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.”

On a CO

daggers at me and

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

I deliberately tilted my head slightly, revealing the bite mark on

delicate, so he would always leave a mark no matter where he bit

vexed expression, I broke into an

fool so ha

-..1….!!

indiscernible frown appeared between his brows before he glanced at Rebecca, “Just get your father to look for me at the company for matters like this in the future.

here.”

cold. Go home earlier,”

I…” Rebecca wanted to say something but was cut off by

to your mother,” he said in a voice that

his words was clear. Rebecca instantly

his arm at that time and said to him, “Go get

His brows drew together.

reminded him, “You promised that you wouldn’t question me no matter what

a short pause, he relented, “It’s cold outside, so don’t take too

back into the living room. Then, I turned back to Rebecca with a faint smile. “Let

upset after being given the cold shoulder, and seeing me only made her more displeased. “You couldn’t even

was a cobblestone path that extended from the front door to where we were standing, and

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