Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 407

Zayn chuckled. "You might as well try. Desperate times call for desperate

measures. No matter how formidable Angela is, she's still a woman. Wasn't she once head over heels for you? It's just that afterward..."

...

That night, the grand villa was eerily quiet.

Dexter paced back and forth outside Angela's room for a long time. He wanted to knock, or maybe just push the door open and go in, but he hesitated every time.

With a crack, the door suddenly swung open from the inside.

Angela, drowsy with sleep, covered her mouth as she yawned, holding an empty glass in her other hand. She looked like she was heading out to get some water.

Their eyes met, and she jolted in surprise. The glass slipped from her hand, about to hit theground, when Dexter swiftly reached out and caught it smoothly.

"What the heck are you doing here?" In a flash, Angela was wide awake, her expression a blend of wariness and bewilderment.

and walked to the second floor to fill

passing by."

his retreating figure before stepping

she was about to close the door, a hand grabbed her wrist. Dexter

an answer today!" He forced his voice to stay even, but the underlying anger and helplessness were unmistakable. He'd been suppressing his emotions for too long and was about to

or we end it here and now.

her hands, he'd also unwittingly exposed his

in shock, completely caught off guard. She was momentarily

ultimatum on her? Wasn't he just putting

long time, unable to form a

but he refused

me go first, and I'll tell you..." Her heart was racing, and

His piercing dark gaze seemed to weave an invisible net around her, trapping her

up with a compromise. "Y-You can be my trial boyfriend for

a big concession and the only decision

him off? Since when had her heart turned