Then again, I would never compliment him, but neither would I dare censure him.

After all, I wouldn’t want to provoke someone as vindictive as Ashton.

Even though I held my tongue, he wasn’t about to let me off that easily. “Ms. Stovall, you were the one who wanted me to behave myself, yet you’re now hugging me so tightly.”

He leaned in even closer and looked into my eyes. “Aren’t you being a little hypocritical here?”

As if he wasn’t annoying enough, he even had to emphasize the word “hypocritical.”

The entire process had felt like an eternity to me, but it couldn’t have been more than a minute. I doubt Gregory had seen or heard everything that transpired.

Even if he had, at his age, the boy probably wouldn’t have understood any of it.

True enough, Gregory was still waiting by the side and waving his little hands. “Ms. Stovall, I want a hug too.”

He looked and sounded so sweet and innocent that my heart immediately softened.

his face that I could only imagine the evil intentions that lurked

Gregory was an absolute

I thought about it, the angrier I got. Without any care for how I looked, I mustered up all my strength

intentionally kissed him loudly, just to irritate Ashton. I then

stayed behind and continued to pester his father. “Daddy, I want you

Stovall?” Ashton

“Yes! Ms. Stovall! Hug!”

sure?” Ashton asked with a lilt in his voice. “No

immediately knew what his father meant

picked him up. The hallway

my heart to hear them having so much fun, and I couldn’t help

sat on my bed, I thought back on the documents I had read earlier. The more I

uneasiness became so bad that I decided to give Emery a call. Hopefully,

at me having

as possible. “I have something I need to discuss

tell you

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