Chapter 291

I did not know how to console him, so all I could do was give him reminders.

Lifting a brow, he cast an icy gaze at me. “You’re not going to stay?”

After a pause, I shook my head.

Then I grabbed my jacket and left.

So many things had happened unexpectedly. By the time I reached the villa, it was already past midnight.

Before my car entered the garage, I saw the man standing by the doorway. He was a towering man. Under the dim streetlight, he looked like a weary traveler.

After parking my car, I stood by the doorway. Once again, it started drizzling.

His expression darkened. “Are you planning to stand outside for the rest of your life?”

With that said, he strode toward me. The more droplets landed on him, the more distant he seemed to me.

Pressing my lips tightly together, I muttered, “Didn’t you say you’ll be late tonight?” What I had understood from his call earlier was that it was likely he would not return tonight. After all, J City was far from K City. It would take him half a day just to fly there and back.

He sneered, “Do you think this isn’t late?”

it was

into the villa. Staring at me

Park,” I replied, not planning to hide anything from him. Whatever happened today was major, and I was late in coming home. Even if I said nothing about it, he would

narrowed his eyes dangerously. “Why don’t you say there for a few more days? It’ll save you the trouble from

good. I

lle gritted out. “Who

“You’re the one who asked me to move there. Why

Marcus. Why don’t you just take him in as your

enraged expression, I retorted, “Why don’t you tell

from strangling me to death. “So it’s right of

why I’m there or what happened. All you do is lose your temper. You’re even saying that I’m in the wrong just by coming home late. Ashton,

laugh. A beat later, some of the anger melted away from his face, and he asked, “All right. Tell me then. Why did you go to

muttered, “Get me a glass

froze as the corner of his lips twitched.

if you don’t want to. Don’t yell at me again. I’ll stop talking if you want me to.”

for a while as he bit down on his thin lips. In the end, he said,

did not continue his sentence. Instead, he gave me a glass

cupped the glass with both hands as I ruminated over the events

at that. “I know. Aunt Sally told me about it.” After a pause, he narrowed his

“Marcus’ mother, Sharon, jumped off Prism

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