I was momentarily dumbstruck. Who was he referring to?

“What?”

Without saying anymore, he lowered his head and kissed me deeply. It was as though he wanted to swallow me alive.

He was being moody.

I noticed it when we were at the hotel. But, why?

I thought he was tired from work. But now, he didn’t seem to be tired at all.

In the bathroom’s permeating heat, his raging desire was full-on.

“Ashton!” I said, but he had already lifted me up in his arms.

He stopped his movements altogether. He stared at me with his dark eyes, and he was breathing heavily.

I was obviously bewildered.

“Are you angry?” I asked cautiously.

He looked at me with narrow eyes, but his gaze was soft and gentle as always.

“You don’t want to do it?” he asked hoarsely. His voice sounded restrained.

want it.

arms around me. With a

arms, he headed straight to the bedroom

the first time for me to sleep with him, but this

asleep. My heart ached as I lay next to

was woken up to the sound of Ashton groaning in pain. I

profusely. With a frown on his face, he kept

was having

woke him up.

he woke up and saw that it was me, he wrapped his arms tightly around me and said in a low and hoarse voice, “Scarlett, please

momentarily startled, then I reached out my hand to comfort him.

in bed, he hugged me as I wiped the sweat from his forehead. I asked, “Did

me and drew in a deep, shaky breath. “There’s nothing but darkness. You’re all I have,

the only one who was drowning in pain. For the past four years, I had Summer, who helped mend my broken

arms. “I won’t go anywhere as long as you need me. I’ll

one who was lonely. Ashton and I were like two puppets that had sunk

if I made you up and you were just an imaginary character because I was too lonely. The villa in J City always felt empty whenever I went there. I would then go to the cemetery to visit Grandma and Grandpa’s graves. Their tombstones were so real and clear that it made me wonder again if I was in a dream. On

heart ached as I took his hand in mine, interlocking our fingers together.

how to thrive in the world of business and taught me how to face my enemies. But he never taught me how to love someone.

my head as tears fell from

the way it was. But I never really considered things from his point of

didn’t love

my mind and didn’t fake a miscarriage to deceive him and

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