Chapter 192

Ashton snorted and put me down on my feet. Throwing John and the roses he was holding a scornful look, he said indifferently, “You like this sort of courting method?”

“No.” I paused before adding, “But a lot of women do.”

He pursed his lips and crossed his arms before his chest. When it seemed like he had no intention of going inside, I questioned, Aren’t you going to leave?”

“Why should I?” His retort had me at a loss for words.

In the end, I gave up and let him be.

I made my way over to John. He had noticed us a while ago but had not moved from his spot. Once I was near him, he offered the bouquet to me. “I’m here to wish you an early ‘Happy Birthday!’”

“It’s way too early!” I did a quick calculation, noting my birthday was still roughly two weeks away. “Besides, I never celebrate my birthday.”

I stared at the bouquet, my brows crinkling in a frown. It was way too large for me to comfortably carry it.

Before I could think of a solution, Ashton snatched the bouquet away. “Mr. Stovall, how very romantic of you! Unfortunately, Scarlett has never really liked flowers. Please be a little more thoughtful next time!”

Oh my godIve never seen such shameless person before

John raised an eyebrow at me. “She doesn’t like flowers? Since when?”

pressed my lips into a thin line, feeling more than annoyed at the posturing of

her love for it after getting together with you, Mr. Fuller? Flowers are

 saying Ashton

on the bouquet in his hands. Lifting a brow, he asked

game, I wondered how

anyone else. If you

nearby garbage bin. Then, he looked at John with an innocent expression on his face. “Oops, my hand slipped.

 childish can Ashton

should just reject him and be done with it. Come back earlier. I’ll be waiting for you and the

before exclaiming, “Mr. Stovall, you even brought desserts! What perfect timing! I didn’t really eat much earlier. You don’t mind if I help myself, do

waiting for John’s approval, he simply took the box away from the other man. With that, he turned and headed

 is absolutely

a moment, I could think of no better words to

the atmosphere between me and John lightened a little. I broke the silence first, “You really like

had nearly always been waiting by my house. I was beginning to wonder if it was a

a raised eyebrow. Then, he grinned and said,

it did not take a genius to figure out how

with me to R

are you really that bored?” I could not think of any reason for me to go with him. And even if I did want to, I wondered what was his plan on going back. After all, the Stovall family already accepted him as one of their own, and there

 he can

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