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.

a taunting smile and ordered the

were gone. I shoved John aside as my chest rose and fell from the anger I

wrong with you!” Evidently,

me go, he leaned back in the chair and muttered nonchalantly, “Have you

all I could do was shoot him a glare before

meals, the moment we took our

the food. After elegantly eating a few mouthfuls

food not to

in comparison to five years ago, but I could not pinpoint what

frowned and supported his head in his hand before looking at

express it to him, so I

his sharp gaze, he asked, “When did you fall

mention with him. I creased my brows. “John, this is a

my sister,” he said in a quiet yet assertive

I huffed, “You know we’re not

nodded and agreed,

had not affected him at all, and I quietly sighed to

my spoon, I said, “I’m full. It’s getting late now,

up when I did and offered, “I’ll send you

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