If he had to make a choice between revenge and dying for me, I had no doubt he’d choose the latter, but that was just hypothetical. No need to waste a life on something imaginary.

It was quiet the whole way through. Ashton parked the car at the roadside when we approached the crossroads near the Stovall residence.

I saw Millie’s car, so I unbuckled myself. When I was about to go out, Ashton suddenly said, “You’re mistaken.”

Well, that came out of nowhere. “Sorry?”

Ashton gazed into my eyes. “You’re the most important person to me. Nothing else matters. Yes, you might have guessed it wrong this time, but that doesn’t mean you’re always wrong. I’ll risk my life for you if you were ever in trouble, and nothing can stop me. You’d better give up on dying, or I’ll dump everything on you. You can try handling my job.”

would go so far for that, but he was right. I was too at ease the moment I came out of the lab. I even started thinking

was torture for him. There was nothing more devastating than watching the person he loved

him in the eye and told him otherwise. “I won’t. Even if I am going to die, I’ll send Thora and her backers to jail before I do. I’m

He knew the kids were

a business genius like him would ask the same question three times just to get

it, kissed him on his cheek. Then I went out of the

engine and took me back to the Stovall residence. I looked back at Ashton, who was still in his car. He was becoming farther and farther away,

back to Millie. “I want to know the truth.” I stared at her

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