Chapter 292

Knowing that he was fuming on the inside, I did not make him angrier anymore. When I returned to the bedroom, he was not around, and I was sure he must have gone to the study.

I then went to wash up in the bathroom. It had anti-slip tiles, so I usually took off my house slippers when I went in.

However, I somehow managed to slip and fall a few steps into the bathroom.

“Ah!” I shrieked in fear.

Bang! The bedroom door burst open to reveal Ashton, panting by the doorway. It seemed like he had rushed over.

When he saw me on the floor, he frowned as he lifted me up into his arms. “Are you hurt?”

“I sprained my ankle.”

He then reached out to pinch my ankle, and I could not help but gasp from the pain. “Ouch!”

“So you know it hurts?” he snarled. “Do you use your eyes to breathe?”

Pouting. I whispered, “How am I to know that the floor is so slippery. Who in their right mind would want to fall?”

He gave me a taunting look. “Who can you blame if you were the one to not watch where you were going?” After a pause, he continued, “What were you about to do?”

“Shower!” Why does he have such a terrible temper?

bathtub and filled the tub before coldly saying, “Do

need!” came my

apathetically. “It’s as if you’ve lost your parents-in-law when his parents

of logic is that?How did

fun for you? It’s not whatever you think it is; I slipped on accident. Morcover, Marcus helped me in the past, and now that he’s having so many troubles. What’s wrong with me helping him a little? Have I ever

baby. Now that he was facing such a tragedy and there was no one around him he could talk to. What was wrong with me being concerned

barked out a laugh. “Do you have to help him in this way? Scarlett, do you think you’re the only one who knows how to repay a favor? Will it kill

found someone to take care of Rebecca, too. Why did you have to do it yourself

anger overwhelmed him and took away his words for a moment. With an expression as dark as charcoal, he uttered, “Stop talking about things from the past.

need for that.” I was furious, too. “I can

a sneer. “You can? Are you planning to jump out of the tub and slip

Inwardly. I was seething and closed to erupting like a volcano, but I did my best

could see

Half an hour later…

ankle under the water. I stood

could bear, so technically, I could do

by the edge of the

too strong, I

to dry my hair, I knocked over the

glass shattered on

the loud sound, I stiffened for a moment. Staring at the glass fragments by my feet. I could not help

clean itself, so that was what I did. Just as I was about to crouch

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