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.

second floor to fill the glass with warm water. He then came back to hand it

was just passing

frowned, watching his retreating figure

about to close the door, a hand grabbed her wrist. Dexter slipped into her

today!" He forced his voice to stay even, but the underlying anger and helplessness

my girlfriend, and we face everything together as one from now on, or we end it here and now. If we cut ties, I'll leave with my mother,

in her hands, he'd also unwittingly

stared at him in shock, completely caught off guard. She was momentarily at

ultimatum on her? Wasn't he just putting her

a long time, unable

against his grip, but

heart was racing, and her chest felt tight

held firm. His piercing dark gaze seemed to weave an invisible net around her,

my trial boyfriend for three months. If you pass, we make it

a big concession and the only

to just cut him off? Since when had her heart turned so soft