I nodded and did not think much about it.

After she left, Ashton turned to me and questioned, “Since when were you so kind to her?”

“Isn’t it on the way?”

He saw through my lie immediately. “Scarlett, is that your excuse?”

I thought about it and finally gave a more conclusive answer. “Hmm, she is someone who I feel bad for.”

She was probably in her forties. Typically, a person in her thirties would be building up her finances. In her forties, she should have settled down. Given her age, if she had a family in J City, she would not have moved to K City regardless of how high the salary was. Thinking about it, her family was most likely in financial distress.

Besides, I could tell that she seemed more withdrawn than before.

Ashton acknowledged it but did not ask more. Then, he solemnly looked at me and asked, “Were you jealous of what happened earlier?”

At that instant, I did not understand what he was referring to. However, after staring back at his intense gaze, I realized what he was talking about.

“I can understand it. No matter how strong Rachel may seem, she is a woman after all. After such a horrifying accident, she must be frightened. Besides, you were the first person she saw when she regained her consciousness, and it’s not surprising that she was more emotional than usual. She would likely have done the same to anyone else in your place.”

Oddly, Ashton did not seem convinced and had an unusual expression on his face. I probed, “What’s wrong?”

Immediately, he waved his hand and curtly replied, “Nothing!”

speaking to me in a gentle and warm tone.

of why he was upset, I did not push him

arrived at the villa and pulled up by the entrance.

match his steps, but he headed

was late, and the villa seemed unusually quiet since Summer was away, and Flora

bedroom, I

complete my sentence, he threw his jacket

He slammed the door

I headed to the changing room for my pyjamas.

around his waist. His gaze was

headed to the

I…

of how old they were, men were

returned, so I got changed

on the door when I entered, and he seemed startled to see me. Instead of reading a book or working on his company’s affairs, he was watching a

heard a line from the drama before

“Ashton, it’s getting

he stood up and climbed onto the bed in

my phone and spoke into it, “Hannah, are you

paused for a moment before I continued, “The house is too big, and I’m

spare a glance at Ashton and

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