Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

Chapter 136

Ashley’s heart skipped a beat when his fingers brushed over her ankle, and she subconsciously retorted, “I’m not weak. I have a great physique, you know.”

Hearing this, Valentin raised an eyebrow leisurely. His gaze swept over her slowly as if seeing through her. His intense, seductive gaze was hard for her to resist.

Ashley’s heart pounded. Suddenly, she didn’t know how to react.

And yet, he nodded. “You do have a great physique.”

Ashley was speechless. “Where are you looking at?”

Ashley’s face turned red instantly, her heart racing. He remained holding her ankle, and a faint, irresistible feeling gradually surged up underneath his touch, ticklish and itching.

She immediately wanted to pull her leg back.

But when she tried, she couldn’t break free from his grasp. He still held her ankle.

Ashley’s long, dense eyelashes trembled slightly, and she pressed lips, murmuring softly, “Let go of me first.”

Valentin caressed her ankle gently with his fingertips, seemingly to let go. He casually asked, “Are you not going to kick me anym

Ashley feigned ignorance. “Huh? You must be mistaken. I never in to kick you.”

His eyebrows slightly raised, but in the next second, he suddenly tightened his grip, pulling her back by her ankle.

Ashley was startled and then found herself in his embrace, filled with a fresh, clean scent.

He lay down with her, gently brushing her cheek with his nose, flirtatious and intimate. “Ashley, we agreed to sleep together tonight.”

Ashley responded, “I didn’t!”

Valentin raised an eyebrow, coaxing gently. “Then how about I tell you a bedtime story?”

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Ashley snorted, “Do you think I’m a three-year-old? I don’t listen to Little Red Riding Hood anymore.”

face brightened, “I want to hear a different

his chest vibrating slightly, clearly pleased.

chest and attractively delicate collarbone. She

was incredibly charming.

deep eyes. He seemed to

awkwardly.

waking up. “Thank you. Ashley. I had a good rest last night.”

Ashley was speechless.

her wouldn’t help. It wouldn’t make him

might have rested well, but

he seemed to seriously consider for a moment, then said a bit reluctantly. “Then I’ll let you hold me tonight. How about

speechless. She leaned forward, her head bumping

casually. “Why are you

on him. “Not only do I

expose his neck,

on her waist. His expression was seductive. “Remember to hold me tonight after you’re done choking me,

she might as well choke him to death.

called Miranda to catch up. She had been quite busy

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Valentin,

show. She watched half an episode

sofa, Ashley picked up the fruit plate from the coffee table,

as an episode ended, her phone rang. It

the fruit plate, she decided

something to tell you. Guess

“Who?”

“Come on, guess!”

me, or I’m hanging up.” Ashley speared a piece of watermelon. and popped it into her mouth, not in the mood for guessing

clicked his tongue. “Ashley, you won’t believe it. This morning, at the suburban club, I ran into that annoying guy, Jaden. He’s new around here, right? How

was unsurprised. “That’s just how he

slyly, “I managed to get some juicy gossip out of

was intrigued. “Juicy gossip?”

“Yeah,