Not buying his indifference act. I explained further, “I’m actually here to celebrate with Emery. However, we bumped into Elliot and decided to celebrate together since it’s his first day being a boss.”

The explanation was redundant, given Ashton’s intelligence.

Marshall was a troublemaker. When matchmaking Katharina and Elliot, he started getting ideas about me. Fortunately, Ashton made it in time and nipped his idea in its bud.

His face remained impassive even after listening to me. “Alright, you may get off the car now. I should be leaving.”

Just when he reached for the gear, I stopped him.

“Ashton, you are jealous.”

“I am. That’s why we cannot stay in the same space any longer.” He tried to suppress the anger in voice as he retracted his hand.

The best thing about being with Ashton was I never felt apprehensive or insecure after we survived the minor squabbles when we first got together.

and fell in love with me. I knew he didn’t have it in him to accommodate another

fidelity above everything. It was impossible for me to fall for another once I set my heart on my chosen

my own, and he was also mad at

dealing with the company’s losses was exhausting him. Should anything happen to me, he would break

and I leaned in closer, cupping his face in my hands. As I forced him to make eye contact with me, I planted

my second

closer for more. Before things got out of hand,

retracted them with a bitter smile as he leaned back in his seat, disheartened by my withdrawal. “You’re the only woman who could take advantage of me repeatedly

the world is dying to have

did not matter who would win the race. The most important

was not mad at me, he was quite an easy

way to give himself the upper hand. “It looks like I have not invested enough in Emery’s company. I should buy some of The

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