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.

time, when no one came to answer it, pushed it open and entered the

lit. A strong smell of tobacco drifted in the air

“Ashton?”

next to the European-style desk, his eyes shut tight. The gloom on his face signaled that he would not tolerate disturbances at

and whispered to him, “Ashton, Mrs. Eriksen’s prepared some of your favorite

read of his emotions but, judging by the chill in the study, it seemed pretty clear

was a video of my car

is he watching

says we’re expected at the Stovall residence next Monday to go over the family registry. You’ve been busy recently, so

me. His eyelids snapped open,

fixed on me. “You managed to spot him in a

he spoke was extraordinarily calm and ironic. I froze on the spot, having understood the reason behind his

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 myself. After all, I owed him

slowly made his way towards me. His voice was low and deep as he enveloped me with his coldness. “What do you mean it’s

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