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.

to the second floor

just passing by."

watching his retreating figure before stepping back into her

a hand grabbed her wrist. Dexter

you have to give me an answer today!" He forced his voice to stay even, but the underlying anger and helplessness were unmistakable. He'd been suppressing his

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,

placing this crucial decision in her hands, he'd also

off guard. She was

Dexter being so dramatic and suddenly dropping such an ultimatum on

for a long time, unable to form a

against his grip, but he

heart was racing,

firm. His piercing dark gaze seemed to weave an invisible

moment, she finally came up with a compromise. "Y-You can be my trial boyfriend for

concession and the

him off? Since when had her heart turned so soft