Chapter 77 

Joseph was taken aback when he saw me. “Ms. Stovall, what are you doing here?” he questioned politely.

“Where is Ashton?” I demanded.

“He left with Mr. Quinn,” Joseph replied as he took out the keys from his briefcase.

I parted my lips in disbelief.

In the end, I shot him a smile. “Goodbye, then.”

Seriously, Ashton?

I drove back to the villa in a hurry. When I arrived, I pressed on the doorbell a few times before Mrs. Eriksen opened the door. Wiping her hands, she grinned. “You’re back!” She motioned for me to look inside.

I stepped inside and saw the man sitting on the sofa, reading the newspaper.

After changing into house slippers, Mrs. Eriksen went back into the kitchen. I sat down beside Ashton and waited patiently for him to finish reading the papers.

Ashton finally finished after some time. I gave him the fruit juice Mrs. Eriksen prepared. “Ashton, can we talk now?” I inquired.

juice but didn’t take it. “Ms.

calm, I didn’t know

“Ashton, before we are

you are aware that you’re

was upset over the scandal, so I cajoled him in a gentle voice, “Nothing ever happened between Nick and me. The paparazzi

do you seriously think you can do whatever

mockery was unbearable. Despite knowing Nick and I were innocent, he still acted this way just because he was

figure. “I do whatever I please? What about

in his tracks, I continued, “If Rebecca hadn’t suffered from

a few exchanges, I wasn’t as afraid of him anymore.

truth? I’m your wife. Do I deserve to be treated this

was sobbing profusely, he frowned and

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feel that way? Ashton, someone cooked up that scandal. You knew it well, but you changed the lock and even blocked

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was studying his expression carefully. When his face softened, I added, “Are you chasing me out of the Fuller family? Accusing me of cheating on you? You don’t mind

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