on Josie was practically burning.

Only then did Josie let her gaze fall upon him. He wanted to appear nonchalant, but it only came off as forced. “I wasn’t here long. I didn’t see anything. You don’t have to be nervous,” she said.

She attempted to get up from the bed. However, Dexter had already reached out, firmly holding her slender ankle. Leaning in slightly, he asked, “How did you come to know Juliette?”

His question was so suggestive that anyone unaware might have mistaken them for the whispered sweet nothings between lovers.

Josie brushed aside the large hand resting on her cheek. “What? Have I crossed the line for incidentally knowing your friend, Mr. Russell?”

Her hostility was too intense, almost like a defensive hedgehog raising its spines.

Dexter’s eyes lifted at the corners, and he suddenly let out a soft chuckle. “Jealous, are we?”

It was a rhetorical question.

This flirtatious remark made Josie’s cheeks burn. She suddenly felt uncomfortable all over, avoiding his touch. “Who’s jealous? I just don’t appreciate your interrogation. I came here for Grape, not to spy intentionally.”

The more she tried to explain, and the quicker she did so, the more it seemed like she was trying to cover something up.

herself. She chose to give up and fell silent, no longer bothering

under the glaring light. Keeping his voice low so as not to wake the child, he asked, “Do you still remember Mr.

such

was slightly taken aback. “He’s the director

tampered with my vehicle. Mr. Peeple and I nearly lost our lives. It was Juliette who

explaining how he came to know Juliette and the circumstances that

she was taken aback for a moment. “Who

injuries, we had to recuperate in the Witherspoon residence for over a month. It was their protection that allowed me to plan properly and

him at a

beads on Dexter’s wrist appeared exceptionally glaring under

yet for some inexplicable reason, she felt a sudden tightness in her chest, causing her to turn her head

our personalities and shared profession, we became friends

Oh.

tale of cliffside sunsets, the kind of romance you’d usually reserve for a dear friend. It was my first time listening to that story too,” Josie said bitterly. “Are you

She couldn’t hold back.

about the unique attractions in Wavery. You know, I’m usually not interested in those things, but the view that day was truly

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