He’s back?

“When did he get back?”

“Around five o’clock.”

I wasn’t sure whether to cry or to laugh from the sheer absurdity.

If he had come back so early, it meant that he was anxious to have dinner with me, as was written on the note. If he had never once come upstairs to the bedroom, it meant that he still felt resentful.

Forget it.

I smiled weakly at Flora. “You guys go ahead. I’m not hungry.”

Maybe it would be easier on both of us if we didn’t see each other.

Flora opened her mouth as if to say something, but kept quiet and went back downstairs.

I went back to the bed and stared at the ceiling, trying to fall asleep but to no avail.

The room gradually grew darker and darker as I stared blankly into space.

The bedroom door swung open, and I instantly shut my eyes closed. I heard heavy footsteps and breathing, and I knew it was him.

There was the sound of water coming from the bathroom as I kept my eyes shut, knowing that he had just exited the bathroom.

He sat down on his side of the bed. I assumed that he was going to sleep in the study tonight.

of the mattress shift below me and heard the sound of the bedside lamp being switched

shallow breathing slowly filled

I couldn’t fall asleep, but by the sound of Ashton’s soft breathing, I guessed that he was deep

opened my eyes, freezing in place

he reached forward and wrapped me in his embrace. “Flora said that you threw up your

my body stiff in

they were staring into my soul. “Scarlett, I’m a man. You can’t blame me for losing my temper

was talking

I nodded silently.

into the crook

massaged the small of my back, slowly but surely working the stiffness out of my body. “What did Marcus tell you

his breathing stop, I went on, “If it was about the

raised his head and kissed the corner of my mouth. “That was in the past. As long as we’re together,

fear that

night

for Ashton to do anything romantic. When I came to the next day, there was a large bouquet of balloon flowers

the flowers:

has a home, the person will always

down and crawling out of bed to

on the table. I didn’t want to eat it, but Ashton was probably going to call Flora to check if I had

little bit

I was heading out, Flora scurried after me. “Are you going out, Mrs.

I nodded.

Mr. Fuller

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