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

asked why he'd suddenly confessed today and was making her give him a

him-and Mia and Leo. Being caught in

same person she used to be. She's out there in the world now, always

in our circle, but to her, you're just an outdated candidate. Winning her back is far from guaranteed. Your biggest advantage

dead drunk and slumped over in the booth. Dexter had sat in

sorts of men with questionable motives. They were all nothing but flashy scoundrels. Who knew what tricks

plenty of freshly graduated,

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

she looked enough times, wouldn't she start feeling a little tempted? If she was tempted, wouldn't something

been when Dexter had grasped

saved her life earlier to demand repayment and

that he had to act fast. No matter what, he had to

for two days straight, Angela had been too busy worrying about Mia to pay him any attention. He'd waited

bit of alcohol had given him courage, though he wasn't the type to