I didn’t understand what he meant until I felt something hard in between his legs. My face flushed crimson and I struggled to get up but he stopped me. He took a long deep breath and asked in a hoarse voice, “Where are you going?”
I lowered my head and bit my lips. “I don’t want you to get distracted by me.”
He cocked his eyebrows. “You already did.”
I froze on the spot, feeling as if I was sitting on pins and needles. He put his arms around me and did nothing but let me lean against him. With that, he went back to his work. At that moment, I felt like a child who was sitting on her father’s lap.
I dared not move at all in the beginning. But after a while, I gradually loosened up. I placed my head on his shoulder and focused on watching him while he focused on his work.
I had no idea when I fall asleep. When I came to, I was already on the bed in the private restroom. I could hear Ashton and Joseph having a conversation.
Joseph said, “The situation this time is different from before. It seems like someone is intentionally adding fuel to the fire. They are trying to defame Fuller Corporation. Thanks to those media platforms as well as social media public accounts, rumors about Fuller Corporation have been spreading like wildfire on the internet recently. They’re even publicizing rumors about you and Mrs. Fuller.”
“Huh?” Ashton was surprised.
Joseph replied, “Rumor has it that you and Mrs. Fuller were in a marriage of convenience. That both of you married for material advantages, and not for love. Moreover, they even said both of you are cheating on each other. They’re saying that you have your lover and your own family and that Mrs. Fuller is having an affair with a married man and is living a messy love life.”
had not been reading for ages.
the private restroom, Ashton fell silent for a few seconds before he responded. “I got it. Don’t bother with this. For now, just continue to keep a close eye on Murphy Corporation. They have been turning round and round,
“Understood,” Joseph answered.
of bed and walked out of the private restroom. Ashton was still flipping through his documents. He raised his eyes to look at me when
walked over to him. “Is everything okay?
his pen and stood up. After taking his car
calm he was, I had
dinner appointment with John. Hence, I said, “Ashton, let’s
being so calm and relaxed. “Aren’t you feeling anxious about what happened to the
eyes and held my hand in the palm of his. He smiled softly,
pouted. “You know that’s not what I
I know what I’m
It was unpredictable and one would never know what was
decided to keep my mouth
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