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?”

feeling more

she was young. Why did she lose her love for it after getting together with you, Mr. Fuller? Flowers are a way of expressing love. Could it be that you’ve never given her

 roundabout way of saying Ashton

tightened his hold on the bouquet in his hands. Lifting a brow, he asked me. “You

up in their word game, I wondered how to reply

from anyone else. If you really

tossed the bouquet of roses into the nearby garbage bin. Then, he looked at John with an innocent expression on his face. “Oops, my hand

 more childish

with it. Come back earlier. I’ll be waiting for you and the baby in the villa!” Ashton’s face was neutral as he said

box in John’s hand. He paused 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

approval, he simply took the box away from

 absolutely

of no

John lightened a little. I broke the silence first, “You really like waiting

he had nearly always been waiting by

was a raised eyebrow. Then, he grinned and said, “I just really wanted

figure out how he managed to find me.

back with me to

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 was

 making it sound so easy! As if he can just gp away on

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