Chapter 140

She was in agony. “It’s alright.” Dexter pulled her into his arms as she shivered. His hand stroked her hair gently. “I’ve been investigating, and we will have results in a few days. Just rest well, okay?”Josie buried her head in the man’s warm embrace and smelled the clean aroma of detergent. on him. She slowly calmed down. “I always thought that I wasn’t afraid to die until the moment when I was hit. I finally felt the gap between life and death. Dexter, I don’t want to die…”Her tears soaked his shirt, and it made Dexter freeze. The bitterness in him grew, and his expression was nasty.“You won’t die with me around.”After a moment, she said, “… What happened to the meeting? Did I mess it up?”