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.”

gloom on his face

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to miss a single coression on her face.

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Kevin, Valentin felt an indescribable joy surge within him like crazy.

imperceptibly. “So, you can engage

free once we divorce.” Ashley calculated quickly in her mind. “We should be able to get a divorce in about half a

as if he had been doused by

to himself, ‘She’s looking forward to divorcing me this

ties

her without

meaningful tone. “According to the agreement, we are to fulfill marital duties during our marriage.”

very confused. “Marital

leisurely raised an eyebrow and slowly uttered

he finished speaking, Ashley was

ruffled her hair, smiling softly, “Good

Ashley was speechless.

long, she finished her IV treatment, and a nurse came over

that the itchiness from the allergic reaction on her skin had stopped,

director arrived with a few

according to our tests, you are allergic to mangoes and also to

was confused.

seriously, “Some

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could trigger your allergic reactions. Just avoid. it in the

Ashley suddenly understood.

she had gone out to dinner with Bryce

of air freshener likely contained an excessive amount of

nodded. “Thank you.

on Ashley once more.

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

expression brightened. “Thank

to thank us.

finally managed to treat the patient Mr. Kingsley had brought

stepped forward to get the medication with the specialists and noted the

be hospitalized and was helped

returned to the Kingsley Villa.