Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 196

Zack let out a hearty laugh, his demeanor changing astonishingly quickly. "Why should my sister be responsible for what I say? She's not my mom."

"You..." Elena's eyes turned red with anger, and tears welled up in them as she cried out, "Dexter, look at them! The two of them are clearly working together just to provoke me."

That was exactly the effect she was aiming for. She wanted Dexter to see what kind of person Angela truly was.

"You know best whether I'm provoking you or falsely accusing you. While I don't know what sort of dealings you have with Bill, I advise you to stay away from him. Otherwise, you'll face the consequences." Angela smiled faintly, leading Zack out of the room without sparing Dexter a single glance.

Elena's face turned pale. "Dexter, they... They're simply too much..."

If there had been any way to avoid such humiliation, of course, she wouldn't have chosen to appear so pathetic. But there was no other choice. Men fell for this act, and Dexter was no exception.

"Elena, don't take advantage of my past indulgence toward you and cross the line. I won't say more, but you should know what to do." Dexter's expression was cold. Without another word, he strode out.

stiffened, her face filled with disbelief. How

and now that he'd shown up, it had been for Angela? Besides, what did

as she violently swept the cups

it's bad news. Bamford Co. suddenly called and said they're pulling

instantly turned as pale as

abruptly turned around, staring in shock at her assistant

It was truly laughable.

her, but now, for Angela's sake, he was willing to make her experience the torment of falling from heaven straight into

the- company's

for herself, she

already caught up with

stopping Angela as he climbed into the driver's seat