Firs Love and Devotion : No Longer His to Claim Dream Fish +25 BONUS Chapter 1 It was actually very obvious whether a man loved a woman or not . Angela Graham knew it very well . For example , Dexter Bamford could spend a fortune buying ut all the billboards in the central business district to celebrate the birthday of his first love , Elena Carrey . He did so . that the whole city would be able to tell his sincerity toward her But for Angelas birthday , all she got was just a small , six inch cake . In fact , it was the very same cake the nanny had gotten on her birthday . Angela chuckled when she saw the cake . It made sense , after all . Although she was Dexters legally wedded wife , the actual Mrs. Bamford , her job scope wasnt much different from the nannys anyway . The only extra task she had was sleeping with Dexter . Angela felt tears well in her eyes when she thought about this . The loneliness in her eyes stood out like a sore thumb amid the noisy surroundings of the party . Dexter had been late to the party as always . Actually , he had planned on staying at the banquet hall for a while longer , but he had received a message just then . He opened up the message , not bothering to hide anything from Angela . It was as if her feelings werent even worth considering at any point . It kinda hurts … Can you come over ? Along with the message was a photo of a womans bare back , decorated all over with red hickeys and love bites , as if she had just finished rolling in the sheets with her lover a few minutes ago . It was very suggestive . Angela couldnt even describe what she was feeling anymore . She just felt the discomfort in her stomach start to intensify . She knew the person who had sent Dexter the messages . It was his secretary , Erica Carrey , Elenas younger sister . She had just never imagined that Erica was also one of Dexters sex partners . Angela stared at Dexters phone for a long time It wasnt until Dexter addressed her that Chapter 1 +25 BONUS she finally snapped back to her senses . Done staring ? Angela raised her head , her gaze meeting Dexters dark eyes . Dexters facial features were partially hidden in the shadows under the dim light . He exuded a cold and aloof air as he threw Angela another glance and nonchalantly slipped the phone back into his pocket . He didnt seem the least bit hurried or anxious at all , and he certainly wasnt remorseful that his wife had found out about his affair . He didnt even care whether Angela would throw a fuss about it . Meanwhile , Angela , simply lowered her head like a guilty child who had just done something wrong . She shifted her gaze at once She just simply couldnt hold this against him . After all , following what had happened the last time , her father , Bill Graham , had remarried , and Angela didnt have any support from her maternal family . They no longer wanted to have anything to do with her . Her mother , Marie Jetson , used to own a company called Jetson Co. , but Bill had completely taken over the company . He had also long forgotten his promise to Marie and abandoned Angela for the sake of his new wife , Judy Miller , and her son , Zack Graham . Angela had nothing left aside from the title of Mrs. She was just Dexters trophy wife . She knew that she had no right to question Dexter , the head of the household who provided for her . It didnt matter that she used to be a very famous designer in the industry . Just as Dexter was about to leave , Angela tugged on the corner of his shirt and said , Dexter , can you come home earlier today ? Ive got something to tell you . Dexter looked at her with a half smile and suddenly came close to her . He chuckled in her ear and said , What , tonight ? Someones eager today . Im taking this as an invitation . Angela shuddered suddenly . Dexter had never gone easy on her in bed . However , the people around them couldnt help teasing them watching their interaction . They joked that Dexter and Angela kept behaving like newlyweds in their honeymoon phase with how often they stuck to each other like glue . Still , Angela knew that this so called intimacy was only a show . Dexter had never viewed her as his equal . To him , she was nothing but a decoration item that he owned . He had been forced to marry her , so she was a liability to him . He also thought this was all part of her devious plan to suck up to him . Without giving Angela a chance to answer , Dexter nodded at the rest of the guests and left the place . Chapter 1 +25 BONUS That night , Dexter got home even later than usual . Angela glanced at the clock and saw that it was close to dawn . She sat in the living room as she waited for him . When she saw him enter the house , she got up and approached him . As she took his coat from him , she thought it vaguely smelled like peaches . Obviously , this scent didnt belong to her . She held the coat closer and took another sniff . Dexter- 11 Just as she started to speak , she was immediately interrupted . However , it was obvious that Dexter misunderstood her . Whats up ? Why are you sniffing like a dog ? He said it nonchalantly , as if reminding Angela about her position in this marriage . She was Mrs. Bamford , a nanny who should always turn a blind eye to Dexters tomfoolery , serve him food , and satisfy him in bed whenever he wanted . She was not to bother about anything else that didnt concern her . Whatever you have to say , you can wait until Ive showered , Dexter said , walking around Angela as he left . A short while later , Dexter emerged from the bathroom with a head of messy hair . His bathrobe hung loosely on his shoulders , revealing his toned abs and sexy V line . Angela hurriedly stood up from the couch and didnt dare to look up at him . It had been so many years , and Dexter still managed to hypnotize her like this every time . When they had been in high school , she had accidentally bumped into his table , knocking his textbook off to the ground . From the moment he had smiled at her and told her it was okay , with the sun shining in the back , Angela had fallen for him , hook , line , and sinker . But she then recalled the phone call she had received from Judy that afternoon , saying that Zack had racked up a huge debt from his gambling addiction . Apparently , they had no choice but to put a mortgage on the house Marie had left for Angela to repay his debts . That house had belonged to Marie all along and had nothing to do with them ! How could they have done such a thing ? Angela gritted her teeth and said , Dexter , Id like to participate in the competition this year . design The prize money was well worth up to eight figures . Angela wanted to use the money to redeem her mothers house . 25 BONUS Chapter 1 You waited for so long just to ask me this ? Arent you a little too free now , Mrs. Bamford ? Dexter asked , curling his lips up in a smirk . Youre not suited to reveal your face in public . Angela grabbed Dexters arm anxiously and said , Im not revealing my face to the public . I wont let other people know that Im Mrs. Dexter had long lost his patience . He looked at her mockingly and said , And why should I believe you ? Exactly . Why should he believe her ? The coffee Bill had prepared for Dexter back then had been drugged . Angela had known nothing about it , but they hadnt been able to trust each other for years because she had been the one who had given it to Dexter . Angela released her hold on Dexters arm . If she didnt participate in the competition , then how else could she get so much money ? Suddenly , a huge force swept Angela off her feet . She found herself falling against a cold , steely chest . Dexters icy voice sounded from behind her . Giving up so soon ? Actually , if you perform well tonight , I can perhaps think about it . Perform what ? What do you think ? Dexter suddenly blew in Angelas ear , getting her in the mood . As usual , the lobes of Angelas ears turned a bright red color . Dexter felt aroused all of a sudden . He hugged her tightly from the back and leaned in to kiss her earlobes . Yet , Angela suddenly felt annoyed . Dexter often acted on his primal instincts . He was the only one who had a say in whether they would be having sex that night or not . Hadnt he just returned from fucking someone else that night ? Was he just dissatisfied with that woman ? Before Angela could push him away , Dexters phone suddenly started ringing loudly , ruining the mood . He went to answer the phone . The sound of a woman sobbing could be heard on the other end of the line . 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