Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

Chapter 49

Before Valentin could finish his words, Ashley couldn’t stand it anymore. She pounced to cover his mouth and said, “Just shut up! I won’t say thank you again, okay?”

At the moment of her pouncing, Valentin opened his arms and caught her in an embrace.

He held her waist, looking down at her, a pleasant and sexy smile on his face. “Ashley, you’re so domineering. How can you stop me from talking?”

Ashley, who hadn’t covered Valentin’s mouth but chin, shifted her hand from his jaw to cover his mouth. “Enough!”

With his mouth being covered, Valentin raised an eyebrow but didn’t resist, appearing as if he’d let her deal with him as she pleased.

Glaring at him, Ashley, due to shyness, twinkled her eyes. “You’re not allowed to speak casually like

that in the future.”

Valentin remained silent, not making any promises.

Ashley’s expression turned even more fierce. “Did you hear me?”

With one arm around her waist, the other hand gently lifted, Valentin pinched her soft cheek.

Ashley immediately turned her head aside and said, “Stop pinching my face. I’m all grown up. Don’t treat me like a child.”

I’m not a three–year–old anymore. Randomly pinching my face… That’s embarrassing!‘ She thought.

Valentin found her cute with this move, and a chuckle escaped his throat.

Due to being silenced, he sounded somewhat deep as he spoke. “I just wanted you to call me in an intimate way. Is that considered talking nonsense?”

Ashley was stunned again..

As Valentin spoke, his lips grazed gently over her palm, causing a shivering sensation and a ticklish. feeling.

Ashley curled her fingers involuntarily.

It dawned on her that when she had just pounced to cover his mouth, she had ended up in his arms. Their bodies were tightly pressed together, creating an ambiguous and dangerous closeness.

Even through the thin fabric, she could distinctly feel his warmth.

Ashley felt a sudden tightness. She immediately released his mouth and took two steps back.

Awkwardly avoiding eye contact, she stared at the nearby floor–to–ceiling windows, speaking softly. “Have you forgotten? We signed a divorce agreement, and we’re getting divorced after one year.”

Therefore, she didn’t want to call him in an intimate way.

Hearing what she said, Valentin looked displeased, and his expression darkened.

Divorce?

Valentin narrowed his eyes dangerously and said chilly. “Is that so?”

Surprised by his reaction, Ashley looked back at him. “Have you really forgotten? We signed a divorce agreement before, with a one–year deadline.”

He lowered his gaze and glanced at his fingers, still carrying the

Chapter 49

slowly and gently

“I haven’t forgotten.”

doesn’t mean we have to get divorced for sure just because we signed a

had dinner with

specialty dishes,

with a complex mood, nibbled on his fork, watching Valentin alternately serve Ashley food, pour her coffee, and peel shrimp

eat. I’m already full. This couple fed me

help but contemplate self–destruction and handed his plate over, saying, “Valentin, I want to eat shrimp too!

even glance at him. “Can’t you

Joseph was stunned.

felt so hurt!

the verge of self–destruction. “Well, Valentin, can you pour me a

wanted to experience some warmth

gave him a

felt the shattered fragments of brotherly love falling onto the ground.

wore a defeated

Regret flooded him.

thought he shouldn’t have joined them for dinner.

was, not only single but feeling annoyed for losing his hair!

meal, Joseph, the singleton, quickly retreated to his room. He needed to play games to vent his frustrations by insulting people in the games to

dinner, Valentin received an important phone call

so he had to open his laptop

shook her head with emotion, realizing that Valentin was

the sofa, Ashley quietly wandered around

snacks on the table, she casually took some, went to the balcony, and

noticed a tweet she had posted yesterday with

comments.

she saw the top comment.

12:19

Shapley D

quickly. Ashley posted a

had tens of thousands of likes.

Ashley was confused.

did I have a

Howed by, mud Valentin finished the urgent work. When he lifted his wrist to check the time, he tonul it was past ten in the

Ashley on

said in a munguette voice, “It’s windy tonight. Don’t

Sitting on

rattan chair with a bottle of red wine in her hand,

in front of her. As expected, he saw that Ashley was drunk. She narrowed her

her cheeks.

of the bottle of wine.

bottle from her

“Ashley, let

She

Valentin was helpless.