Chapter 79

Ashley glanced uncomfortably at Valentin and said, “I’m going to take a shower first.”

She then went into the bathroom with her change of clothes.

In fact, this wasn’t the first time she had shared a bed with Valentin.

The last time at the vacation villa, she had woken up in Valentin’s arms after a night of heavy drinking..

But at that time, she had been drunk, whereas now she was completely. sober, which inevitably made her feel a bit uneasy.

After her shower, Ashley came out of the bathroom to find Valentin standing by the window on a call, seemingly discussing work matters.

She quietly dried her hair with a towel without a word.

Valentin had noticed her as soon as she came out of the bathroom and had said a couple of words to the person on the phone before hanging

He turned around, saw Ashley drying her hair in a leisurely way, walked over, and picked up the hairdryer. “Let me do that.”

The truth was, he thoroughly enjoyed taking care of her every need

The soft sound of the hair dryer filled the room.

Valentin held the dryer with one hand while his other hand gently combed through her hair,

The warm air lightly blew on her head, and Ashley closed her eyes in comfort, looking as content as a cat basking in the afternoon sun.

Soon, her hair was dry.

Ashley walked over to the vanity, arranging her hair in front of the

mirror.

Valentin’s gaze followed her. He watched Ashley in the mirror.

Ashley’s features were delicately beautiful, her lips naturally red, and her skin flawless.

Her eyes, fresh from the shower, seemed to sparkle, making her look

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exceptionally enchanting.

the mirror and met his eyes. “Aren’t you going to take

eyebrow playfully. “Will you

snorted with arrogance. “In your dreams.

response, shaking his

under the covers and browsed- her

in the news, not even any gossip.

the bathroom door opened, and Valentin emerged after taking the shower.

phone aside, closed her eyes, and pretended to be

to herself, I’m not fulfilling any marital duties tonight!”

towel, glanced at Ashley, lying quietly on the bed. He paused slightly

motionless on the

nonchalantly raised an eyebrow.

reaching out with his right hand to lightly scratch her waist. His fingers were

tensed, and even the eyeballs beneath her lids couldn’t help but

brows raised again, a teasing smile

her too well, certainly aware of her

reached out again, lightly scratching her waist.

to resist, Ashley suddenly

it anymore, so she opened her eyes, wide and indignant, glaring

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softly, his voice gentle. “So you’re not pretending to sleep

it. “Who’s pretending?

you need me to tell

not a

as a child, but now, she

the mattress behind her dip

over, ambiguously lingering at her nose,

tensed slightly, her heartbeat uncontrollably

and made no extra movements. He just reached out to turn

beautiful moonlight spilled in through the

glance. Valentin’s eyes were

a lot that day, even making a trip to the hospital in the evening, and she

indifferent, showing no signs of fatigue or readiness to sleep.

at Ashley beside

by the moonlight, was stunningly beautiful, breathtakingly

motion, he scooped her into

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