Chapter 318
Even so, when Ashton was lying beside me and hugging me, I could feel his kiss getting more passionate. Obviously, he had been holding it in for a while.
I tried to back off, but I was already on the edge of the bed. Moving more would make me fall, so I pushed him, but he held my hand. I frowned when I noticed his hand was coming up my shoulder. “Ashton..”
“Be good. Don’t be scared.”
I held his hand down. “Sorry, but I can’t.”
He smiled and kissed me more before trying to lure me into it. “It’ll be fine. We can take it slow.”
Realizing that he must have misunderstood me, I was speechless for a moment. Nonetheless, he noticed it a short while later. He looked at me, surprised. “When did this happen?”
“Tonight.” It took all I had to say that.
He went out of the bedroom, leaving me alone in the bed, not knowing what to do. Before I realized it, he had come back with a bowl of ginger carrot soup and a bowl of chicken soup. That surprised me.
“Mrs. Eriksen made some chicken soup for you. Have it before you sleep,” he cooed as he tried to feed me.
so two mouthfuls were all I
brushed my teeth,
no refusals. We had been living together for years, and I knew I would be on the losing side
I resolved myself to finish
I hadn’t recovered
first night, but because of the lack of
dizzy.
general meeting was coming up, so he told Mrs. Eriksen to take care of me. I tried to sleep, but I
took the call.
was a shrewd man. The moment I talked to him, he laughed. “Did you sleep well last night, Ms. Stovall? Do I have the honor to treat
“Sure, Mr. Tuffin.”
giving me the honor, Ms.
get out of bed. “So?
does travels
earning of hundreds of millions. This is a serious crime. I reckoned he’s
He probably caught wind of the news. He’s already gone when the police went to his house, so I thought he
deduction piqued my curiosity. “How are you so
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