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 out of his

give him a chance, it all

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

Angela. Take my advice-stop wasting time. She's not the same person she used to be. She's out there in

just an outdated candidate.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

drunk and slumped over in the booth. Dexter had sat in silence for

with all sorts of men with questionable motives. They were all

company had plenty of

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

a little tempted?

had grasped the severity of

he'd saved her life earlier to demand repayment and make her

to act fast. No matter what, he had to

had been too busy worrying about Mia to pay him any attention. He'd waited and

though he wasn't the type