Grape fearlessly interacted with the butterflies that were lured into the yard by the flowers, filled with joy.

The butterflies eventually flew away, and Grape tried to keep them from leaving. In her attempt, she stumbled into a warm, broad embrace, catching a faint scent of sandalwood. A pair of large hands steadied her, and she looked up to see a face as expressionless as an iceberg. With a playful smile, she reached out, hoping to coax a laugh from him. "Mister, you're quite intimidating," she said.

Mallory felt a chill run down her spine. "Maybe we should take her away. Leaving her here is too disruptive."

Dexter's gaze was heavy as he stared at the child in his arms. "A child barely over a year old can't cause much trouble."

"What's your name?" he asked, holding her hand.

"My mommy said that my eyes resemble grapes, so she named me Grape," she explained.

How thoughtless... Dexter squinted slightly. "Where's your mommy?"

"She's working."

"Did she abandon you?"

"Not at all! My mommy said she had to earn a lot of money so she could find a daddy for me. She's doing it all for me, not neglecting me," Grape said, tilting her head.

year old

mouth, as if

Daddy is in Clusia, but he's very busy. He won't be able to come back to see me until I turn eighteen. I'm only a year and a half old now!" Grape sighed heavily, deeply troubled. "There are

longer around, which would explain why the child's mother was resorting to such desperate measures. Dexter's voice was somewhat hoarse. He coughed once,

hand. "Let

want to delay things. Unable to wait for Michael's response, she had

couldn't help

eyes were

the man's long legs, unable to suppress her laughter. "Mister, you're really

had never been praised by a

age, how could you possibly know what handsome

and you're very handsome. All the attractive people on TV end up together. They call it a match made in heaven!" Grape, the innocent child, loudly asked, "Can you be

Dexter was rendered speechless.

expression, always feeling that he was about

Dexter was in an unusually good mood, probably because she was just too

be at a disadvantage," Grape said, waving her

was about to leap, clutching onto

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