Chapter 261

Argh! I guess I can’t out-talk him, huh?

“Thanks for the ride home!” I decided to keep my mouth shut and boarded the car as instructed

He nodded and responded with a poker face.

When we were about to reach the villa, I couldn’t suppress the urge to ask him about the thing that had been bothering me. “Joseph, where’s your girlfriend?”

“I don’t have one, Mrs. Fuller!”

I nodded and remarked, “Well, I thought so. Otherwise, your girlfriend will have a hard time dealing with you.”

He took a peek at me for a few seconds before turning around to focus on the road. “Actually, I’m married.”

I was completely speechless and decided to wrap up our conversation because I was pretty sure I would get increasingly infuriated if I were to go on.

Once we were back in the villa, I got out of the car as soon as possible and strode my way into the living room.

I changed into a pair of indoor sandals in the foyer and noticed the light in the living room was switched on. There was a man in the living room, enjoying his cup of tea as he indulged himself in reading a book.

“A**hole!” I blurted out the things I had in my mind almost instantly.

He frowned and stared at me silently, but I ignored him and bounced my way up the stairs without any hesitation.

“Hold it right there, Scarlett!” Ashton broke the silence and raised his volume out of the blue, rendering me incapable of motion while I was on my way up the stairs.

I turned around and confronted, “What do you want?”

I want? How

guess you have proven yourself to be right! Is there anything else you want

turn a blind eye to the incident that has occurred today, but I want you to

to work, for goodness’ sake! Marcus was merely drunk!” Halfway through my reply, I avoided his gaze due to the sense of guilt

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over and grasped my wrist because he couldn’t hold back his anger anymore. “Scarlett, what does it take to get you to stay

in the eyes because he was frustrated for real. “Fine! I’ll try to stay away from him in the future. I’m conscious of the things I’m doing, okay? You

conflict. I knew nothing was

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part of me is being unreasonable? Besides, what makes you think something’s

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conversation to a halt.

“I’m so sorry, okay? I’ll definitely stay away from Marcus in the future. I promise you I won’t get anywhere

my sudden change of attitude. “Scarlett, are you

anything wrong? Actually, what does he want? I can’t seem to talk any sense

deep breath and forced a smile. “Ashton, I have told you the things I have

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my sentence, I brought myself upstairs because I couldn’t take it anymore-if the conversation

my wrist and stopped

I turned around and confronted him because I

calm and collected self as he requested, “Calm down, Scarlett. Let’s head upstairs after we get ourselves something to eat, okay? I’m hungry. Can you please make me something

my turn to express my discontent. I yelled, “Can’t you make yourself something to eat? Why does it

lips pursed in an aggrieved manner while he showed me his hands. “I’ve accidentally hurt my hands during

things when I heard the absurd reply from him. If I hadn’t witnessed the fight he had with Marcus, I would have fallen for his words

have accidentally hurt himself

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