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.

he turned and walked to the second floor to fill the glass with

just passing by."

figure before stepping back into

grabbed her wrist. Dexter slipped into her room, standing tall before her while

what, 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

agree to be 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, and we'll never cross

her hands, he'd also unwittingly

completely caught off guard. She was momentarily at a

such an ultimatum on her?

stammered for a long time, unable to

but he refused to let

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

piercing dark gaze seemed to

came up with a compromise. "Y-You can be my trial boyfriend for three months. If you pass, we make

the only

it. Was she really unable to just cut him off? Since when had