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 lingering warmth from her

Chapter 49

slowly and gently flicked his

“I haven’t forgotten.”

mean we have to get divorced for sure just

with Valentin and

enjoyed the resort’s specialty dishes, which

nibbled on his fork, watching Valentin alternately serve Ashley food, pour her coffee, and

don’t have to eat. I’m already full. This couple fed me with their

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

him. “Can’t you peel it

Joseph was stunned.

felt so hurt!

compromised and tried another approach, on the verge of self–destruction. “Well, Valentin, can you pour me a glass of water?”

experience some warmth of brotherhood.

moment, Valentin gave him a cold glance.

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

a defeated expression.

Regret flooded him.

have

here he was, not only single but

room. He needed to play games to vent his frustrations by insulting people in the

important phone call as soon

required his approval, so he had to

realizing that

Ashley quietly wandered around the room.

table, she casually took some, went to the balcony, and lounged on a rattan chair while eating and playing

she noticed a tweet she had posted yesterday with tens of thousands of

comments.

comment section, she saw the top comment.

12:19

Shapley D

come quickly.

had tens of

Ashley was confused.

did I have a

urgent work. When he lifted his wrist to check the time, he

around, he spotted Ashley on

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

Sitting on

a bottle of red wine in her hand, Ashley didn’t

He crouched down in front of her. As expected, he saw that Ashley was drunk. She narrowed her eyes with a

her cheeks.

had consumed most of the bottle

brow, wanting to take the wine bottle from her

helplessly, “Ashley, let

looked at him sadly. She trembled

Valentin was helpless.