Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim (Angela and Dexter) novel Chapter 114

Chapter 114 

Zion let out a crazed laugh. With his face flushed from the toxin, he looked almost comical. 

He sneered in a mocking tone, “Angela? She slept her way up. She’s got no real skills. You idiots fell for her sweet talk–ah!” 

Before he could finish, his face hit the muddy floor. The earthy smell filled his nose, nearly making him gag. 

“How dare you insult her! I’ll make you- 

“Enough.” Angela raised a hand to stop Alan. “There’s a security camera here. Lock him up in one of the rooms. I’ll let Mr. Snowden know and have him decide what to do.” 

“So are you going to compete in his place?” Alan asked. 

Everyone turned to Angela with hopeful looks, including Flora. 

Angela sighed. “Looks like I don’t have a choice.” 

Fortunately, she hadn’t slacked off recently, so stepping in at the last minute didn’t faze 

her. 

The next day, Angela calmly took Zion’s spot in the competition. She drew seat number eight, which happened to be by the window. 

The theme for the first round of the competition appeared on the big screen. It was a single word–light. They had 40 minutes to complete their designs. 

Angela took a moment to think and soon had the framework in mind. 

After handing in their work, everyone was allowed to leave. The scores would be 

announced by the judging panel the following day. 

They headed back to the hotel in silence. Some people hadn’t performed as well as they’d hoped. 

Angela encouraged them to keep their spirits up. One initial round wouldn’t determine the entire outcome. 

“No matter what, each of us needs to stay focused until the last,round. Even if we don’t get a high individual score, there’s still a team trophy to fight for. Understood?” 

They all agreed. 

When Angela got back to her suite, she sank onto the large bed. She reviewed her performance in her mind and felt confident. She took out her phone, thinking she would share the feeling with someone. 

She couldn’t share it with her teammates since some of them hadn’t done so well. And she 

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definitely wasn’t going to talk to Dexter. 

After some thought, she sent a message to Finn, telling him she thought her first round went well. 

Finn replied right away, congratulating her and sending two cute cat stickers. 

Seeing the stickers, Angela chuckled and replied with some silly memes she had saved from Alan. 

As they texted back and forth, the smile never left her face. 

“Done talking yet?” A cold voice suddenly spoke up behind her. 

Angela was startled and turned around, only to find herself locking eyes with a pair of dark, brooding ones. 

“Why do you always show up out of nowhere?” she snapped. Her mood soured instantly. 

Dexter reminded himself of his purpose and suppressed his anger. “Come down for dinner. The others are already waiting.” 

Angela blinked. “Who’s waiting?” 

“Your colleagues. They’re waiting for you,” Dexter said, forcing himself to stay patient.” They didn’t look so good, so I had the concierge prepare some food.” 

“Since when are you so thoughtful?” She eyed him warily. “There’s no such thing as free kindness. If you’re up to something, just say it.” 

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