Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

Chapter 66

Ashley was taken aback. “What are you doing?”

Valentin looked at her. His gaze was deep and intense, and his fair, handsome face turned grim.

Jealousy surged in his heart again.

Valentin mused, Ashley only compliments me when she’s drunk. Yet now, she so openly admires Kevin.’

Feeling Valentin’s unwavering gaze, Ashley’s heart pounded nervously.

Ashley then tried to escape Valentin’s grasp, but he her no chance to gave

flee.

Holding her chin, his cold fingers gently caressed her skin. After a long pause, he spoke coldly.

“Ashley, your taste in men is still as poor as before.”

Ashley was baffled and speechless.

“What’s wrong with my taste?’ She thought.

Fuming, Ashley glared back at him. “Even if my taste is bad, yours is worse!”

Vacuum owned.

Ashley swatted away his hand from her chin. “Let go of me. Don’t touch me like that.”

Valentin’s expression then turned grimmer.

Ashley stood her ground angrily. “You say my taste is bad? Well, I think you’re handsome. I’ve always thought you were good-looking since we were kids. There, that’s my bad taste!”

Valentin froze, his expression momentarily dazed.

Ashley stood up and walked away with a huff, leaving him with the view of her departing figure. She didn’t want to deal with him anymore.

She thought angrily, ‘If I talked with him again, I would be a fool!’

Valentin watched Ashley’s indignant departure, and his eyes narrowed

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he picked up his phone and

paused for several seconds upon receiving the

Mr.

well that as a competent and discreet assistant,

‘It’s just a simple task

Villa, the old butler, Gavyn, directed the servants to serve the dishes but

Could they have

sensed something amiss the

Valentin emanated a forbidding air, filling the conference room with an intimidating

senior executives were all on

very strong mentally, didn’t stop wiping sweat from

immediately pulled Tom aside and bombarded him with questions. “Mr. Shaw, what’s going on? Is Mr. Kingsley

was also wondering.

mistake in my

disbelief. “Then you shouldn’t make mistakes.”

hand over his thinning hair, the executive replied anxiously,

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strange. I also made a mistake in my last proposal, but Mr. Kingsley didn’t hold me accountable. It was a small error this time, but it

Mr. Kingsley is always fair and strict in official matters, rewarding and punishing

Why would I lie to you? Remember when Mr. Kingsley gave a salary raise to all the staff a while

a sudden

and even raised salaries for

Kingsley has been in a bad mood all day. Could it be related

Kingsley Villa, Tom immediately sought out Gavyn, the butler, and asked in a hushed tone, “Did Mr.

“The last night.”

influence on Mr. Kingsley is indeed

suddenly lit up. He then hurried back to his room with his old, stiff legs and pulled out a collection of books he had treasured for over a

have argued because he

confidently said, “Mr. Shaw, give

and the next second, he was

books’ titles were ways to coax

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for Men to Pursue