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.

naturally aloof man, he had hated the world with his ever fiber before he met and fell in love with me. I

valued fidelity above everything. It was impossible for me to fall for another once

Elliot on my own, and he was also mad at me for sneaking out

looking for my cure, and dealing with the company’s losses was exhausting him. Should anything happen to me,

for him at the thought of it, and I leaned in closer, cupping his face in my hands. As I forced him to

became my

closer for more. Before things got out of hand, I dodged his touch, got back

for two seconds before he 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

putting it sounds as though every woman in the world is dying to have him. Are we competing to see who’s more charismatic right

not matter who would win the race. The most important thing was Ashton was

at me,

a way to give himself the upper hand. “It looks like I have not

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