Chapter 359 Meet A Friend

Dexter had a wound on his leg, a ghastly scar that looked like it had been treated before.

Josie recalled the time Dexter had saved Summer in the factory when the bodyguard had hit him with a wooden stick without mercy. Her eyes darkened with worry as she asked, “Are you having any trouble walking?”

“No,” Dexter said, pulling on his pants to cover the scar. It’ll be better in a few days.”

Josie didn’t believe him. He had suffered a severe injury that had required him to stay in bed for several days before he could even walk normally again.

“Dexter,” she said, her voice firm. “What were you thinking during the ten minutes it took you to save Summer?”

Dexter stopped putting on his clothes and stood still, his mind racing back to the moment of the attack. After a moment, he said, “She had to survive.”

“Why?”

of the

echoed in his mind. She had told him that

cared about

as the truth dawned on her. She felt strangely at peace, as if she had expected him to act

was there to be upset

Mrs. Carroll had brought her a bowl of soup to help her recover from her

“You’ve been a great help,” she said. “You don’t have

be here

said. She nodded her head

awake,” Dexter called from the second floor. He buttoned

saw he was alone. “Dex,” she said, “I’m sorry for bothering you last night. You could have called the Olsens. They would have

pulled out a chair and sat down. “You must know that your

remark. “No, that’s not true. They often compliment you

“An elite student from London working as a researcher in a small company? Don’t

the work here,” Summer said, slicing her egg with the practiced elegance of a young lady born into wealth. “I’m happy to be here, and I’m learning a lot. Besides, I got to work with

the other young

both been raised in a refined and sophisticated environment. They moved with an

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