About four hours after returning to the mansion, Josie's phone rang just as she had put Grape to sleep for her afternoon nap.

It was a call from Arnold.

She looked up and made eye contact with Dexter, who was washing a milk bottle.

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After saying that, he abruptly ended the call.

Facing Dexter's inquisitive gaze, Josie repeated Arnold's words and then said, "It seems his men have completed their investigation. But... is Edward really being held there?"

Dexter turned on the tap at the sink, rinsing the milk bottle. "Since I allowed you to deliver the message to him personally, there must be some truth to it."

"But what if Arnold sends men to break him out directly?"

Dexter scoffed, "If he had dared to do so, he wouldn't have called you."

Indeed.

baby bottle, the gauze wrapped around Dexter's hand got wet. He furrowed his brow. "I forgot, now I have to rewrap

he was implying. "What exactly is in

fresh gauze and walked

Josie was speechless.

to detain him, but I do have some influence in keeping him there. That place is reserved for hardcore criminals. Arnold wouldn't dare

the realization sank in, she remarked, "So Arnold has

her unmoving, he reached out

tired. I need to take a nap with Grape. You

that, the

doorway, glancing at the damp gauze. He shook his head with

off guard. When Josie went to the site, she did not let Dexter accompany her. He felt uneasy about it, so he compromised and chose a suitable

that ridiculous contract with Dexter." Mallory casually

one's weakness exploited is terrible," Josie said, touching up her makeup

Grape know

"She has always known."

impressive. The heiress to Russell Group. Grape

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