Chapter 252 You Must Leave

The ceremony had come to an end, and Josie’s phone had been buzzing incessantly in her pocket. However, given the solemn ambiance, she opted to ignore the pesky buzzing.

Noticing her uneasiness when nobody was looking. Dexter seized the opportunity and signaled for the servant to accompany Josie out. Then, he whispered, “Can you handle it on your own?”

Nodding her head, Josie muttered. Isn’t he the one who insisted on taking charge no matter how impossible the situation may be?

Upon leaving the door. Josie wasted no time checking her phone.

To her surprise, all the messages were from Arnold. She dialed his number and asked, “What’s wrong? Did something happen?”

The voice on the other end sounded stern. “Did you follow Dexter and return to the Russell family estate?”

Josie was caught off guard by the question, “How did you know? Did you bug me or something?”

However, Arnold wasn’t in a playful mood and said authoritatively. “You must leave there today. I’m not joking.

Arnold’s sudden instruction left Josie puzzled, “Why? What’s wrong?”

her earlier that once the ceremony was over, they

insist she leaves the Russell

say, Josie. Remember, before becoming Dexter’s wife, you

couldn’t comprehend Arnold’s arbitrary behavior. Before she could delve deeper, he hung

led Josie to a secluded yet beautifully decorated

bench in front of the

the Russell family. Despite the friendly and kind. treatment she received, she couldn’t shake off the

her feel unworthy of being Dexter’s partner and a member of

Wyatt, but somehow, she still came

passage from Eileen Chang’s ‘Love in a Fallen City’ sprang to her mind, ‘A woman who grew up in the slums, stumbling upon a few more books, naively believed she could stand on equal footing with others. But life

can break free from the shackles of their social class, especially

before this. But now, she fully understood as she saw herself living

let out a sigh, feeling

to see Josie boiling water in

placed a stack of papers on the table. Josie figured it must be the report card

Dexter.

made a joke, but it appeared that Dexter had taken it seriously. His determination to join

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