Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 192

"Are you up?" Dexter's cold voice came from the armchair not far away, at least five or six steps away from her. There was a certain chill in his tone, making her heart feel inexplicably uneasy.

"You're undergoing acupuncture. Don't move," he explained.

Angela understood now. No wonder her entire body felt uncomfortable. Still, this was fine. At least her personal boundaries had been maintained.

"You hate me so much that you'd rather risk harming yourself than..." Dexter's voice trailed off, his words tinged with confusion.

Angela froze for a moment, but she didn't respond. Her silence spoke for itself.

"As for Grandpa, I'll explain everything to him. Don't worry, this kind of thing won't happen again," Dexter said after waiting a while for her answer that never came. Then, he stood and left.

The spacious room quickly fell into silence.

Angela felt a faint sense of loss, but it didn't matter. She told herself there were plenty of fish in the sea; she didn't have anything to fear.

...

poisoned, but he has been in bad condition for two

be in stable condition under the care of the doctor, taking

question in mind, Angela drove herself

the hospital's entrance. When he saw her signature silver Bentley,

later, will you? I feel like going out for some

you still have the nerve to talk about joyrides? Do

live once; don't take things to heart. That's how you live a blessed life. Besides, if I sulked, would it make Dad's Condition any better? Obviously not.

ve

who was lost in his own little world, grinning so wide

the brink of death, and you're still

Zack was speechless.

cruel, aren't you? Are you trying to kill

I not see how

at Angela with his sunken eyes. He looked as if he wanted to strangle

her. Something felt off, but she couldn't quite put her