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.

heart was about to burst out

him a chance, it

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

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. Who knows how many outstanding

men in our circle, but to her, you're just an outdated candidate.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

in the booth. Dexter had sat in silence for a long time. He'd had to

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

her company had plenty of

see them as competition, that didn't mean Angela wouldn't glance at them from time

start feeling a little tempted? If she was tempted,

been when Dexter had grasped the severity of

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

that he had to act fast. No matter

Angela had been too busy worrying about Mia to pay

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