I smiled, amused at how predictable women can be.

“Is Ashton not back yet?” Nora asked after noticing how quiet and empty the villa was.

“Yeah, I think he’s been pretty busy these days.”

I had tried calling Ashton earlier, but there was no answer. After a few attempts, I gave up on it.

Just then, the yard was illuminated by a car’s headlights. Nora turned to smile at me. “Could that be Mr. Fuller?”

I shrugged, secretly hoping for her to be right. Alas, my hopes were dashed when the car parked at Armond’s house.

 

Nora’s eyes lit up when she realized it was Armond who had just come home. “Our poor punching bag is back! That’s my cue to leave. Bye!”

With Nora gone, I headed back into the villa. The food I prepared had gone cold by now, so I decided to call Ashton again.

 

Are you on your

over dinner. I had gotten sick of arguing with Ashton, so I knew compromisations had to

gave me butterflies in my stomach. I

currently in the shower. I don’t think he’ll be home tonight, so you don’t have to keep

but that was in the past when I had braced myself for the possibility of Ashton leaving me for

sense of responsibility. But now that I knew he was at her place, it instantly destroyed the trust I had in him and shattered

more condescending. “Ms. Stovall, I’ll let Ashton know that you want him home. But please have your dinner first. I’m afraid it’d be late by the

ended the call. I stared at the dinner I had prepared, feeling

trust? That’s all

from Rebecca’s voice out of my head. I had so much faith in myself that I wouldn’t be bothered by their relationship, yet here I was, steeped in pain and unable

it did was make me even more frustrated as unpleasant memories came flooding back.

worse, my stomach started to hurt. I was suffering from emotional and physical pain at the same time. Life can be so

for bed, or the emotional rollercoaster I was on kept me awake. Either

down, so I headed to the study to finish reading “Three

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