"You... I... Did you bring me back?" she asked.

"Yeah, I didn't expect you to get drunk when the Jägermeister's alcohol content is low."

Josie clicked her tongue. That Jägermeister has aged. It would be more surprising if I didn't get drunk.

She finished the hangover remedy and finally noticed she was in her pajamas. Gasping, she asked, "Who bathed me?" "I did."

His candid admission left Josie at a loss for how to react.

She almost laughed in exasperation.

The floor-to-ceiling windows slid open automatically, bathing the room in sunlight. Josie sat on the large bed, her hair tousled, looking at the man in annoyance. Despite so, the scene appeared harmonious. Dexter couldn't help but chuckle, his lingering drowsiness completely dissipating. He moved to stand behind her, combing her hair naturally. "Are you going back to the Olsen Residence today?"

Cradling her hand in her palm, Josie grew irritated at the mere thought of that, responding with a disgruntled hum.

ultimatum, and she didn't want to cause a

are you going to say when you

not much to say. Grape must carry my surname. Worse comes to worst, I'll bring Pop with

did not express his opinion on her

Paul's current medication and health condition were entirely under the Olsens' control. She wasn't even sure she could provide

at someone's mercy. I lack the power to

had just finished combing her hair, and as he did,

statement before saying, "We're close

end soon, and they'd go their

"But

"What do you want?"

did not respond to this. Instead, he said, "Look at it from another perspective, Claudia's insistence on Grape taking the Olsen family's name is not entirely a bad thing. At the

better if you

thought about it like

you they might not mean any harm," Dexter

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