Chapter 342

The day went by.

In the evening, Ashton did not come home until after dinner. His face was pale. I took the initiative to talk to him, “Mrs. Eriksen has a wonderful meal prepared just for you.”

He merely peered at me, his expression a cold one. “I’ve taken my dinner!”

He’s still mad?

Then he stormed up the stairs and entered the study, leaving me completely baffled.

“Letty, do you mind taking this up to him? Mr. Ashton doesn’t look very good. Maybe he’s dealing with a lot of issues at work. You two should have a good chat as husband and wife, Life’s like that. You’re happy one day and then sad on another. Marriage is all about communication.”

Mrs. Eriksen spoke. Then she handed me the tray of home-cooked food she had prepared. They were all Ashton’s everyday favorites.

At the entrance to his study.

on the door and, after some time, when no one came to answer it, pushed it

was barely lit. A strong smell of tobacco drifted in

“Ashton?”

back on his chair next to the European-style desk, his

the tray of food on the desk, and whispered to him, “Ashton, Mrs. Eriksen’s prepared some of your favorite

I could not get a good read of his emotions but, judging

noticed the screen on his computer, I was stunned. It was a

he

expected at the Stovall residence next Monday to go over the family registry.

me. His eyelids snapped

love him?” He said, his voice low and stern. He turned in his chair, his dark eyes fixed on me. “You managed to spot him in a sea of people, and then

froze

you think. He’s just an ordinary friend. But even so, if I chanced upon his lookalike on the streets, I would want to find out more about that person, just to assure

enveloped me with his coldness. “What do you mean it’s not what I think? Are you saying you

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