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.”

on his face vanished in

stant

not want to miss a single coression on her face. “You don’t like

was taken

thought to herself,

dikdike Kevin before?

this

I started it

de up tostory about liking a boy in her class to call off her nged damarriage with

lesbaga headache, rubbed her forehead and spoke. ‘Of course, I tlike

will never engage in any propriate be behavior with another man while I’m

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Kevin, Valentin felt

“So, you can engage in any

mind. “We should be able to get a divorce

vanished as if he had been doused by a bucket of

himself, ‘She’s looking forward to divorcing

wants to sever ties with

stared at her without a

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

very confused. “Marital

uttered a few teasing words. “Like sleeping together.”

he finished speaking, Ashley

gently ruffled her

Ashley was speechless.

treatment, and a nurse came over to remove

belatedly realized that the itchiness from the allergic reaction on her skin had stopped, and although it had not completely healed, the redness and swelling had subsided

arrived with

our tests, you are allergic

confused.

expert explained seriously, “Some air fresheners contain

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could trigger your allergic reactions. Just avoid. it

Ashley suddenly understood.

out to dinner

meal, she went to the restroom, where the strong scent of air freshener likely contained an excessive amount of

you. I’ll remember that.”

on Ashley once

Ramos, your allergies have improved significantly. With some antiallergic medication, you should fully recover in about three days.”

expression brightened. “Thank

“No need to thank us. It’s our duty to treat and save patients.”

to treat the patient Mr. Kingsley had brought in without any mishaps, and we can report

medication with the specialists and

to be hospitalized and was helped into the car by Valentin.

to the