Chapter 76 

“It’s my mom’s birthday tomorrow night. Wanna come along?” he asked. It seemed like our scandal meant nothing to him at all.

I massaged my temples, which were throbbing dully. “I’m not free. You should refute the rumor soon.”

Ashton was the only person I could ask for help to keep John away from us.

But right then, the rumor about Nick and me was a problem.

He fell silent for a moment before answering, “I’ll take care of that.”

“Alright,” I said tiredly. “Stop causing any more trouble!”

I didn’t know when John would come to J City. If Ashton got upset at me over the scandal and the nightmare from five years ago happened again, I’m afraid I couldn’t survive any longer.

Staying alive was the most important thing for me then.

After hanging up, I placed my phone aside before deciding to go to Ashton’s office.

This time, his office was quiet. Joseph wasn’t even there.

As the clacking sounds of the keyboard sounded from his office, I came to a stop outside and knocked on the door.

man’s irresistible

hesitated for a while before pushing the door open. When I came closer to him, my

was still typing furiously

silently, watching him deal with work. Indeed, he looked hot when he

too focused, he didn’t realize

standing without

and stopped typing. When he

is it?” he asked

need to talk.” I had to explain to him

Stovall, you need to talk about

He sounded completely distant.

my lips and wrung my hands together tightly. “Ashton,

slept with him?” He raised a brow and inquired

dawned on me what he was insinuating. “No!” I declared, my

he sneered loudly. “Scarlett, do you think

chance to explain, alright?” As both Nick and I didn’t explain the rumors, the matter

pinched his forehead and looked at me. “Ms. Stovall, you’re getting paid handsomely to work in

“Ash-”

Stovall,” he interrupted. “You should know that this isn’t the

Joseph was walking toward us. He shot me a polite smile. “Ms. Stovall, Mr. Fuller is

was asking me to

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