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.

wrapped around Dexter's hand got wet. He furrowed his brow. "I forgot, now I

was implying. "What exactly is

picked up a roll of fresh gauze

Josie was speechless.

the authority to detain him, but I do have some influence in keeping him there. That place is reserved for hardcore

she remarked, "So Arnold has no choice but to

as agreement. Seeing her unmoving, he reached out his hand. "Josie, please do the

turned to leave. "I'm tired. I need to take a nap with Grape.

that, the door

the damp gauze. He shook his head with a bitter smile, realizing that he had made

the site, she did not

agreed to that ridiculous contract with Dexter." Mallory casually brushed her

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

know about

"She has always known."

impressive. The heiress to Russell Group. Grape really knows how to

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