“Yep,” I said with a forced smile. Of course, I swallowed down what was supposed to come after it; that his skin was just as thick.
Holden caught sight of my expression and immediately figured out I was mocking him. His eyes narrowed and he whined, “Scar! Why are you mocking me again-”
Suddenly, a pair of hands roughly shoved a piece of fruit into Holden’s mouth.
Holden frowned and chewed. “What is this?”
“Dragon fruit,” Ashton said coldly.
“Sh*t! I have trypophobia!”
After that, he made a beeline for the bathroom.
After a series of loud retches, the sound of the toilet flushing rang out.
Ashton glanced at me and shrugged innocently. “I had no clue.”
Holden walked out of the bathroom. “Sh*t. Ashton, are you a proper man or not? That was below the belt!”
leaned against the sofa
“Well, as the saying goes, do stupid
I’m only standing here because I won! If not, I’d probably have been chopped up and fed to the fishes. No one can teach me a lesson now unless I
he spoke, he returned to his comfortable perch on the sofa and
seemed as if he were dozing off for a second before he bounced back up like a spring. After he sat
like that, the
at me like a predator staking out its prey, and Ashton was like the hunter right behind him with his rifle pointed straight
laughter at the mere sight of Holden, so I
looked back and waved Ashton away. “I’m talking business here. Don’t butt
of my armchair and leaned over. His sentimental gaze was still staring into my soul. “You’re pretty good at keeping secrets, huh? I’ve known you for so long, and yet I’ve
reached out and pulled him back. “Hey, watch it. Haven’t you heard
“But-”
“No exceptions.”
I can’t believe I’ve spent the last six years helping you find your wife and this is how you treat me! What happened to us being
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