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. Stovall, what

didn’t know what

“Ashton, before we are officially divorced,

sneered. “So you are aware

scandal, so I cajoled him in a gentle voice, “Nothing ever happened between Nick and me. The paparazzi made those stories up. Ashton, you know me well. I

you seriously think you can do whatever

and I were innocent, he still acted this way just because he was

voice at his figure. “I do whatever I please? What about you and Rebecca? Did you forget what you did to

suffered from a miscarriage, I wouldn’t even

exchanges, I wasn’t as afraid

you glaring at me? Isn’t that the truth? I’m your wife. Do I deserve to be treated this way just because I love you? Spending my days waiting for you in this

was sobbing profusely, he frowned and came to me. “You

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I feel that way? Ashton, someone cooked up that scandal. You knew it well, but you changed the

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family? Accusing me of cheating on you? You don’t mind me marrying another man,

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