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 than annoyed at

at Ashton. “I remember Letty used to love flowers when 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 flowers and simply assume

 this his roundabout way of saying

bouquet in his hands.

up in their word game, I wondered how to reply to

took my silence as admission. “You’re not allowed to accept flowers from anyone else. If you really do like them, I’ll buy them for you

nearby garbage bin. Then, he looked at John with an innocent expression on his

 more childish can

and be done with it. Come back earlier. I’ll be waiting for you and the baby in the villa!”

before landing on the gift box in John’s hand. He paused before exclaiming, “Mr. Stovall, you even brought desserts!

John’s approval, he simply took the box away from the other

 absolutely

moment, I could think of no better words

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

by my house. I

he gave to my taunt was a raised eyebrow. Then, he grinned and

was at technology, it did not take a genius to figure out how he managed to find me. I huffed and pressed, “Alright, out with it. What do

with me

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 was no

 making it sound so easy! As if he can just

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