“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

burst out laughing. “Well, as the saying goes, do stupid things, win stupid prizes. God’s teaching you a

“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

perch on the sofa and lay

dozing off for a second before he bounced back up like a spring. After he sat

you keep staring at me like that, the man behind you

like a predator staking out its prey, and Ashton was like the hunter right behind him with his rifle pointed straight at Holden’s head. As for me, the poor deer stuck in between, I felt

already hard enough to hold back my laughter at the mere sight of Holden, so I really couldn’t find it in

waved Ashton away. “I’m talking business here.

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

“Hey, watch it. Haven’t you heard that you should never go after your

“But-”

“No exceptions.”

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

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