Darkness shadowed Ashton’s eyes. He stood by the bed with a deadpan expression for a minute before turning and walking toward Gregory and me.

“Go home,” he said nonchalantly. His voice was devoid of any emotions as though the cruel scene before had never occurred.

I lifted my hand and patted Gregory’s shoulder after glancing around the room.

As he left the room, I followed him with Ashton close behind. He didn’t even look back as he left.

Once I was seated in the car, I asked, “Why didn’t you tell me about Tiffany wanting to abduct Gregory?”

His gaze was focused on the road ahead of him as he answered, “I have nipped that in the bud, and I didn’t want you to worry. But it’s not too late to know now.”

 

It was his habit to immediately solve a problem instead of discussing it with others.

Gregory was lucky to come out unharmed, but he might not be as lucky next time. “I hope you can discuss with me when you encounter a problem and we can make a decision together. Now that everything has settled down, the Stovall family is no longer what they used to be. You need to change your habit of carrying all the burdens yourself.”

 

ability to not register

had said, “All happy families are alike; each

be together for their whole life. Honesty, tolerance, trust, and synergy are important in a marriage. And the marriage

He turned and leaned closer to me. “Honey, you’re stomping on

own world, staring intently at the laptop in his hands, not having a care for

I turned around. I slapped his hand away after contemplating it for a second.

then started sweet-talking. “Loving parents promote family harmony. Gregory

has a noble

Gregory piped up,

time as Ashton. Gregory was still in the same posture as before as

just imagine the whole

daughter like Audrey. This is my dream. It will never change.” Then his gaze landed

I hear that correctly? You’re planning to eliminate me? Your father? Is that

time for you to escape, else you might end up

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