Dexter looked at her for a while and smiled. He did not mind seeing such a scene.

Likely due to not having enough sleep last night, Josie slept soundly and woke up to find it was already three in the afternoon. She rubbed her bleary eyes and noticed Dexter was still seated in the same spot and busy with work.

“How long did I sleep?”

Dexter raised his wrist to look at the watch. “Three hours.”

Josie scratched her head in embarrassment and thought she had slept too long. “Are you done with work? When will we be leaving?”

“Soon.”

Must he keep replying so curtly? How boring.

Josie was bored as she lay in bed. She briefly pondered Kennon Corporation’s cover design on her phone. Then, seeing Dexter was still busy with work, she limped around the room to check it out.

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After a while, Josie found a study next to the bedroom. It was connected directly to the room. There was a wall full of books. The shelves also contained a few interesting things.

“Dexter, can I go in for a look?” Josie leaned against the wall.

did not seem to mind. “Go

in Russell Mansion and

saw a large box. She opened

up a slingshot and mumbled, “He’s no different from an ordinary kid when he was little.

laughed at her find. It was hard to

pencil,

box and gathered dust. Josie brushed off the dust and found Henry in

beside him. The boy was good–looking and smiling

as she

does the girl

mean how I look now. She resembles

resemblance was so uncanny that Josie’s

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as she did not know Dexter

been here.

be

footsteps sounded outside the study. “I’m done. What are you

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