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.

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

seriously. “Ashley, have you

others?”

her mind and did realize she hadn’t seen

at her and said in a magnetic voice, “I have only massaged you.”

for a moment.

and she didn’t know what to

and changed the topic naturally. “I haven’t congratulated you on winning first place in the final

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the last dopic. “Have you watched the livestream

and said, “That man

She waved her hands, not wanting to mention

him. “He is…”

could finish her words, her phone rang.

was Jeremy calling.

cursed in her mind, ‘Speak of the devil and he doth

up the phone

to scold her for not going easy on Jessica and being

his sister but a target he could abuse at will when he was

family, she was probably even less important

street.

chance to scold her, so she

phone down, it

was still Jeremy..

again and impatiently blacklisted

again patiently, but the result showed that he

blacklisted.

was stunned and looked at his phone in

calls and blocked me? She dared to blacklist me? How

the Kingsley Villa, Valentin cooked the dinner in person to celebrate

Ashley felt a trace of warmth ripple over

you.

“Since you want to thank me, why

“How can

“Help me take off my

shocked that her

raised his arms and calmly corrected his words. “Help

Ashley was speechless..

husband, she touched her nose awkwardly and walked

and the light in the living room made them cast a faint shadow

her gaze falling on his

shirt and black trousers, with the lower part of his shirt tucked into the