Chapter 96 

Rebecca felt unjust. Upon seeing Ashton leaving, she insisted she didn’t need Joseph’s help carrying her up. While limping, she stared at me and said, “Scarlett, you did it on purpose.”

I uttered, “I’m sorry, it wasn’t intentional.” The reason I’d pulled her earlier was that I was panicking

After Joseph had left with Rebecca, Ashton carne out of the office with a first aid kit in his hand. He came and crouched down next to me.

Staring at me, he said, “Give me your hand.”

I pursed my lips and extended my hand towards him. All I could feel was a burning sensation due to the cuts and grazes. I wasn’t aware when it had started bleeding.

At that moment, Ashton took my hand and looked at it. His brows furrowed deeply upon seeing that it was covered in blood. “Bear with me. This might hurt a little!”

I nodded and bit my lips slightly.

The skin’s upper layer was torn apart, exposing the tender flesh beneath it. Feeling the stinging pain from the antiseptic-soaked cotton swab, I retracted my hand instinctively as he was midway cleaning. However, he gripped onto my hand and uttered, “It’ll be fine in a while.”.

I raised my eyebrows. “Just bandage it and get it over with.” It would hurt more if he started being meticulous about it.

After he applied the dressing, he looked up and stared at me in concern. “Is your knee hurt too?”

I shook my head, hoping that he wouldn’t touch it. Furthermore, it wasn’t obvious as I was wearing a skirt.

He ignored my words and lifted up the hem of my skirt. A big red patch revealed itself and it was a real eyesore.

“Don’t you feel pain?” He asked angrily.

pursed my lips and

after, he applied a little pressure on it and that had me gasping in pain. I couldn’t

down, he attended to the wound and replied in

was obvious that he did that on

lips, I lowered my head without saying a word. He lifted his gaze at me, then made sure the

out all of the breakfast boxes that Joseph had brought earlier. There was

Joseph’s mind. What made him think we could finish

in front of us, looked at me, and said, “Finish all of these, then lie down and take

I uttered, “Ashton, are you raising pigs here? How

and raised his

had dug my

finish them all.” I paused for a moment, then continued, “Besides,

towards his desk seat

then shifted her gaze to Ashton. Then she uttered mischievously, “Ms. Stovall, these are the documents which require your signature.

documents down and blinked her

trying

untouched on the table and gave them to her. “Well noted. You

food to her, she shook her head immediately. Then I whispered next to her

I can’t eat all

people in the office. Everyone can eat

breakfast to her, I sat on the sofa and turned my head towards Ashton. He was

moment of guilt, I asked, “What’s the

I going to eat?” he replied with

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