“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

do stupid things, win stupid prizes. God’s teaching

“God? I fought God a long time ago and 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

he spoke, he returned to his comfortable perch on the sofa and lay down casually, completely

like a spring. After he sat up straight, he suddenly stared at me intensely,

at me like that, the

Ashton was like the hunter right behind him with his rifle pointed straight at

sight of Holden, so I really couldn’t find it in me to actually be serious

looked back and waved Ashton away. “I’m talking business

His sentimental gaze was still staring into my soul. “You’re pretty good at keeping secrets,

pulled him back. “Hey, watch it. Haven’t

“But-”

“No exceptions.”

speechless and sighed heavily in response. “All right, I see what you’re doing. I can’t believe I’ve spent the last six years helping you

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