Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

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.

Ashley brushed her long hair, she noticed Valentin’s steady gaze in the mirror and met his eyes. “Aren’t you going

eyebrow playfully. “Will you dry my hair if I

arrogance. “In your dreams.

chuckled at her response, shaking his head

the covers and browsed-

nothing interesting in the news, not

door

aside, closed her eyes, and

not fulfilling any

lying quietly

on the bed,

nonchalantly raised an

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

the eyeballs beneath her lids couldn’t help but move.

teasing

Ashley and knew her too well, certainly aware of her

lightly

Ashley suddenly moved away.

opened her eyes, wide and indignant,

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“So you’re not pretending to sleep anymore?”

to him, refusing to admit it. “Who’s pretending? I was just getting sleepy, about to fall asleep, okay?”

you need me to

retorted, “I’m not a

for bedtime stories as a child, but

her side, and soon, she felt the

scent wafted over, ambiguously lingering at her nose,

slightly, her heartbeat uncontrollably

Valentin said nothing and made no extra movements. He just

in through

stealthily turned her head for a glance. Valentin’s eyes were closed, and he

trip to the hospital in the evening, and she was quite tired. As soon as she relaxed,

opened his eyes in the darkness, his expression indifferent, showing no signs of fatigue or readiness to

turned to look at Ashley beside

by the moonlight, was stunningly

expression softened, and with a gentle motion, he scooped her into his arms.