Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 6

Angela frowned and denied it without a second thought.

However, the manager didn't believe her. "Regardless, we just found out that you have no work experience. I'm sorry, but we can't hire a complete newbie like you."

Even though Angela repeatedly assured him of her expertise in design, the manager was adamant about not going through with hiring her.

As Angela stared at the manager, who looked deeply troubled, she instantly understood everything.

It was Dexter! He was forcing her to give in!

Amidst the strange gazes everyone was casting her way, Angela took her belongings and left.

At that moment, she felt an urge to call Dexter and ask him why he was doing this. Still, she resisted that impulse and refrained from acting on it.

She kept convincing herself not to let this get to her. It was just a job—she could find another.

Angela dragged her exhausted body back to her rented apartment, only to find her belongings thrown out and lying miserably in the hallway. Nothing had been spared-even her brand-new bedding and toiletries had suffered the same fate as they lay in a pile outside.

Shocked and furious, she immediately called the landlord.

"Sorry, but I can't rent to you anymore. I'll transfer your rent back," the landlord replied curtly, not even giving her a chance to question him.

Seconds later, she received 2,000 dollars on Venmo.

Once again, the image of Dexter's handsome yet maliciously amused face appeared in her mind. Unable to bear it any longer, she called him.

For once, he picked up within ten seconds. "What's wrong? Have you finally come to your senses?"

His tone was casual, and there were the sounds of a lively gathering in the background. But the moment he spoke, everything around him fell silent. It seemed everyone was waiting to hear how Angela would make a fool of herself.

"Are you making my life difficult for fun, Dexter?" Angela asked. Her eyes were red, and her nose tingled. She was on the verge of tears. Yet, she forced herself to stay composed and not let her voice break.

I'm not doing

hung up before he

wall as tears finally streamed down her face. She wiped them away, but they wouldn't

more than anyone else, yet he had chosen to rub salt

you're a scumbag!" she screamed, her chest

a long while, she slowly stood up and found a hotel through a quick online search on her phone. She

place was an eerie silence. Everyone

He had been cursed at,

to linger in the air, weighing down the atmosphere even

face was so pronounced that it intimidated the people around him. He gripped his phone tightly, staring at

right at the top of the list of recent calls. Staring at her name, Dexter seemed

Mr. Bamford?" asked

asking was Zayn Jewell, a childhood friend of Dexter's. He was the one who

stood up and lifted his long legs to step over the obstacles blocking his way. As

was tall and muscular-even

Dexter tossed his coat to her, he ordered coldly, "Take me to Bliss

that she needed stern disciplining. Angela's angry outburst reverberated

loosened his

"Mr. Bamford, why are you going to

Her reaction was out of the norm that

I need to

instantly. She lowered her head and explained, "I'm sorry, Mr. Bamford. Mrs. Bamford is

and asked irritably, "What do you mean? Where

conversation with Angela's

told you to do that?" Dexter's gaze was

wonder Angela had been furious—she

and struggled to come up with an adequate explanation that could justify her actions. However, her mouth felt like it was glued shut, and she couldn't utter a

same, but it

the city's main street with all her

he had plunged her into the depths

had thought about going home, but that