Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

Chapter 197

The fireplace in the igloo was burning, snow was falling outside the window, and elk were walking in the pine forest not far away.

It was a forest wonderland-like place.

And Ashley heard Valentin say he liked her at such a place.

Her pupils shrank violently, and her mind went blank. Her hands and feet were frozen, not knowing what reaction to give.

Until a moment later, Valentin’s magnetic voice slowly brought her consciousness back.

Valentin’s voice was soft and affectionate, like the whisper between lovers, but with a hint of astringency.

“I know that you always reject suitors decisively. What’s more, you hated me so much when you were a child.

“You heard that I have someone I’ve liked for many years. In order to cover this up and prevent you from rejecting me, I can just name someone to get over it.

“But I don’t want you to misunderstand.”

Speaking of this, he paused momentarily and looked at her deeply as if all the beautiful scenes in the world were not as good as hers.

He continued, “Ashley, it’s just you. The only person I’ve liked for so many years is you.”

Ashley’s eyelashes blinked unconsciously.

“Valentin, you…”

Ashley stuttered for a moment, and her mind seemed to be filled with a

it out.

bunch of tangled white clouds. She couldn’t figure

She thought, ‘I’m the one Valentin has liked for over ten years. Valentin liked me a long time ago.

‘He and I were close at first when we were kids. But when we grew up, we often fell out and sometimes quarreled. How could he possibly like me?

“Especially when we fell out, Valentin blocked me in my room when he heard me say I liked Kevin, my classmate. His eyes were

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shocking, and he asked me if I was out of my mind to like Kevin. Wait a moment!’

Ashley then reacted, thinking. ‘Was he jealous?’

Shocked, Ashley recalled it carefully.

In the beginning, she and Valentin were very close. They had been engaged since they were kids by both of their grandfathers. Then, when they got a little older and realized what the betrothal meant, the more she looked at Valentin, the more awkward she became.

After that, Ashley didn’t want to get too close to Valentin, preferring to find other friends of her age to play with. That was when the two started. to fall out and even quarrel.

Valentin’s attitude towards her was especially gloomy and unpredictable when he saw her playing with the neighbor’s children.

Valentin was deliberately targeting her

turned out that….

you been

always known, blinking her moist eyes blankly

deny

time what he’d done wrong to be alienated from Ashley

she hated him, yet she smiled brightly at someone

to be ripped apart with anger and jealousy when

change the fact

was weird and I wanted to end it with you, so I purposely

suddenly taken into Valentin’s

he seemed to be hugging his

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Valentin had carried her to sit on his lap at

uncomfortably twice to find a

finger. “Are you blind? How could

me?”

said helplessly, “Don’t talk

“For the confession you just made,

want to reject me.” Valentin put his arm around her waist and stroked the delicate skin

shocked, Ashley thought, ‘I can’t even say that?’

her teeth and said, “You’re being unreasonable! You’ll get beaten up like this. Forget it. I won’t bully you for now. I’ll tell

out a

didn’t know why. “Why are

moved closer, touching his forehead to hers. The position was so intimate that they could feel each other’s breath. “I’m glad you didn’t

much better outcome than

Valentin envisioned, Ashley would not hesitate to reject his

said softly, “You’re happy with that? Then

me to ask for so little, agree to

think

mind was

how.

always thought she and Valentin were rivals as children, but she had never expected him to suddenly confess

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he had been silently fond of her

could she not

was really

of more than ten

wanted to think about it to treat him properly and

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home the next day.

Villa than they saw Joseph waiting in the living room

little tired from her day of fun yesterday. After greeting Joseph, she was

stairs, she turned to Valentin and asked, “Did you bring back that little

Valentin handed

resort. Ashley

and models to her, saying that he wanted to present her with a whole set.

was speechless then.

two cute ones.

to Joseph, Ashley said, “This one is for you, and the other is for me and