I felt as nonplussed as Armond looked. We both thought that Ashton was prepared to give me the scolding of a lifetime.

Rachel’s look of shock on her tear-streaked face told me that she did not expect Ashton to be this lenient with me as well.

I hesitated for a fraction of a second but repeated my sincere apology toward Rachel.

Ashton looked down at her. “Ms. Zimmer, I, too, am sorry for whatever transpired today. I will be sure to make the arrangements to see that you are compensated for.”

He was indifferent but cunning about how he had crafted that sentence.

Rachel was deathly pale as she stood up. She gazed at Ashton with disappointment but was unable to say anything more.

 

All of a sudden, Joseph appeared and took her away to the hospital.

Armond had nothing more to say as well. He exchanged several words of courtesy with Ashton and promptly departed.

 

After they left, Ashton and I remained where we were. I hung my head and prepared myself for the telling-off I was about to receive.

“I shouldn’t have hit her,” I blurted out. “I won’t do it again.”

“If you didn’t hit back, she’d walk all over you,” he said with an unflinching gaze at me.

I was shocked, to say the least. I looked up at him quizzically.

Ashton gently lifted up my sleeves and frowned at my scratch scars. “Did you return the favor?”

a few days ago, so I think they didn’t hurt her. I

expression written across his handsome features.

Actually, it was a

with some playful disdain. “Two of you ganging up on a woman, and you still managed to get yourself hurt. You

start a fight,” I said in a small voice. “I wouldn’t

and turned to leave

after a couple of steps. My heart filled with joy at every step he took that

to look behind him when he did not hear

hurt. I can’t walk.” I remained squatted and pretended

with exasperation. “Just tell me. What should I do with

racked my brain for a moment. “Could

laughed helplessly. “Is your leg

I said, with a

why would I carry

if you love me!” I said in

that he wanted me to say it out loud, but if it had to be forced, it’d lose its

looked at me with a twinkle in his eye. As I

the sudden movement. “Ashton, you

grunted without saying

of the base caught sight of

on their face. I wouldn’t blame them. After all, they were under the impression that Ashton and Rachel were something of a

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