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.

meeting and made a

more that there must be a

paused a meeting midway.

suspended, there must

Valentin tell the person

people were stunned.

thought, ‘It turns out that Mr. Kingsley’s family is calling him: home for dinner.

second, what was even more shocking was that they heard Valentin say to the person on the other end of the

shocked for a moment.

couldn’t help

a text message to call Valentin back halfway through the group meeting

assistant, knew everything well. The person on the other end of the call

could let Valentin do this was Ashley.

wait for a long time, and Valentin

“You came back so last.

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only used half the usual time

his eyes. “What if I come

He suddenly stopped.

curiously,

more, it’s rare for you

want to have dinner with you, not miss you, okay?”

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

Ashley was stunned.

to

him. “Can you stop being

had heard wrongly. He narrowed his eyes, and his expression was a mix of amusement and something playful. “What did

“You were just being unreasonable… Ah!”

was speaking, Valentin suddenly reached

waist.

grew up with her and

scratched her

dodge. “Ah, stop. It’s

retracted his hand. “Are you afraid

patted her face, dispersing the smile, and asserted,

the next second, she saw

turned to run.

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few steps, Valentin hugged her from behind and locked her

sounded above her head. “Why