Blind Date Turned Proposal (Josie and Dexter)

Dexter always had a way. He knew exactly how to manipulate her.

Facing the mirror above the sink, Josie took a deep breath. She longed to resist, but she was helpless.

Dexter seemed to sense her emotions, his tone softening. "I'm not threatening you. I simply want to provide you with a better life. I want to make up for past mistakes with you. Give me a chance." Josie held her phone tightly, her palms breaking out in sweat.

Images from the past flooded her mind uncontrollably, her eyes welling up with tears. "I've trusted you many times before."

On the other end of the phone, there was a brief silence. No one knew the magnitude of the storm raging in Dexter's heart.

"Why should I believe you this time?" she asked.

"Justin." Dexter responded swiftly, "For the past two years, Justin has been laying low in Rivodia in order to find Paul. My people have been secretly protecting him. Now, he has found a lead, confirming that Paul is indeed in Rivodia, alive and well."

As the last few words were spoken, a sharp pain gripped Josie's heart. "Really?"

doing everything in our power to rescue him, but it might not

his daughter, so naturally, she had

Dalton..." Josie reminisced about the past. She

"You should know the story of Rivodia better than

you return to the country. We'll meet

heavy, yet filled with hope. They had a child, and that was

from the restroom, Grape had already

alright?" Lachlan

will resign from my position as a judge with the organizers later. I'm returning to my country tomorrow." Lachlan was astonished. "So soon? Will you have enough time to get your documents in order? Where are you going back to?

"Rivodia."

she had been relentlessly searching for Paul. Now that she finally had a solid

the documents, since Dexter had made this request, he was

"What about Grape?"

forward, picking Grape up. "She's coming back with

that night were about to be indefinitely shelved "Mommy, are we going back?"