She wrinkled her nose and turned around, only to find Arnold leaning against the door, a smirk playing on his lips.

"You're not getting any younger. Don't drink yourself to death."

He smirked. "Taking care of me, huh? What have I done to deserve this?"

Josie glared at him, pulling out a voice recorder from her bag. "I'm just afraid that if you die, there'll be no one to give me the medicine."

Arnold's gaze fell upon the object in her hand, "It seems you have seen Paul's frail state."

"Indeed. Thanks to you, I had no choice but to coax the words out of Dexter."

Josie pressed the play button on the voice recorder, and a somewhat muffled voice began to echo out.

The scene was from the previous night when she had finished writing the proposal on the balcony. Dexter had poured her a cup of warm water, and they had exchanged a few words about Grape. Then, with some hesitation, Josie asked, "I remember that you almost apprehended Edward two years ago. Didn't the authorities care? He is a serious criminal after all."

Dexter was very cautious. "Why do you suddenly ask this?"

Arnold this time, it all came

detain Edward. All I can tell you is that

of footsteps followed,

to me this early in the morning just to have me listen

"Of course not."

on the

somewhat distant as he was engaged in a conversation

investigate what Arnold

the matter, Mr.

about Edward,

Warren wouldn't be working for Arnold, would she?

"She has betrayed me more than once, let alone when the

being held. Speaking of which, the group that tried to break him out

this point in the playback, Josie looked up,

if he was discerning

take for them

from Rivodia. They just need to go over the mountains of Southern Wavery. It wouldn't take more than five

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