Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim (Angela and Dexter) novel Chapter 68

Chapter 68 

To Angela’s surprise, it was Erica who had arrived. 

“What are you doing here?” Angela asked coldly. She maintained her grip on both sides of the door–she had no intention of letting someone she disliked into her house. 

Erica was also a bit surprised to see Angela. She’d thought Angela wouldn’t be back until later. 

“I’m here to deliver some documents to Mr. Bamford,” Erica replied, trying to keep her 

irritation in check. 

She added in a low voice, “I see you’ve gotten better at your game, Ms. Graham. You’ve managed to get Mr. Bamford to come here–impressive.” 

Her words were laced with mockery. 

Angela didn’t feel the need to explain herself. Instead, she reached out for the documents. 

Erica immediately stopped her. “These are confidential files from Bamford Co. You’re just an outsider. How dare you try to take them?” 

She deliberately stressed the word “outsider“. 

Angela rolled her eyes inwardly. She couldn’t care less about what Erica said. 

Just then, Erica pushed the door open. Angela, caught off guard by her sudden movement, was struck hard by the iron door. 

A sharp pain shot through her arm, making her gasp in pain. 

“Oh, did that hurt?” Erica chuckled coldly. “Why don’t you go and tell Mr. Bamford so he can come to your rescue?” 

Angela didn’t respond. She merely followed behind her calmly. 

As Erica took off her shoes by the door, Angela gaye her a subtle nudge from behind. 

Erica, who was also caught off guard, stumbled forward and knocked over an antique vase on the console table. 

The vase shattered to the ground with a loud crash, sending fragments flying across the room. Erica ended up getting a cut on her calf when one of the broken pieces struck her. 

The loud noise caught Dexter’s attention. He stood up and walked over. “What’s going on here?” 

“Hey, that’s a crystal vase from the Zenith Dynasty! It’s worth over 300 thousand dollars!” Angela said, feigning concern as she bent down to pick up the pieces. 

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Dexter immediately pulled her back. “Be careful. You might hurt yourself.” 

Angela shrugged off his hand. “Could you please keep your assistant in line? Doesn’t she know how to be more careful when entering someone else’s home? How could she be so careless? Is this how a professional assistant should behave?” 

Erica, who always took pride in being Dexter’s assistant, had never expected someone would use her position against her like this. 

She retorted furiously, “You were the one who pushed me first! This is clearly a scam. There’s no way that this vase is worth over 300 thousand dollars!” 

“You’re not very bright, are you? I just said that it’s an antique. How could you touch it? Now that you’ve broken it, you’ll have to pay for it,” Angela retorted sharply. She exuded an icy and commanding demeanor. 

In truth, Erica was right–this vase wasn’t really an antique; it was a replica. Nevertheless, it was too satisfying to mess with Erica like this to let the chance slip through her fingers. 

Dexter carefully studied Angela with a thoughtful expression on his face. 

He had never seen her act so assertive before. What surprised him even more was how she had changed from her usual soft demeanor to display a sharper, more cunning side. 

He was certain that Erica must’ve done something to provoke her. 

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Angela gently rubbing the back of her right hand. It appeared to have a red mark across it. 

He immediately understood what had happened.