Chapter 65"Why are treating me this way, Ace? Why are you doing this to me?" Ann couldn't control her tears as she confronted Ace. Her heart ached as though it was being stomped on."Hmph!" Ace huffed as he turned to face her and smirked at her."Because you deserve it! It was all your fault, Ann... You brought this upon yourself," Ace replied to her coldly, and she scoffed as she slowly clenched her fingers into tight fists while staring at him."Ace..." Her voice broke and tears streamed down her cheeks as she bit her bottom lip. Has she made a mistake by giving her heart to this man?"You should be happy I did you a favor by allowing you to stay here. If you don't want to get thrown out, then you better learn to respect Ashley," Ace snapped at her, and she scoffed."If you ever get on Ashley's bad side, then consider yourself a dead animal!" And with that, he dashed into the bathroom and slammed the door hard behind him. Ann slowly clenched her fingers into a tight fist as she gla
Chapter 66Ann arranged the clothes she had just finished ironing, on the bed. After she washed the clothes last night, she stayed up for it to dry a little so she could iron them. She slumped tiredly on the bed after she finally rounded up with everything. Her eyes felt heavy as a result of the lack of sleep from last night. It was already past midnight yesterday before she could finish washing the plates, and she started washing clothes afterward.The sound of the knock on the door caught her attention, and her heart missed a beat as the thought of the person being Mrs Taylor hit her hard. It was too early to be bullied again.Regardless, she walked over to the door and pulled it open after a second knock. She scoffed and rolled her eyes when she saw that it was Ashley. She hissed loudly and was going to shut the door in Ashley's face, but she was fast to hold the door."What do you want from me?" She snapped at Ashley who stared at her blankly for a few seconds before she smiled
Chapter 67"I don't want you to lie to me this time... What happened? I want you to tell me the truth," Marcus demanded as he looked at Asher who was seated on the chair beside the bed he was seated. Although Asher had told him the last time they went to the police station that there was nothing, it was hard to believe him. Deep inside him, he knew something was up. His friend must've done something shitty."Why do you keep asking me this, Marcus? I told you to rest assured...""Just tell me the truth, Asher... I demand nothing but the truth," He demanded again, and Asher knew he couldn't escape the question this time around neither could he lie to his friend again."I dealt with Jess and that man," Asher mumbled, and he pulled a puzzled look."How? Did you kill him?" He demanded again, but Asher rolled his eyes as he reclined on the chair."Do I look like a murderer to you, Marcus?" Asher was disappointed by the question."Asher..." He paused and stood from the bed."You are not a mu
Chapter 68Asher finally arrived at the airport after thirty minutes drive. He pulled over at the parking space and alighted from the car. He walked inside the building with his phone held to his ear."Where are you, Amelie?" He spoke on the phone."Look behind you..." He turned sharply behind him and saw a young elegant and slim lady dressed in a black leather pant and a black coat, standing with her phone held to her ear and her hand on her suitcase.She smiled, revealing her set of dentitions as soon as their eyes met. "Finally!" Amelie smiled and walked up to him with her suitcase. She was slim and about 5'6 feet tall, with long blonde hair, an oval-shaped face, big round brown eyes, long natural eyelashes, thick eyebrows, full lips, and flawless skin."Asher!" She whined as she threw herself in his arms and hugged him tightly like her life depended on it."I've missed you so much," She pouted her lips after she pulled away from him."Welcome back, Amelie. It's good to have you
Chapter 69Ashley Gustavo POV"Why are you angry? Not that you love him, anyway. What do you care if he is cheating?" I huffed as I packed my bag angrily, but deep inside me, I knew that I was lying to myself. I had already fallen for Asher and couldn't even control it now.The sound of my ringing phone caught my attention, and I paused and checked to see that it was Mrs Brown. I quickly dropped my bag and answered her call."Hey... Can we see, please? I'm in the ward," Her weak voice sounded from the other end."Alright. I'll be there shortly," The call ended immediately, and I slumped on my chair. I couldn't help but pity the woman. How could her son do such a thing to her? How could he not care about her even though he knew that she was sick? There was something fishy there.Since I wouldn't be coming back to my office, I just picked up my bag and left for her ward. I soon arrived at the doorstep, and I knocked on the door."Come in," Her weak voice ushered me in, and I pushed the
Chapter 70Ashley Gustavo POV"Are you ok?" Ace glanced at me and asked as he drove me home minutes later, but I just hummed and looked out of the window. My heart ached so much at the thought of Asher. He didn't really care about me.'I only care about your body. I don't care about who your heart belongs to' I hated to remember those horrible words. As much as I wanted to act like nothing happened, I couldn't still help it. It really hurts when the person you love doesn't reciprocate the feeling."Which restaurant should we go?" My skin crawled just at the voice of Ace. I hated hearing his voice so badly. I shouldn't have done that to make Asher angry, I should've just gone with Asher and pretended nothing happened."Let's go home... I lost my appetite," He matched the brake and brought the car to a halt. He looked at me with his eyes narrowed."Wh...why?" He stuttered, and I rolled my eyes."I changed my mind. Can't I?" I looked at him and crossed my arms on my chest."Of course, yo
Chapter 71Ashley Gustavo POVI was expecting him to say something, but he just pushed the car door open and stepped outside. He went to hop in the front seat and started the car. He drove off afterward. Although I was disappointed, I still didn't regret telling him how I felt, I didn't regret confessing to him, and neither am I mad at him for being like this. He must've been shocked by the confession. Not everyone can take this as a normal thing to do."What if he has another woman?" My subconscious mind asked me as I stared at the back of his head from the backseat."That's not possible. Asher is a workaholic. He doesn't have the time to waste on women like that," I dismissed the thoughts even though I was aware that defending him wasn't the right thing to do. I mean, how sure I was that he didn't have another woman? How sure I was that the woman who called him earlier was not his girlfriend or even his fiancee?"Just give it time and effort, Ashley... Just give it some effort," I
Chapter 72Ashley Gustavo POV"Grrrrrr!" Came the loud blaring alarm, pulling me forcefully from my deep slumber. I had set an alarm yesterday to wake me early so I could make breakfast as early as I could. I groaned tiredly as I reached for the table clock and switched it off.It took me another five minutes before I was finally able to pull myself from the bed, and after I washed my face in the bathroom, I left for the kitchen.I was confused as to what to make for breakfast when I arrived in the kitchen and saw a series of food ingredients in the kitchen cabinet."Having white rice and stew for breakfast won't be bad," I mumbled and gave it a brief thought before I resorted to making breakfast. It reminded me of then when I was still with Ann. I would wake up early and make breakfast for her just so she wouldn't leave for school with an emptying stomach, but what did I get from that? Nothing, but betrayal."Don't think about it. She's not worth it," I mumbled and scoffed.An hour