Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 404

Had Angela fallen for Dexter once again? Was she still as powerless against him as before?

No, this couldn't happen.

Angela took a deep breath. "Dexter, I have more important things to do, and I love myself the most."

She would always love herself, her freedom, and everything she truly wanted to love.

"I don't want to go back to who I used to be, and I won't give up anything for you. I admit that my heart is wavering because of you, but I—"

"Then that's more than enough!" Dexter only heard what he wanted to hear, quickly pulling her closer into his embrace. "As long as you have feelings for me, that's all that matters. This is great!"

His voice was deep and filled with exhilaration. It was as though he'd conquered the entire world.

He was holding her so tightly that she could barely breathe. It rendered her unable to say a single word.

"Angela, don't be a coward. What's the harm in giving me a chance?" Suddenly letting her go, Dexter stared straight into her eyes while forcing her to meet his gaze.

was about to burst

a chance, it all traced back to a late-night conversation he'd had

his breaking point, torn between Florence-who'd raised him-and Mia and Leo. Being caught in the

can tell you still have strong feelings for Angela. Take my advice-stop wasting time. She's not the same person she used to be. She's out there in the world now, always in the public eye.

circle, but to her, you're just an outdated candidate. Winning her

Zayn had already been dead drunk and slumped over in the booth. Dexter had sat in silence for a long time. He'd had to admit that Zayn

out socializing a lot recently, crossing paths with all sorts of men with questionable motives. They

company had plenty of freshly graduated, six-foot-tall

see them as competition, that didn't mean Angela wouldn't

wouldn't she start feeling a little tempted? If she was tempted,

had been when Dexter had grasped the severity of his

have used the chance when he'd saved her life earlier to demand repayment

that he had to act fast.

worrying about Mia to pay

given him courage, though he wasn't