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.

to burst

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

point, torn between Florence-who'd raised him-and Mia and Leo. Being caught in the middle was so hard that he was close

to be. She's out there in the world now, always in the public eye. Who knows how many outstanding men are trying to

to her, you're just an outdated candidate. Winning her back is far

that point, Zayn had already been dead drunk and slumped over in the booth. Dexter had sat in silence for

of men with questionable motives. They were all

of freshly graduated,

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

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

had been when Dexter had grasped

her life earlier to

thought, Dexter had finally decided that he had to act fast. No matter what, he had to make his feelings

worrying about Mia to pay him any attention. He'd

though