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!”

happily hugged

She turned off her camera and was about to speak to Sam when she saw Tanya standing in the doorway.

noticed Tanya. Chase got up and left;

expression, which seemed unhappy, so she stayed, softly calling, “Mom…”

Ashley looked

away, gathering

her

papers

and books.“Did

you

shower?”

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up and prepared to shower. Chase and Sam hadn’t closed the door. Thinking Chase wouldn’t be back, she went to close it, only to run

speak, he walked past 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

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

Ashley stopped thinking.

was reading a book–one of hers. Her face fell; she disliked his presumption. Just as she was about to speak, he looked up. Noticing

the book didn’t contain any sensitive company information beyond her personal annotations, so