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.”

Valentin. He flipped a few pages and then handed it back to her, pointing to

so serious that Ashley immediately

to see it was about fulfilling marital duties.

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Ashley had noticed this clause when she first signed

be calm as she looked away and shoved the agreement into

tired. I don’t want to read anymore. I’m going to sleep,” after

you doing?” Ashley looked at him

her, “Now you saw it. Why not fulfill our marital duties together?”

glared at

don’t have to do anything else. Just help me dry my hair. That’s not too much, right?”

strange sensation on her skin where he touched.

too tall. It’s tiring for me to keep my arms raised to dry your hair,” she said, clenching

won’t

He kept staring at her as if he would continue holding her wrist

especially when he looked at someone with such a focused and tender gaze,

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

his hair. She felt like his charm had bewitched her. She thought he was just too

sat while Ashley, regretfully holding a towel, stood wiping his

her waist. Valentin had embraced her, his arms around her waist,

“What are

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spoke casually. “My hair is dry now. You

“What are you

while pinching it teasingly, his voice low and seductive, “I’m just holding

moment, like a tide washing over her. Her eyelashes fluttered lightly as she protested, “Stop calling me that. Let

let go, casually saying, “Don’t move. Let me hold you for a while.”

seconds, he made up an excuse. “I’m a

see his prominent nose and long eyelashes. His jawline was sharp, and

you should go to bed and rest. Holding