Chapter 106 

The phone in my pocket vibrated.

I answered the call and immediately heard a cold voice screech, “Scarlett!”

It was Ashton. I guess he must have come out of the ER.

“Yes!” I answered. Upon seeing I’m on a call, Nick stood up and went to get some drinks.

“What are you doing?” I could tell that the man on the other side of the line was not in a good mood.

“I’m having barbecue now!” I told him, frankly.

He responded with a cold short. “Enjoying barbecue while your husband is still at the hospital? You’re seriously the best wife ever.”

I pressed my lips into a thin line. “Since you still have the strength to be mad at me, I guess you’re doing fine.”

If he can quarrel with me, his injuries mustn’t be that serious, right?

Nick soon returned with a few bottles of drinks and said, “Have some drinks to cool you down.”

I gave him a thumbs-up to express my appreciation.

“Who’s that? Who’s with you?” Ashton asked impatiently.

hard time talking to him over the phone and barbecuing my food at the same time. “Is there anything else

You should be taking

when I, too, got a little irritated. “I’m sure you have people to take good care of you. If I’m not mistaken, Ms. Larson is there with you, right? What if I get into a fight with her, and you can’t do anything

hung up the call, put my phone on silent mode, and continued to

complete the barbecue, and we left after Nick had paid for the dinner. As we walked around the area, the man noticed some pop-up stalls. “Do you want to go and have

turned down his offer as I was not a big fan of

in questioning silence but eventually walked me back to

car.

didn’t drink tonight and was able to send me

the villa, Nick stopped his car by the entrance and looked me in the eyes. “If one day, Ashton and you decide to go separate ways, I can take care

wry smile, “Thank you, but I don’t think that will ever happen.

his own car today, I allowed him to

into the villa, I saw someone I did not

in the living

the woman immediately looked away with a

saw a few

notifications straight away

Province police department. How can I help

lodge a report. Please send police to Peakville Estate, Zone

“Just a moment, please.”

report, Rebecca stared at

think you’re doing?”

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