Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

Chapter 78

Ashley’s eyes widened in astonishment, her face a picture of disbelief.

She thought to herself, ‘Why did he call me baby?

“Why did he say it so boldly!”

On the other end of the phone, Kevin clearly heard these words. He was stunned for two seconds. Then his brows furrowed instantly.

The sound of another man calling Ashley ‘baby’ reached his ears clearly, and he thought, ‘It is such an intimate nickname.

‘He mentioned that his hand was numb because she had pressed it for too long. He said it with such a flirtatious tone.

‘Does Ashley have a boyfriend now?

‘Is her boyfriend staying by her side the whole time she’s sick in the hospital?’

A wave of panic washed over Kevin, and he couldn’t help but ask, “Ashley, is there someone with you?”

Ashley cleared her throat and responded as naturally as she could, “Yes. Anyway, why did you call me?”

Kevin said, “It’s nothing important. Since you’re sick, I won’t bother you further.”

Ashley replied, “Okay, I have other matters to attend to, so I’m going to hang up now.”

Staring at the disconnected phone, Kevin furrowed his eyebrows tightly, the ambiguous sentence “Baby, my hand is numb from your pressure” echoing in his ears, and he was lost in thought.

After hanging up the phone in the hospital room, Ashley stared in disbelief at the man who started it all. “What did you just say?”

Valentin glanced at his hand, his demeanor calm and even slightly innocent. “My hand really did get numb because you had pressed it for too long.”

She thought to herself, ‘Fine.’

Taking a deep breath and looking him straight in the eyes, Ashley

uestioned. “Then why did you suddenly call me baby?”

alentin raised an eyebrow slightly. Would you prefer if I called you oney?”

shley retorted. “Would you just shut up?

fter a moment of silence. Valentin moved a little closer to her.

is expression grew gloomy as he looked deeply into Ashley’s beautiful res. his voice low and slow. Are you so unwilling to let Kevin know bout our relationship?

shley blinked, her eyelashes fluttered “We are secretly married, after

alentin’s expression remained unchange, but a chilling and sinister eling crept up inside him.

e thought to himself. ‘She’s still thinking of Kevin.

ut then Ashley changed the topic abruptly ‘However, it wouldn’t really atter if Kevin knew about our marriage. It wouldn’t make any

ifference.”

The gloom on his face

stant

not want to miss a single coression on

was taken

to herself,

dikdike Kevin before?

started this rumor?

I started it

tostory about liking a boy in her class to

I

you. i will be faithful to you. I will never engage in any

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no longer liked Kevin, Valentin felt an indescribable joy

“So, you can engage in any

once we divorce.” Ashley calculated quickly in her mind.

vanished as if he had been doused by a bucket

‘She’s looking forward to

ties with me that

at her

long silence, he spoke with a meaningful tone. “According to the agreement,

was very confused. “Marital duties?”

eyebrow and slowly uttered a few teasing words. “Like sleeping

he finished speaking, Ashley was completely stunned.

her hair, smiling softly, “Good

Ashley was speechless.

and a nurse came over to

itchiness from the allergic reaction on her skin had stopped, and although it had not completely healed, the redness and

director arrived with a few specialists.

expert, holding an allergy test report, said, “Ms. Ramos, according to our tests, you are allergic to mangoes and also to items containing

was confused.

explained seriously, “Some air fresheners contain

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with it could trigger your allergic reactions.

Ashley suddenly understood.

out to dinner with Bryce and

air freshener likely contained an excessive amount of propylene glycol, causing

you. I’ll remember that.”

on

significantly. With

brightened. “Thank

experts hastily said, “No need to thank us. It’s our duty

sigh of relief, thinking, ‘We’ve finally managed to treat the patient Mr. Kingsley

with the specialists and noted the

and was helped into the car by

the