Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 235

Dexter stared at Angela's face for a long moment before speaking.

"You've been looking down these past couple of days. Is something on your mind?"

Angela stared off into space, lost in her thoughts.

He waved a hand in front of her eyes. "Are you okay?"

Angela jolted back to reality, meeting Dexter's deep, dark gaze. Her heart

trembled for a second before she quickly averted her eyes.

"I'm fine. I'm going to bed. Do as you please."

That night, the bedroom was pitch-black. Angela tossed and turned for a long time before finally drifting into sleep.

"Angie... Angie..."

Half-conscious, she seemed to hear someone calling her name. She opened her eyes and saw a familiar figure before her.

She immediately sat up and bowed slightly. "Mr. Lawson."

Henry was in his 50s. His expression was solemn, and he exuded an undeniable air of authority.

asked, a cold sneer on his lips. His sharp gaze pierced

A wave of pain spread through her. It was suffocating and unbearable. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she didn't dare to

Lawson... I-It's all my fault... I made the wrong choice back

shoulders trembled slightly, and tears fell down her

"Pitiful... Truly pitiful..."

stung, and she

she would give up everything just to marry Dexter. She had thrown herself into what she'd thought was love, like a moth to a

And now?

slapped in

"Angela? Angela?"

shoulder,

up in the middle of the night for a glass of water when he'd heard the faint sounds of sobs coming through her slightly open door. Feeling uneasy, he'd come in

in her sleep, as if she were trapped in

bed, her forehead covered in cold

insane. Without a second thought, she raised her hand and

hard, but the crisp smack echoed loudly in

darkened instantly. "What's

teeth, resisting the urge to

her tears away and took a long moment to recover from the

she asked hoarsely, her voice

let out a cold snort. "I should've