Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

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Chapter 35

Chapter 35

Ashley’s heart skipped a beat, and she fell into an awkward silence.

In her childhood, she was very clingy to Valentin and often told him what to do.

Recalling that she often asked him to massage her and help her with her homework, Ashley felt very embarrassed.

She coughed out of guilt and pretended not to hear him, refusing to admit that she had often bossed him around.

Seeing her pretending not to remember, Valentin raised an eyebrow and drawled. “Ashley, you really don’t remember?”

He leaned closer to her ear, his voice low and alluring. “That’s okay. I can help you recall it.”

Ashley’s ears were flushed.

It was the first time she got so close to him, and she could even feel his warm breath.

Ashley touched her flushed ear and said in abashment, “You’re so close to mel

Valentin massaged her shoulders and teased, “Don’t be so heartless. I still remember you were clingy to me when you were little.”

Ashley didn’t expect her words to give him a chance to mention the past again.

As her cheeks blushed, she slapped his hands away, pouting in a sulk, “I’ll do it myself!”

Valentin took a look at his hands, which had red marks as Ashley slapped them hard.

He wasn’t angry but found it spiced up their relationship.

Seeing Ashley squeeze her shoulders clumsily, he was amused and couldn’t resist her cuteness.

Valentin chuckled, showing a bit of joy. “It’s better to let me do it.”

Ashley snorted and said stubbornly, “I said I can do it myself.”

He raised an eyebrow, his eyes full of affection. “But I want to help. Would you like to give me a chance?”

Ashley glanced at him and agreed in a histrionic tone, “Alright. You’d better cherish this opportunity.”

Valentin smiled faintly, his eyes filled with tenderness.

He continued to squeeze her shoulders through a thin layer of clothing.

Ashley had to admir he was very skilled. His force was neither light nor heavy, and it relieved her fatigue a lot.

often massage others‘ shoulders? Why are you so skilled?”

laughed and narrowed his eyes seriously. “Ashley, have you seen me massage

others?”

realize she hadn’t seen him

her and said in a magnetic voice, “I have

for a moment.

and she didn’t know what

to need her answer and changed the topic naturally. “I

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the last dopic. “Have

nodded and said, “That

hearing Jeremy’s name. She waved her hands,

him. “He is…”

she could finish her words,

was Jeremy calling.

‘Speak of the devil and he

hung up the phone with an

her for not going easy on Jessica and being ungrateful to

Jeremy’s eyes, Ashley was not his sister but a target he could abuse at will when

she was probably even less important than the stray dogs on the

street.

give Jeremy another chance to scold her, so she simply

as she put the phone

was still

up again and impatiently blacklisted

called again patiently, but the result

blacklisted.

stunned and looked at his

me? She dared to blacklist me? How

the Kingsley Villa, Valentin cooked the dinner in person to celebrate Ashley’s winning first place in the final of

of her favorite dishes, Ashley felt a trace of warmth ripple over her

you.

want to thank me,

“How can

“Help me take off

shocked that

and calmly corrected his

Ashley was speechless..

him in an apron like a good husband, she touched her

the living room made them cast a faint shadow under

eyes, her gaze falling on

was wearing a white shirt and black trousers, with the lower part of his shirt tucked into the