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?

filled the tub before coldly saying, “Do you need me to

came my

staring at me apathetically. “It’s as if you’ve lost your parents-in-law

is that?How did he even connect this

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 said anything about your relationship

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

help him in this way? Scarlett, do you think you’re the only one who knows

someone to do that, then!” I huffed. “If that’s the case, you could’ve found

a moment. With an expression as dark as charcoal,

for that.” I was furious, too.

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

like a volcano, but I did my best to tamp it down. “Get

as he left, I could see that he was in a

Half an hour later…

swollen ankle under the water. I stood up by myself while holding onto the edge of the

a level of pain I could bear, so

oil. As I sat by the edge of

oil was too strong, I left them

I was about to grab the towel to dry my

and the glass shattered on the

I could not help but

what I did. Just as I was about to crouch down, Ashton entered to see me in

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