Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

Chapter 151

After Joseph left, Ashley angrily opened the snack cabinet and ate three packs to rest her anger.

She glanced at the time and saw it was almost dinner, but Valentin hadn’t come back yet.

Ashley couldn’t help but send him a message: [Are you busy?]

Valentin replied instantly: [What’s up?]

Ashley was lying on the sofa, raising her calves back and typing on hist phone. She replied: [It’s okay. I just wanted to ask when you would be back.]

Valentin seemed surprised for a moment. [Ashley, are you caring about me?]

Ashley paused.

She rolled her eyes and came up with an idea. She typed: [Yes. I’m concerned about when my honey will come back for dinner. You must be tired after working until so late.]

Then, she sent a massaging shoulders emoji.

She sent: [Hurry up and come back for dinner. I’m hungry.]

Ashley sent three messages in a row, waiting for a reply, but the next second, Valentin called her.

She was stunned for a second and hurriedly answered the call.

Valentin’s low, magnetic voice reached her ears through the speaker. “Don’t wait for me. You can eat first.”

Ashley sat up from the sofa, picked up a pillow, and held it in her arms. “It’s boring to eat alone. I want to wait for you to come back and eat together.”

After speaking, she suddenly realized that Valentin had already said that, so he probably hadn’t finished his work yet.

Ashley hurriedly said, “Are you still busy? I’ll leave you to your affairs. Don’t worry about me. I’m just bored.”

Valentin chuckled. The ending tone was soft and charming, making

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Ashley’s heart beat fast. “I’m not busy. I’ll go back right away.”

“Really?” Ashley patted the pillow in her arms. Her eyes were beautiful and bright. “Then I’ll wait for you to come back and have dinner together.”

In the conference room of the Kingsley Group, halfway through the meeting, the senior executives saw Valentin picking up his mobile phone to reply to a message. They guessed that something important needed to be responded to in time.

paused the meeting and made a

thought more and more that there must be a very

Valentin had never paused a meeting midway.

the meeting had been suspended,

heard Valentin tell the person on the phone. “Don’t wait

people were

that Mr. Kingsley’s family is calling him: home

say to the

shocked for a

they couldn’t help but start

use a text message to call Valentin back halfway through

well. The person on the other end of the call

who could let Valentin do this was

for a long

came back so last.

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only used half the usual time to be

removed his tie with a hint of joking in his eyes. “What if

He suddenly stopped.

curiously, “Go ahead.”

more, it’s rare for you to

have dinner

and said, “Oh, you’re not missing me. Well, I’ll go back and continue

Ashley was stunned.

turned to

hold him. “Can you stop being unreasonable? Sit down and

narrowed his eyes, and his expression was a mix of amusement and something playful. “What did you

sighed helplessly and muttered, “You were just

suddenly reached out to

waist.

up with her and knew where she

he deliberately scratched her

laughed and twisted to dodge. “Ah, stop. It’s

slowly retracted his hand. “Are you afraid now?”

patted her face, dispersing the smile, and asserted, “Are you kidding? I’m not

next second, she saw Valentin

to run.

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few steps, Valentin hugged her from behind and locked her

her back, and his casual and magnetic voice sounded above her head. “Why did you