Chapter 169 Betrayal âI would have controlled the horse!â
Josieâs tears fell onto the back of Dexterâs hand. It felt hot on his skin and thawed his heart.
Dexter furrowed his brow and seemed angry.
Josie was unsure what he was annoyed about, but she guessed it wasnât only about what happened on the racecourse. Furthermore, he behaved indifferently to her the whole day. disheartening her.
She turned away and said, âYouâre right. I should know my place. Iâve already received your favor, so I shouldnât expect more. Donât worry. I wonât join Arnoldâs side.â
Dexter made her face him, demanding, âYou were drinking with him. Did you share the same glass?â
âThatâs right.â Josie could not resist goading Dexter. Her heart was filled with grievances against him.
Dexter sneered indifferently and placed the cigarette between his lips. The glowing cigarette lent a threatening gleam to his gaze, intimidating Josie. He blew puffs of smoke to her face, obscuring her vision. Suddenly, he let her go and tossed the cigarette in the trash can before going to the bar counter. Then, he reached under it and pulled out something before doing the same to the edge of the couch and the bathroom door.
Josie was confused and watched him throw the things he pulled out onto the floor and crush them under his feet. He locked the lounge door after that.
Josie could not help but be afraid of Dexter at this moment. She retreated from him. âWhat are you doing? This is Arnoldâs place.â
âSo?â He unfastened his tie. âArnold had no qualms installing listening devices in his lounge. No one understands his distrustfulness as much as I do. I canât let him listen to what I will do next.â
Josie took a deep breath and touched the table to support herself. Night breeze rippled the air and fluttered her skirt, revealing her smooth and fair legs.
Dexterâs breath grew heavier. He sneered, âYou showed up at the racecourse and ruined my plan.â
Josie shook her head. âI saw Claire at the hospital. She was there with Mr. Yves, the human resource department manager. Moreover, she is pregnant. I wo wouldnâ: hay holic: If Article had not appeared then.â
If she had known what Phil would do afterward, she would have risked everything and fought him.
Dexter furrowed his brow. He had no idea about the things Josie said. âWhy didnât you inform me earlier?â
âHow could I tell you? Arnold was beside me, and my phone signal was cut due to outstanding fees. I couldnât message you,â Josie felt anxious and explained hurriedly.
Dexter sat down and lit another cigarette. He smoked to calm his fury.
Josie noticed his fierce expression and pursed her lips. âDid something happen?â
âHe went against me.â
It took her a while to understand what he meant. âIsnât he⦠the manager of the human. resource department?â
âTwo of the elite talents he poached were involved in this acquisition project. They ran off with important documents this afternoon.â
Dexter was a charismatic man. Even as he sat there quietly with an expression of fury and gloom, one could not help but be attracted to him.
Since he knew about these, it meant everything had been exposed. Josie suddenly recalled. what Arnold had said about helping him and finally understood what he meant.
Moreover, he hinted at the racecourse that Dexter should not trust the people in Russell Group.
It turned out Arnold was using Josie to buy time.
Josie was suddenly ridden with guilt. Landon acquisition project was important to Dexter. They thought their success was guaranteed after the fall of the Ardon family. No one expected the enemies to cause more trouble.
Josie went to the couch and sat down. âIâm sorry. I didnât know about all this. All I knew was that Mr. Yves and Claire worked together and acted against me. I didnât expect there to be more than that.â