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Ch- 23 Crying

Author: J V
last update Last Updated: 2024-06-08 23:50:51

Ashley's POV:

“Get out!”

These words are enough for me to leave this place, and never turn my head back ever again… or abandon any way in the direction of which Ethan Johnson has ever looked towards.

But then I hear his last sentence, that I am hundred percent sure, has been thrown on my face like a verbal slap.

"But remember! If you take even a single step out of this house, consider it to be the last day of our arrangement. I will call off the deal, and then you can have fun dealing with your succession drama."

I don't know what happened to me at the moment, but I feel my anger boiling in my veins.

I turn around and without wasting a second, I take three large strides towards him, crossing the distance between us before giving him any chance to react to what I am doing. It's only fair, he didn't give that chance to me, either; I pulled him closer by his collar and put my lips on his.

I hear a low, annoyed growl in his throat, thinking that he would hesitate or object. But the very
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