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.”

stiffened suddenly. The gloom on his face vanished in an

stant

fixed intendy on Ashley. He did not want to miss a single coression on her face. “You don’t like Kevin

taken aback.

thought to herself,

dikdike Kevin before?

started this rumor?

now, I started it

her class to call off her nged

her forehead and spoke. ‘Of course, I tlike he

engage in any propriate be behavior with another man

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say she no longer liked Kevin, Valentin felt an

continued, his brow furrowed imperceptibly. “So, you can engage in any inappropriate behavior with other men after we divorce?”

we divorce.” Ashley calculated quickly in her mind. “We should be

he had been doused

looking forward to divorcing me this

to sever ties

her without

with a meaningful tone. “According to the agreement,

confused. “Marital duties?”

an eyebrow and slowly uttered

he finished speaking, Ashley was completely

ruffled her hair,

Ashley was speechless.

and a nurse

on her skin had stopped, and

director arrived with a

report, said, “Ms. Ramos, according to our tests, you are allergic to mangoes

was confused. “Propylene glycol?”

seriously, “Some

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with it could trigger your allergic reactions.

Ashley suddenly understood.

had gone out to dinner

scent of air freshener likely contained

nodded. “Thank you. I’ll remember that.”

checked on

they concluded. “Ms. Ramos, your allergies have improved significantly. With some antiallergic medication, you should fully recover in about three

brightened. “Thank

said, “No need to thank us. It’s our

then did the specialists breathe a sigh of relief, thinking, ‘We’ve finally managed to treat the patient Mr. Kingsley had brought in without any mishaps, and

forward to get the medication with the specialists and

need to be hospitalized and was helped into the car

the Kingsley