Chapter 24

Ashton grabbed onto me as he finished.

Rage boiled within me as I frowned in pain. I pulled his hand out, glaring at him. “Well, if it’s nothing but an inn to you, feel free to never come back. Sign the divorce papers and we’ll never see each other again!”

Suddenly, he bit me on the shoulder, causing me to hiss in pain. My tears were on the verge of spilling out

“Oh? So you’re going to stay far away from me now that you’ve gotten the money, the house, and the shares?” Ashton glared at me and let out a cold laugh. “Your love sure is cheap, Scarlett. To think you’re taking it all back so easily.”

My head began to hurt seeing how intoxicated he was. What was I doing, trying to reason with a drunkard?

Suppressing my anger, I softened my tone and held his face. “It’s getting late, Ashton. Let’s go home okay?”

Ashton stopped talking. He closed his eyes and leaned back into the couch, but still held on to me.

Not knowing what he wanted, I paused briefly before suggesting, “If you don’t want to come home with me, I’ll ask Rebecca to pick you up, okay?”

He didn’t want to return to the villa anyway, I assumed he had been staying with Rebecca all this while. Refusing to let him disrupt Macy’s business, I grabbed my purse and took out my phone, ready to give Rebecca a call.

Yet, Ashton snatched my phone before I could even dial Rebecca’s number.

Crash! He tossed my phone far away.

turning to him. “What the

me, yet he refused to let someone else pick him up. Did he intend to die here on his

as he carried me and

frighuened. With a child inside of me, I wouldn’t even have a chance to regret

sternly. “You’re drunk. Ashton. Put me down.

brfore gazing at me with his pitch-black eyes. “Was it to get

at me?”

what he was talking about. “Of course not,” I answered while shaking my head. “I love you so much; why would I want to get back at you? Put me down and

drunk man was no different from a

 

me down to my surprise and cast me a glance. “Let’s go

nodding at this point. “Okay,

much he had drunk, I helped the staggering man down to the ground floor. Macy stood at by the counter with her arms crossed.

head. “Has he paid

rolled her eyes at me. “Paid the bill?

ponder over Macy’s remark. I simply nodded and brought Ashton out of the

took me so much effort just to get him into the car. My back and clothes were completely drenched in

why people said pregnant women were fragile; I was about to fall apart just from doing such a menial

didn’t look as frosty as usual. Instead, he looked so peaceful in his sleep. This man was surely favored by the gods. He had such a handsome face, a nice body, and an infinite amount of wealth. He was the

eyes suddenly flew

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