“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

laughing. “Well, as the saying goes, do stupid things, win stupid prizes. God’s

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 now unless I want to

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

a spring. After he sat

keep staring at me like that, the man behind

him with his rifle pointed straight at Holden’s head. As for me, the poor deer stuck in between, I felt goosebumps beginning to rise on

hold back my laughter at the mere sight of Holden, so I really couldn’t find it

away. “I’m talking business

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

it. Haven’t you heard that you should never go after

“But-”

“No exceptions.”

believe I’ve spent the last six years helping you find your wife and this is how you treat me! What happened to

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