Chapter 114 I Was Afraid You Would Be in Danger

He turned his head to look at her. The ember of the cigarette glowed softly, flickering in the dark room.

“Couldn’t you wait at home for me to come back?” He expressed his frustrations through his tone of voice.

Josie pondered her response, knowing he likely already knew most of what had happened earlier. She kept her head down and replied. “I know you’ve been stressed lately about acquiring Landon, so I came out in a hurry to tell you something important about the project.”

Josie suspected her accidental eavesdropping from earlier must be related to this project, so she tried her best to get to him as soon as possible.

Dexter snuffed his cigarette in the ashtray and blew the final puff of smoke in her face. She felt suffocated by the smoke and wanted to move away, but he held onto her neck and said under his breath, “What do you know?”

Josie’s face turned red. He held her so close that she could see the small mole he bore under his eyes. She held onto her breath, explained everything she knew, and said timidly. “Did I cause more trouble for you?”

That was not true. She’s been here all night without doing anything.

Dexter tightened his grip, and his eyes were awash with conflicting emotions. “You must think you’re very clever.”

he was already aware of Mrs. Ardon’s plans and the trouble she would face if her identity were revealed. But worst of all, she didn’t realize how dangerous it would be for her if she got caught

the former, but comparatively, he was more concerned about how her negligence would

the thought

escape from his grasp. Instead, she

were all

come to find ine even though it’s

dull, and her shoulders slumped.

tried to conceal his expression. “Why didn’t you call

he made this comment. She even thought

you three times. You didn’t answer and even ended

eyes watered, and her heart pounded as

notice any missed calls

her hands, which were trembling. Then, holding her hands, he

her lips and swore, “No, not

She sure is honest.

finally released his

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