Chapter 121 A Trap

“Who is it?”

Dexter asked in his deep and gravelly voice.

Josie appeared from the dark and slowly walked into his office’s soft glow of light. “Are you always this alert, Mr. Russell”

Her canvas bag was slung over her shoulders, and her work outfit was simple. Nonetheless, the office was large and luxurious, with a high ceiling and an open view of the city. Josie felt like a small fish in a big pond.

Once he saw her, the scowl on his face faded. “Why didn’t you return to Mason Garden?*

Josie put her bag down and went closer to him. Her finger rested on his furrowed brows as she said, “I was on my way back, but I decided to wait for Mr. Russell as I saw the lights at the top floor were still on.”

Dexter grabbed onto her hands without losing the frown on his face. “I see you’re no longer afraid of getting caught.”

her head. “Isn’t it thrilling

gap between them. Dexter narrowed his eyes when he sensed a familiar

call me Mr. Russell whenever you seduce me.” Dexter pushed her away softly with a look of disdain masking his face. “A man’s

no intention of seducing him. Instead, she tilted her head slightly and asked, “I feel this is right up Mr. Russell’s alley. Or else, why would

cards out on the table, but Dexter seemed uninterested. He stared at the antique clock in his ” office. It was five–hundred–year–old antique worth hundreds of thousands. Its

better fit for this position than you. You shouldn’t act naive when you’ve

doesn’t have any friends. Who would want

Justin. No one would doubt my intentions. But Mr. Russell, you must’ve set up a chess game and made us your pawns you could control anytime.

stared at her. “I don’t understand what you’re

smirked at his feigned indifference. “It’s rare

alert, like a porcupine

on good terms with Arnold Carter. He racked his brain to find your weakness, so he set up a trap for you in Wavery, even though he was in Rivodia. He used me to test you, and you fell into his trap. My face was thus

me the Sylmark project as a way to compensate me. I can’t deny that Mr.

she meant. He finished

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