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

why he'd suddenly confessed today and was making her give him a chance, it all traced back to a late-night conversation he'd had with Zayn three days

Florence-who'd raised him-and Mia and Leo. Being caught in the middle

she used to be. She's out there in the world now, always in the public eye. Who knows

an outdated candidate. Winning her back is far from guaranteed. Your biggest advantage is being

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

socializing a lot recently, crossing paths with all sorts of men with questionable motives. They were all nothing but

of freshly graduated, six-foot-tall

didn't mean Angela wouldn't glance

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

had been when Dexter had grasped the

chance when he'd saved her life earlier to demand repayment and make her marry him as

thought, Dexter had finally decided that he had to act fast.

Angela had been too busy worrying about Mia to pay

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