Chapter 169

Upon hearing his words, I almost cast my phone aside. A few seconds later, I raised my voice and confronted the maniac, “John, what the hell is wrong with you? What have you installed on my phone?”

He replied nonchalantly, “It’s just a form of simple spyware. You should stop getting worked up over such a trivial matter. I’m trying to keep an eye on you and ensure that everything is fine on your end. That’s all.”

“You’re rotten to the core!” I could barely suppress the urge to smash my phone.

“Please calm down, Scarlett. I just want to keep an eye on you and ensure that you’re fine. Isn’t it great? I get to know what you’re up to whenever I want!” He sounded aggrieved, speaking as if he meant no harm.

“You should stay away from me!” After I hung up the call, I rushed into the washroom and flushed my phone away without a second thought.

I was so angry that my heart wouldn’t stop racing. I couldn’t pinpoint the exact time he had installed the spyware on my phone

After the farce, I wasn’t in the mood to satisfy my cravings anymore. I went to the living room and took a seat on the couch to collect my thoughts because I was greatly infuriated.

Eventually, I fell asleep on the couch in the living room. When I woke up a little later, I noticed that there was a blanket over me.

Once I opened my eyes, Ashton and I exchanged glances because he was right in front of me.

I was taken aback by his presence and I greeted him immediately, “G-Good morning!”

question indifferently as if he was displeased.

night. Therefore, I decided to come downstairs for a change of environment. I didn’t expect to fall asleep on

rhetorically with a poker face, “Are you trying

by my

rebuked, “No! I was having a hard time sleeping! Hence,

that something was wrong with me, he lifted me into his arms and comforted me, “Alright, I’m not blaming you. I’m just worried that you’re going to catch a cold. If you can’t bring yourself to sleep in the future, wake me

over all over the place because it was evident that he was trying to be tolerant of me again. He had always been a patient man and had given in to every request of

between his arms as I slowly returned to my usual

a farce. After finishing our breakfast, we dropped by the cemetery. We arrived early, and

supported me and brought me up to my grandfather’s grave because the

behind the hills when we were about to arrive. We paused when we merely a few feet away from the grave because someone else was in

unwittingly as I had my eyes fixed on the woman in front

a glimpse of Rebecca, who had dressed up in a black tulle dress, in front of the grave. Perhaps it was because she had never put on a black dress whenever she was around me-it took me some

the one in front of the grave, “Were

he answered my query, he approached her and asked indifferently, “Why

missing Parker because he has been showing up in my dreams recently. I decided to drop by to visit Old Mr. Fuller after

goal of her visit. “I didn’t expect to run into both of you

a sudden. I had forgotten that Parker was buried in

few steps forward and placed the bouquet that Ashton had prepared in front of Grandpa’s grave. Since I was heavily pregnant, I couldn’t bow to pay tribute to him.

me with his abysmal pair of eyes, Ashton grasped my

our child

and I will start a family soon. Perhaps we’ll come as

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