At that moment, Josie wrestled with the feeling of being cherished versus being under surveillance.

She managed a wry smile. "Thanks, I've made it inside."

Then Dexter inquired, "What's the purpose of your visit?"

Suddenly, Grape's voice came from the other end of the line, and the arrival of an employee with reports was abruptly silenced by Dexter.

"Is that you, Mommy? I want to talk to her!" Grape interrupted.

As Josie was about to explain, Dexter swiftly commanded, "Escort her outside for a moment, give her some time to settle down."

The employee hesitated before moving forward, gently coaxing Grape in a subdued tone.

It quickly became quiet.

"You were too harsh on her," Josie said.

"You still haven't answered my question."

a friend along, hoping it'll help clear our

caused her pain, yet he chose not to delve further. "Today's Monday, and Russell Group is holding a board meeting. Grape insists on tagging

suggesting, you

from the other end

somehow managed to summon the man's name in a whisper,

a select few and is adapting remarkably fast," he tried to reassure

words, Josie simply ended the call, leaving him to

surfaced in that

encountered many attendants along

amusement in the situation, teased, "Don't tell me, this luxurious mansion belongs to you." Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh

we wouldn't have been stopped

hand on Josie's shoulder, her

Juliette's directness, Josie blushed and responded with a playful jab of her

and the sight, combined with the twilight's approach, offered a breathtaking spectacle unmatched in the

grand sun slowly dipped into the sea, leaving its lingering glow on an inaccessible cliff, against which waves tirelessly crashed. He was there alone, lost in the majestic solitude that the scene offered. "So, the stories were

her, Josie couldn't pinpoint why, but she felt a deep

despair was not hers but that

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