Chapter 535 Laura in Danger

Summer flounced off to change, leaving Dexter and Claudia alone. Claudia smiled at Dexter and said, “Thank you for taking care of Summer. She can be quite a handful.”

Dexter understood what she was implying behind her words. He knew why she had avoided him all these years.

“It’s part of my responsibility,” Dexter said simply.

Arnold had been listening to their conversation the whole time. He finally spoke up, his smile dripping with sarcasm. “I never knew you were so protective, Dex.”

Dexter raised his eyebrows in derision. “Of course, I had to protect her,” he said firmly, his voice rising. “She’s my responsibility. D

Dexter smoothly changed the subject, effectively cutting Arnold off.

Arnold’s lips tightened into a thin line, and he remained silent.

Dexter raised his glass in a toast to Arnold. “Congratulations on your new project,” he said in a courteous

manner.

Arnold’s lips curled into a smirk. “You must have your sources,” Arnold said as he leveled his gaze at him,

get more efficient, Dexter responded, taking a large gulp

was ten at night, and Josie was

a regular

ringing. She furrowed her brow as she answered the phone. It

Laura.

palms plastered on her forehead, Josie pinched her eyebrows when she finally registered Laura’s name on the screen of her phone. It was late at night, and

heard Laura’s crying on the other

sobbing so hard that she could barely

sat up in bed, her

scared, Laura quavered,

face and asked in a frantic tone. ‘Give me

disarray, and her clothes

out of bed, changed her clothes, and left her house

to get a sense of Laura’s situation, Laura said out of the blue. “Josie, you don’t have

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Laura in

her tracks, her anger rising. “Where are you right now? Do

tension. All Josie could hear was

residence, aren’t you?” Josie was

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