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

came my quick

continued, staring at me apathetically. “It’s as if you’ve lost your parents-in-law when his parents died,

that?How did he even

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 with Rebecca? Besides,

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 about him as a

Scarlett, do you think you’re the only one who knows how to repay a favor? Will

I huffed. “If that’s the case, you could’ve found someone to take care of

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. Hurry

for that.” I was furious,

you planning to jump out of the tub and slip one more time? Are

volcano, but I did my best to tamp it down.

left, I could see that

Half an hour later…

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

level of pain I could bear, so technically, I could do this

pajamas, lotion, and essential oil. As I sat by the edge

oil was too strong, I

to dry my hair, I knocked over the bottle

the glass shattered on the

fragments by my feet. I could not help but frown at how inconvenient

the mess would not clean itself, so that was what I did. Just as I was about to crouch down, Ashton entered to

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