Chapter 342 Don’t Venture into It

Josie felt a wave of nervousness wash over her as his eyes bore into her. “I didn’t mean to eavesdrop. I woke up and didn’t see you. I thought you had left, so I came looking for you.”

Freshly awakened, dressed in a nightgown, and with a hoarse voice, Josie emitted an innocent aura that effortlessly pacified one’s guard.

Dexter grabbed her around the waist and leaned in for a kiss, but Josie evaded, as she still felt a lingering fear. “I don’t want you to kiss me.”

The excessive sweet talk felt overwhelming, and Josie couldn’t tell if this deliberate coquettishness was a way to mask her own uneasiness.

Smitten by her coquettishness, Dexter let go of his stern demeanor and said, “Hmm, I’ll join you in bed.”

Josie rarely indulged in coquettishness, but when she did, Dexter couldn’t resist, just as she couldn’t escape when Dexter was upset.

Dexter settled her onto the bed, tucked her in with a blanket, and positioned himself beside her. He had no intention of leaving.

Noticing her quivering eyelashes, he took the initiative to break the silence. “Did you hear a lot of what I said?”

for negotiation. Unlike the business world, where there was

Dexter was the ruler.

her eyes cast downward, Josie confided, “I heard you mention that you

time.”

their conversation. With just a bedside lamp casting a soft glow, he pulled her close and asked gently. “Have you ever

head, sensing the

derived from brute force; he had a de-facto ability

did it truly signify when Dexter asserted his dominance? It undoubtedly went beyond

Dexter said, “You’re familiar with the

had even been to

land territory under their belt, couldn’t afford to have no one at

intricacies were always beyond

world, where countless lives hung in the balance as mere pawns. They were skilled, highly trained, and operated

of half

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