Chapter 135
I froze before muttering, “I’m going back for lunch at Peakville Estate. Mrs. Eriksen will be there.”
He sneered, “If my guess is right, you’ll probably lose your appetite after going back. After all, Ashton had been in K City’s hospital for half a month, and you’ve never expressed even a bit of concern for him. What kind of husband do you think will be able to tolerate such indifference?”
As he spoke, he leaned closer to me in a suggestive position.
I shifted my body to keep a distance from him and snarled, “I don’t think I can savor my food while eating with you.”
“You can ignore my presence,” he suggested as his dark eyes looked out of the window with a grin. I could sense the arrogance oozing out from him.
Turning around, I spotted a black Jeep parked close by. Soon, the car window winded down.
Ashton!
I had not seen him for half a month, and he looked tired. However, his weariness did not affect his good looks, and I could see that his eyes were fixed in our direction.
I could not decipher whether he was happy or sad from his gaze.
Instinctively, I pushed away John, who was in my personal space. However, when I raised my hand, John grabbed my wrist with a smile and pulled me into his arms.
direction with a taunting smile and ordered the driver,
and we were gone. I shoved John aside as my chest rose and fell
you!” Evidently, he was trying to
leaned back in the
overcame me, and I wished I could shred him like paper. In the end, all I could do was shoot him a glare
reached the restaurant. As John had pre-ordered the meals, the moment we took our seats,
elegantly eating a few mouthfuls of the food, John lazily
not
comparison to five years ago, but I could not pinpoint what
his hand before looking at me. “Don’t pregnant women eat a
to him, so I took a few more scoops before
gaze, he asked, “When did you fall
not to mention with him. I creased my
in a
reply, I huffed, “You know
nodded and
response had not affected him at all, and I quietly sighed
full. It’s getting late now,
up when I did and offered, “I’ll
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