Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

Chapter 135

Ashley, absorbed, didn’t look up. “Divorce papers.”

Valentin was shocked and puzzled.

Without bothering to dry his hair, Valentin walked over with a deep breath, only to see Ashley looking down, seemingly engrossed in something.

His eyes narrowed threateningly as he reached out his hand.

Ashley, absorbed in the papers in her hand, was startled by his approach. and looked up.

He gestured to her with his hand. His eyes, clear and bright, seemed even more attractive from a recent shower. Give it to me.”

“Do you want to see it too?” Ashley, sitting on the bedside, patted the space beside her. “Sit down. Let’s look at it together.”

Valentin was speechless. He had hoped Ashley would invite him to look at something else.

Valentin didn’t sit down. Instead, he took the divorce agreement from her hand. She had only just seen the first page.

“Why are you suddenly looking at this?” Valentin asked.

Ashley replied, “I’m checking the terms. I never really read them closely before.”

When she signed the divorce agreement, she had only glanced over it before swiftly signing.

She had an irrational trust in Valentin, believing he wouldn’t hurt her, so she had signed after only a brief look.

Although they had reunited less than a day ago and claimed they were incompatible, for some reason, her inexplicable trust toward Valentin remained unshaken.

“Looking at the terms?” Valentin asked curiously.

Ashley nodded vigorously. “Yeah.”

flipped a few pages and then handed it back to her, pointing to a specific clause. “Look at this one. Read

so serious that Ashley immediately

see it was about fulfilling

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noticed this clause when she first signed the agreement, but she hadn’t thought

calm as she looked away and shoved the agreement into the drawer of her nightstand.

want to read anymore. I’m going to sleep,” after saying this, she lay down, but Valentin grabbed her wrist.

you doing?” Ashley looked at

you saw it. Why not fulfill our marital duties

glared at him.

“You don’t have to do anything else. Just help me

strange sensation on her skin

for me to keep my arms raised to dry your hair,”

down so it won’t be tiring

staring at her as if

especially when he looked at someone with such a focused and

sat casually on the sofa, and Ashley, with a stern face, reluctantly dried his hair with

why she had agreed to dry his hair. She felt like his charm had bewitched her. She thought he was just too

Ashley, regretfully holding a towel,

her waist. Valentin had embraced her,

hair. “What are you doing?” she asked.

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casually. “My hair is dry

you doing with your hands?”

teasingly, his

a strange sensation sweeping over her at that moment, like a tide washing over her. Her eyelashes fluttered lightly as she

let go, casually saying, “Don’t move. Let me

an excuse. “I’m a bit tired today.”

could see his

bit. “You’re tired? Then you should go to bed and rest. Holding me won’t help