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.

 

expected, Ashton walked toward the wardrobe once

wish!” I immediately dismissed his naughty

mind that I had never seen Ashton change his clothes for a long time. Apart from the fact that he always came home late, we rarely spent time with each other in these years. Perhaps that was also why I only noticed

the wardrobe. Then,

I came closer

each other’s eyes. As we grew older, we got used to it and felt comfortable about it. Pursing my lips, I didn’t show any

leg. In no time, he could tell that I had noticed the secret

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

if he was serious about our promise—we had to open our hearts to

me either. After all, he wouldn’t tell me about the unpleasant things that he went through. Despite that,

first

had come to light. When I rushed to the city, I was ambushed and shot in the leg. Although Zachary’s subordinates successfully rescued me, I still spent two months lying on the

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