Chapter 80Asher scoffed for the umpteenth time as he stared at Ann who was gazing at nothing.'Ann was hurt, so I took her to the hospital' Those ridiculous words made Asher scoff again as it didn't make any sense to him. How could she be nice to the person who had hurt her so badly in the past? She must be an angel. A good one at that. 'Can you please stay with Ann for me? I need to go get ready for work at home' earlier this morning, Ashley had said to Asher before she left to go home, and here he was, stuck with this bitch whom he hated so much with everything in him. He couldn't even stand Ann's presence and the sight of her made his skin crawl, but he was left with no choice at that moment since Ashley asked to stay with her."Why are you doing this, Asher? This is unlike you. When did you start doing a favor for people? When did you start being so nice?" He asked himself as he reclined on the chair and sighed, but the only thing he could come up with was the nice guy shit whic
Chapter 81Ann felt her heart was going to explode with those scary eyes piercing at her. It felt as though her room was standing right in front of her and tormenting her. She managed to look at Asher, but asking him for help was the last thing she would do, knowing that he wouldn't help."You shameless slut! You are throwing yourself at him now?" Ann flinched and closed her eyes as tears streamed down her cheeks."You can't live without a man? You always take off as soon as you see one. Because I'm not giving you attention, you threw yourself in his arms and..." Ace paused and huffed."I'm speechless. I don't know what to say to you disgusting shameless whore!" "I...I didn't do it. He was here to...""Shut that trash up, bitch! You disgusting shameless cheap hooker!" Ace's voice was so loud, yet Asher was standing there looking calm as if nothing was happening. He was enjoying every bit of the drama. 'Oh, he is not nice. He should've intervened and helped her. Besides, she already
Chapter 82"How are you feeling now?" Asher asked hesitantly as he looked at his Mom who was seated on the bed."Hmm... I'm fine," The poor woman nodded.Silence crept into the atmosphere for the next few seconds before he broke it."Sorry, I didn't show up the other day. I had something to deal with at the office," He hated to apologize to her but still, he couldn't help it. He couldn't help but feel guilty even if he didn't have a reason to. She must've waited for him that day thinking he was going to show up. Well, he didn't show up not because he was busy but because he wasn't ready to be hooked up with some lady. Besides, he was married to Ashley for now and couldn't see any other woman."It's fine. I understand how tough work can be..." She smiled at him."Do you want to eat together? Jenny made something for...""No... I'll be leaving soon. I need to go to the office," He cut her off, and she nodded disappointedly. The door opened, and the Doctor walked inside. It was the firs
Chapter 83"What are you doing here?" Mrs. Brown rose to her feet as soon as her cheating husband walked inside the ward with a bouquet of flowers, and like not showing up for weeks since she had been admitted meant nothing to him, he walked up to her with a smile not disappearing from his face."How are you feeling now, Honey?" She didn't know which was more irritating. Whether it was the fact that he showed up or the fact that he acted as if nothing happened. For years, she had endured this pain because she didn't want to leave her marriage for the second time, she had tried to take all the pain in, telling herself every time that she was fine even though she was dying inside, but after she saw the look on her son's face earlier, she realized that she has been making a huge mistake all his life. She should've fought for her right."Don't you dare touch me, you shameless dirty man!" She cursed at him when he tried to hug her, and he paused."Honey... What are you doing?" She was amaze
Chapter 84Asher stood in front of Jenny with his hands tucked inside his pockets as they both stood on the rooftop of the hospital.Jenny clenched her sweaty fingers into a fist and bit her bottom lip silently."I'm sorry about what happened between you and my Dad," She finally broke the silence, but Asher's face remained blank."You shouldn't blame Mom for what happened... It wasn't her fault. I should take all the blame," Jenny sniffled while trying to hold back her tears."This wouldn't have happened if Mom didn't have me. Dad is mad at Mom because he never wanted to have a child with Mom," A drop of tears slid down her cheek. It broke her heart to know that the fight between her parents was because of her existence. Sometimes she just wished she was never here and who knows, maybe all these would've been avoided. They would've been living the good life they were living before she came into existence, but it wasn't her fault that she was born, right?"Mom is going to die if she ke
Chapter 85"Da...d... You asked to see..." Jenny paused and swallowed nothing when he rose to his feet. Her heart missed a beat as she took a step back fearfully. What was he up to? Was he going to hit her as usual?"I will ask you this just once and if you dare to lie to me, I will really kill you this time," Those words from him gave Jenny chills."Why does your Mom want to divorce me? Is it because of that bastard son of hers?" "Da...d... It has nothing to do with my brother. Mom might just be tired of the way you treat her," Jenny already spilled those words before she started to regret it. The look on his face was evidence that no way he was going to spare her."You dare address him as your brother in front of me? You dare tell it to my face?" Jenny took another step back fearfully, her heart pounding hard against her chest. "Do you want to die, Jenny? Do you want to die?" A hot slap landed on her cheek sending her roughly to the couch and she cried out as she held her burning
Chapter 86'I'm sorry, Asher' Those were the only words his Dad could say when he confronted him. Asher pulled over at the side of the road and slammed his hands on the steering wheel continuously as tears streamed down his cheeks. He tried to hold it back, but it was too much to hold inside. His heart was bleeding in pain and he couldn't contain more tears inside. How the fuck was he so blind over the years? Why did he hurt her so much over the years? Why did he never try to look at things from her perspective? Why didn't he pay attention to these details all along? Asher blamed himself for everything that had happened even though it wasn't entirely his fault.The sound of his ringing phone caught his attention, and he quickly wiped his tears as he reached for it. He swiped the answer button when he saw that the caller was Jenny."Hey, Jenny?" He tried to hide his pain even though he could barely do it."Brother...""Are you ok?" He asked worriedly when he heard her whimpering over th
Chapter 87Ashley Gustavo POVIt felt like forever to close from work and when it was finally time, I packed up and headed straight to Ann's ward. She had been alone the whole day and I only got to check on her randomly, unable to spend time with her.My phone rang as I approached the ward, so I paused and checked. It was Asher. Was he here to pick me up? It couldn't be that because he knew that I would be spending the night here with Ann. "Hey!" I held the phone to my ear after I swiped the answer button."Hey! Have you closed from work?" His voice sounded from the other end, and my heart fluttered. It wasn't something strange since it always happened."Hmm... Just now," my voice came out breathlessly."But... Are you ok? You're sounding a bit dull," I asked when I noticed the way he sounded earlier, and I heard him sigh."Hmm... I'm fine. Just called to check up on you... Bye," The call ended immediately and I couldn't help but suspect that there was something wrong. Could it be th