Chapter 64 

Picking me up, he glanced at Mrs. Eriksen, who had rushed out after hearing the commotion. “Get a cab for Ms. Larson!”

Mrs. Eriksen nodded profusely.

Rebecca had just recovered from the shock. She stared at us, her expression pale. “Ash,” she implored.

“Go back home!” Ashton told her before heading into the villa with me.

Behind us, I could hear Mrs. Eriksen saying, “Ms. Larson, here’s your cab.”

Back in the bedroom, Ashton placed me on the bed gently. He gazed at me and gave me a light peck. “Don’t act recklessly anymore. Otherwise…”

He didn’t finish his sentence. When his cool lips landed on my shoulder, leaving his mark there with a bite, I frowned slightly but said nothing.

After pulling up the covers for me, his phone started ringing on the bedside table. I glanced at it and realized it was Rebecca.

Ashton took a glance at it, but he didn’t answer her call.

After a few missed calls from Rebecca, she texted him.

The message read: Ash, please don’t leave me alone. After losing my brother, you’re the only one I have.

I wanted to smile, but there was a lump in my throat stopping me from doing so.

reply to it. Instead, he lit up a cigarette and went to the balcony

I was tired after the earlier incident as I

thunder was booming loudly when I finally woke up. I thought the sky had

was with Macy. But that night, the bedroom was empty. The lightning flashed across the night, and it was terrifying in the dark

the light and looked around. Ashton was nowhere to be

the bedroom, I walked out barefoot, hoping to see him in

was too

there stubbornly, utterly drenched. Her

back home!” said Ashton

innocent smile. “You know

and delicate, especially since she was drenched, with her hair

a long silence, Ashton gave in.

have clean

you brought here earlier,

of the stairs

into the

villa because he thought it was spacious. It could accommodate if Ashton

never come. I didn’t even know when Rebecca moved her

How ridiculous!

from the guest room.

toward the guest room. Suddenly, he stopped midway and looked up, meeting my gaze.

my heart. “She is hurt.

“Scarlett!”

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