Although I made it up that Joseph’s ears would flinch, his hesitance had betrayed him entirely.

Inwardly, I knew that Joseph was loyal to Ashton and refused to reveal anything to me because Ashton warned him against it. Well, both the master and the subordinate are stubborn. I don’t think Joseph will say anything even if I torture him.

Besides, since we had let go of the past, I thought I could persuade Ashton to open his heart to me.

“Fine, fine. I’ll let you go this time. Get in.”

After Joseph left, I returned to my room and sat on the couch for a while.

When Ashton came out of the bathroom, I looked up at him and saw that he only covered the lower part of his body with a towel. I reckoned he would then put on some clothes to cover his body.

However, when Ashton saw that I stared at him, he narrowed his eyes and grinned with naughty intentions. “I have reasons to believe that you’re hinting something at me.”

As his wife, I certainly knew what was on his mind when he glanced at me that way.

 

Ashton walked toward

immediately dismissed his

change his clothes for a long time. Apart from the fact that he always came home late, we

wardrobe. Then, I leaned against

I came closer when he put

older, we got used to it and felt comfortable about it. Pursing my lips, I

my eyes and realized that I was gazing at his left leg. In no time, he could tell that I

I had to admit that Ashton didn’t hide it from me purposely. On the contrary, I didn’t notice his scar earlier because I didn’t care enough

out if he was serious about

me either. After all, he wouldn’t tell me about the unpleasant things that he went through. Despite that, I thought it was time for Ashton to confess

said, the first step is always the

had come to light. When I rushed to the city, I was ambushed and shot

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