Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 308

Zack sprang up instantly. "Heck yeah! I haven't had a proper meal in days. Tonight, I'm indulging! Let me go pick out a few outfits." With an exaggerated sway of his hips, he sashayed up the stairs.

Dexter had just returned home when he overheard their conversation.

"You're still recovering. You can't eat anything spicy," he reminded Angela absentmindedly as he set down his briefcase.

Angela had been through a rough couple of days. She had just escaped death's door, only to be caught up in Zack's mess right after. Things had been overwhelming.

"Fine, I'll just not order anything too heavy on the palate." Angela agreed without much thought.

Oddly enough, she initially didn't think much about her near-death experience. All she could think about for the past few days was Zack's situation.

Yet, the moment she finally had some time to breathe, the memory of being swept underwater and suffocating kept crossing her mind.

Unconsciously, she felt a tightness in her chest and her breathing growing labored.

"What's wrong?" Dexter quickly strode over, closing the distance between them in just a few steps. "Are you feeling unwell?"

"This is your fault. You reminded me of what happened." Angela shot him a glare. Dexter's expression darkened.

"But I was already unconscious at the time... I shouldn't even remember what happened." Angela stared blankly into space, confused.

if your mind doesn't remember, your body remembers the fear. From now on, no matter what you do,

reassigned Joanna to be Angela's personal bodyguard again, sticking to

it." Angela sighed

with Dexter were growing more entangled, but the thing was, she still owed him since he

now.

things weren't as simple as wanting to draw a clear line. Since that was the case, she'd just leave things up to fate. She would take things one step at a time for as long asit

evening, the four of them went to a well-known seafood boil

Angela couldn't have

and

boil at one

Zack and Joanne-who

hearty appetites-ordered the

spiciest food at another.

are you strong? How many people can you take on at

serving Joanne

recent mess, he was seriously considering

like that ever happened again, maybe muscle

spared him a glance. "A hundred of