Cherish After Losing Novel Ashley

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Chapter186

It was late. Although everyone wanted to keep working, overworking wasn’t good. Mark planned to finish the remaining tasks and end the meeting, continuing later or the next day. Even wrapping things up would take a while. Chase had finished showering and emerged from the bathroom, yet they were still working.

He didn’t interrupt her. Then Sam arrived.

“Mom-”

Ashley

turned

to

the doorway,

but

Chase

spoke

first.“Mom’s working.”

Sam swallowed her words. She went to Chase, whispering, “Dad, can I sleep with Aunt Wu tonight?”

Chase nodded.“Sure.”

to lower

her voice.“Thank you,

Dad!”

hugged

just finished her work. She turned off her camera and was about to speak to

also noticed Tanya. Chase got up and left; shortly,

saw Ashley’s expression, which seemed unhappy,

Ashley looked

away, gathering

her

papers

and books.“Did

you

shower?”

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run into him returning. She stepped aside, assuming he was getting something. His luggage was here.

her into the room. She caught the faint scent of Tanya’s perfume on him. And… there was a faint lipstick mark on the collar of his pajamas. He’d just showered and changed; the scent and mark were fresh. She’d thought his lips looked a bìt

coming to look for him meant she didn’t trust him to be alone with Ashley. She was worried something might happen. Considering the a passionate kiss after leaving. perfume and the lipstick, they’d

Ashley stopped thinking.

hour later, when she emerged from the shower, Chase was reading a book–one of hers. Her face fell; she disliked his presumption.

mind, but the book didn’t contain any sensitive company information beyond her personal annotations, so she calmed down.“A little.”