Blind Date Turned Proposal (Josie and Dexter)

The phone Josie had stashed in her bag began to vibrate intensely. She fished it out and saw that it was a call from Arnold.

She wanted to hang up immediately, but Dexter said in a deep and authoritative tone, "Answer it."

She gripped her phone tightly, hesitating for a moment before answering the call.

From over there came the hurried breaths of Arnold, holding back from exploding in anger at the brink.

There was a moment of silence, then Arnold asked in a hoarse voice, "Did you and Dexter conspire against me?"

Josie furrowed her brows, turning to look at Dexter, who remained impassive as he stood beside her.

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Josie!" Arnold's voice rose, carrying a faint hint of a sob.

was taken aback, looking again at

this message to Dexter. Tell him that I will settle this score, so he should be

finished speaking. Josie tossed

the sky ahead and said, "Dawn is

"If you're going to use me like a tool, then you should at least tell me what you've

pitiful gaze as he replied, "I told you not to get close to these

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nor admitted to her statement, continuing to fiddle with his rosary beads as he said, "Grandpa's death should not be exploited

her chair, she asked, "Summer showing up here today was your doing, wasn't it? You planned for Claudia to find out, so you

were spoken, Dexter raised a playful

was an unexpected factor, but her presence was evidently more useful than that of Summer's.

his series of actions would turn her into a pawn of

continued, "He has gone too far. I put him in jail, but he's always thinking of escaping. In that case, he might as well stay

run down her spine. She had thought that Dexter was not retaliating because his grandfather had passed away and he was being