We were supposed to discuss what happened the night before!

“What would you like to talk about?” I probed carefully.

“Why didn’t you pick up my call last night? Who was the man you met in the alley?” he asked calmly.

“I’ve told you, my phone was off, and the man was an old friend!” It made not much of a difference whether he knew about Danny or not. I’ve decided that he would be better off not knowing.

Ashton narrowed his eyes in displeasure. “Scarlett, I’ve told you before. I don’t like it when you lie to me.”

I gazed at him and chuckled coldly. “Lie to you? Who’s lying to whom now? Ashton, let me ask you this. Where were you that night when I was at at the morgue? Who were you with?”

 

He pursed his lips, clearly unhappy. “Why are you bringing this up now?”

not know why I was this upset. Maybe the thought of him being with Rebecca as I lay there dying made me feel awful. I had thought that he had brought back those hairy crabs for me from his business

 

with dissatisfaction. “Scarlett, do we have to

have to interact at all!” I was much happier if none of us spoke, to be honest. The silence

over and faced my back towards him. I had so much unhappiness that I wasn’t able to

flung off the quilt and sat up straight in bed. “Mr. Fuller, if you desire a woman’s

number. Ashton glared at me with anger. “Scarlett,

looking for someone who can satisfy you!” I retorted. “What is it?” came Rebecca’s voice from

now. Please could you come over to our villa? If you

silence on her end as she was shocked. “Scarlett, what the hell are you doing?” she raged. “There’s a limit to throwing insults,

for you over the years enough for you to spend one night with him? Haven’t you always

you…” I did not hear what came next, because at that moment Ashton had snatched my phone from me and hurled it across the room, where it

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