Chapter 244

After all, she is everyone’s precious princess,

She pursed her lips as her features contorted with rancor. The tone in which she spoke to me was especially uncongenial. “I thought you hated Ash? Why are you back here?”

Amusement filled me as I countered, “No matter how much I hate him, we’re still a legally married couple. Besides, I own hall the rights to this house. If I don’t come back, wouldn’t that be an act of surrender?”

She curled her lips in disdain. “Oh, quit the snarky act, I’m not interested in lighting with you over money.”

I raised my brows. “I find that hard to believe. After all, you’ve even set your sights on my husband.”

Faced with her venomous glare, I turned and headed toward the yard before she could say something nasty to me and further dampen my mood. Realizing that it was already autumn in K City, I sighed at how time flew.

Perhaps Ashton had heard our voices outside. After a while, he came out. When he saw Rebecca, he frowned as his lips flattened into a line. “What are you doing here?”

Seeing her lover, a soft smile replaced the angry scowl on Rebecca’s face. “Ash, I heard my father say that you’ll be going to a border town next month to discuss the development project, so he told me to pass the collaboration contract to you.”

Then, she signaled her nanny with her eyes, to which the latter took out a file and respectfully handed it to Ashton.

“Pfft!” I failed to stifle my laughter and ended up attracting their gazes to me.

Ashton pursed his lips as he ordered, “It’s cold. Go in and put on a coat.”

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at me and gnashed her

death stare and walked up to Ashton, holding his arm to complain, “You were too rough earlier, so I don’t really feel

head slightly, revealing the bite mark

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into an incredibly sweet

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before he glanced at Rebecca, “Just get your father to look for

here.”

cold. Go home earlier,” he added

wanted to say something but was

in a voice that had dropped a

in his words was clear. Rebecca instantly

tug me back into the living room, but I released his arm at that time and said

His brows drew together.

his hesitation, I reminded him, “You promised that you wouldn’t

relented, “It’s cold outside, so don’t take

watched as he went back into the living room. Then, I turned back to Rebecca with a faint smile. “Let me send you off,

after being given the cold shoulder, and seeing me only

cobblestone path that extended from the front door to where we were

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