“Mm.” Ashton took the laptop from him and placed it on the desk.

Glancing at my watch, I realized there was five minutes left before the half an hour was up. “Gregory, it isn’t time yet. Why did you stop playing?”

Gregory shook his head. “I’ve finished my coding. I want to play with Audrey.”

He took Audrey’s hand and offered, “Do you want to play with me?”

Audrey hopped excitedly. “Yeah!”

They exchanged gazes and laughed merrily before heading to Gregory’s room. Soon, we could hear their giggling from afar.

Ashton’s voice rang out behind me. “Is something up?”

“Yes.” I met his gaze before walking in slowly and sat down in a chair against the wall. “Since you’re recuperating at home, we need to talk.”

signaled for Joseph

an outsider.

words, Ashton turned and sat down in his chair. “You can

head, I gathered my thoughts before looking up to speak. “You’ve gotten used to

“What status?” asked Ashton.

Stovall family’s live-in son-in-law,” I raised my voice when I

was stung by the term “live-in son-in-law.” He looked dazed for a moment before coming back

words, so I

was thinking, why don’t

to my question, Ashton narrowed his gaze and scrutinized

bullet and charged forward. “I’ve suffered from two miscarriages and taken countless hormone injections before

silently for the logical and touching words I had

a ruse to trick Ashton, but I was

and accept me. Ashton, you said that yourself. Even if you don’t trust me, don’t you trust Joseph? He had been working for you

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