After talking with Matthew, Josie stayed in the hospital to accompany her father until five in the evening.
Then, she bought some groceries in the supermarket and went back to Mason Garden by public bus.
Dexter was not home after Josie had dinner, so she washed up and went to bed.
In the middle of the night, she woke up due to thirst. She went downstairs in a daze to drink a glass of water and returned to a room to continue sleeping.
At 2 a.m., Dexter returned to the villa after his schedule ended. He went back to his bedroom and switched on the light. As he was about to walk to the bathroom, his steps halted. How on earth did this woman appear on my bed?
Dressed in cotton sleepwear, Josie was sleeping in an unruly position with her fair, long legs exposed in the air.
Dexterâs eyes darkened. He went up and grasped Josieâs arm.
âJosie Warren!â
âMm⦠What are you doing?!â Josie rubbed her eyes and shoved Dexterâs hand away. She glared at him and mumbled, âWhy did you come to my room in the middle of the night?â
Dexter refuted with a cold face, âLook clearly â whose room is this?â
Only then did Josie become completely awake.
She glanced around the room. It was Dexterâs room â she had walked into the wrong room!
Upon realizing the fact, Josieâs anger was dismissed at once. She got off the bed and apologized carefully, âIâm so sorry. I was too sleepy and accidentally walked into the wrong room.â
âAccidentally walked into the wrong room?â Dexter examined her sharply. Obviously, he didnât buy her reason.
âWas it an accident, or do you have other intentions?â
Josie explained earnestly, âIt was an accident! Iâ¦â
Dexter didnât bother hearing her explanation and interrupted her coldly. âGet out!â
Josie snorted and quickly slipped away.
Dexter was frustrated to have a woman in his villa, yet he had no choice but to live with her given the current situation, because Henry might send someone to check in on them at any time.
After taking a shower, Dexter lay on the bed. Josieâs scent lingered on his pillow, which made him frown as he subconsciously recalled the scene when he spotted Josie just now.
Exasperated, he got off the bed and changed the bedsheets. With that, he finally fell asleep.
â¦
Unfortunately, Josie bumped into Dexter the following day when she was about to head out.
The two left the villa together, but one got into his Rolls-Royce while the other walked half a mile to the bus station.
Josie wasnât hoping that Dexter would give her a ride to Russell Group. After all, he had warned her not to reveal their marriage to anyone in the company.
Not long after Josie settled down in her seat in the office, her director summoned her to his office.
Josie was an interior designer. The design department director was a man in his thirties named Patrick Davidson.
He always picked on Josie because Josie rejected his pursuit when he first joined the department.
âMs. Warren, I canât believe you dared to bunk off work and apply for leave two days in a row. Do you think youâre the boss now?! Have you finished the design for Hotcci?â
Hotcci was a new real estate project developed by Russell Group. Every designer was required to submit a piece of work; the best would be chosen for the projectâs interior design.
Josie was occupied the past few days, so she didnât have time to work on the design.
She pouted. âMr. Davidson, the task was only assigned two days ago. Thereâs still one week until the deadline.â
Moreover, Josie reckoned her design would not be chosen even if she completed the task. Although she was talented, Patrick had been suppressing her for the past few years, so she had no chance to exhibit her talents.
âHow dare you talk back?! Mind you, and if you continue your behavior, youâll be fired sooner or later!
Now, go and print this document for me!â
Josie rolled her eyes speechlessly. Heâs asking me to do odd jobs again! Iâm now the presidentâs wife.
Someday, Iâll ask Mr. Russell to fire you!
Nonetheless, Josie knew it was impossible. So, she could only follow Patrickâs instructions and went to print the documents.