26- Short-lived

Ashley Walters pov

This time he groaned but did not stop me, “Urgh. You are a brat, Ashley. My innocent t-shirt!” Once I wiped my cheeks, I raised my head where amusement was dancing on his face.

“That’s all you have got, Ashley Walters?” He clicked his tongue looking down at me. I was so close to him that I could easily kiss his chin.

“Why?” I fluttered my eyes dramatically, “You have got a different move here? Show me what you have got!” I shrugged.

We both were oblivious to the fact that our faces were drenched in caramel cream, we smelled of caramel and we both were sitting under the table like kids.

“I…” he whispered causing my heart to race, “have got… more cream to rub on your face.” With that, very gently he again started touching his cheeks to mine. This time I did not get

back.

I not only stayed there but closed my eyes. I could sense the warmth of his breath on my face. When I no more felt the skin-to-skin contact, I opened my eyes and found him staring at my lips.

I held my breath. Was he going to kiss me?

“Kitten?” He breathed with those alien emotions evident in his

“Yes?”

“Close your eyes.”

Swallowing down, I furrowed my brows, “Why?”

“Stop asking questions and close them, silly.”

eyes.

I giggled and shut my eyes. I felt him moving away my hair from my nape and doing something around my neck.

The feel of his fingers around my skin was making me giggle even more.

He kept fumbling with something unless I felt cold metal against my skin.

Necklace?

“Open your eyes, kitten.” He whispered. I looked down and there was a silver necklace falling right above my neckline.

between my thumb and index finger to examine

closer to my eyes, and then

He asked

stinging at the back of my lids. The silver necklace had a lioness engraved on it with two little hearts just above its head. Both hearts were intertwined by a silver thread

this necklace in

he got it polished and gave it to me. The feeling was euphoric. Despite being insanely rich, he chose something meaningful for me.

chose a

There was concern in his voice, “A few days back I asked you to be a lioness and you did

Justin.” Fishing inside the pocket of my

reach you next month. I bought it last night for you as a token of thanks, with my first

when he

it in front of his face.

it?” He asked me fondly while checking it. The heir of the Deluca family was acting as if he had not seen such a precious thing in his life, ever.

his hands, “No. Not

his head, “Why

once I will get it

He crawled out to go to his

to me holding a box and crouched

at him not understanding and took the box. He smiled when he heard my gasp. It was a

brand new one!

“Justin…”

for giving

you did not need to buy this. Justin…”

yours here. In my house. My servants did this

an expensive one.”

wife might deserve hell expensive gifts but not me. We were

certainly not

and a stable amount each month in your bank account. I know you will never accept these things from me. I would be really very happy if you will

for a

I could tell him that my dream would come

I did was reach out and wipe some cream off

I accept this phone.” I licked the cream off my finger and looked up. For some reason, eyes had

might

his

desk with caramel cream on our faces. Justin Deluca did not mind it

aware of his limits. The desire

had been a perfect gentleman not

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