Chapter 121 A Trap
“Who is it?”
Dexter asked in his deep and gravelly voice.
Josie appeared from the dark and slowly walked into his office’s soft glow of light. “Are you always this alert, Mr. Russell”
Her canvas bag was slung over her shoulders, and her work outfit was simple. Nonetheless, the office was large and luxurious, with a high ceiling and an open view of the city. Josie felt like a small fish in a big pond.
Once he saw her, the scowl on his face faded. “Why didn’t you return to Mason Garden?*
Josie put her bag down and went closer to him. Her finger rested on his furrowed brows as she said, “I was on my way back, but I decided to wait for Mr. Russell as I saw the lights at the top floor were still on.”
Dexter grabbed onto her hands without losing the frown on his face. “I see you’re no longer afraid of getting caught.”
“Isn’t it thrilling to have
them. Dexter narrowed his eyes when he
pushed her away softly with a look of disdain masking his face.
asked, “I feel this is right up Mr. Russell’s alley. Or else, why would you let me handle
seemed uninterested. He stared at the antique clock in his ” office. It was five–hundred–year–old antique worth hundreds of thousands. Its design was
this position than you. You shouldn’t
doesn’t have any friends. Who would want to be close to him when he has such a wicked mouth?
for me to save Justin. No one would doubt my intentions. But Mr.
around and calmly stared at her. “I don’t
at his feigned indifference. “It’s rare Mr. Russell can’t
alert, like a porcupine
not on good terms with Arnold Carter. He racked his brain to find your weakness, so he set up a trap for you in Wavery, even though
manner. “So you assigned me the Sylmark project as a way to compensate me. I
understood what she meant. He finished his cigarette and threw it into
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