Ashley’s pov “Ashley? Sweetheart? You are crying? What happened?” Concern was dripping from his voice, and it was making me cry even more. “Shh…” Still kneeling on the floor, he lifted his hand and gently wiped my cheeks with his thumb, “Can you be alone for a few minutes? I will just be back in a jiff.” He snapped his fingers. I managed to nod at him. Without realizing what he was doing, he gave me a quick kiss on my forehead and went out leaving the door slightly ajar. I started wiping the tears with the back of my hand. It was stupid of me to cry like this when Justin was not at fault here. Maybe I needed to blame this time of the month for making me extra sensitive. Waiting for him patiently I started tapping my foot on the floor when I heard him walking to the bathroom, “Ashley?” Such a gentleman. He was again asking for my permission. This time I did respond to him. “Yes.” He entered with his gaze lowered down and extended his hand to hand over a brown envelope. Not under
Ashley’s povThankfully my Excel sheet experience proved to be of some use. Whatever Justin wanted, I not only got it in a jiffy but also started doing it on a PC placed in the corner of the study.He got busy with his laptop on his desk and kept taking his official calls. Once I started doing my job, we did not talk much except I once asked him if I could start munching Doritos.A man whose name was Alex delivered large bags of Doritos to the office. The moment Justin nodded at me to go ahead I beamed and got busy.While doing my work I was aware of his strong presence in the room. I could feel the occasional glances, he was throwing in my direction.It felt like working near him was making him happy.My work was going smoothly when I got stuck at a company’s name. I couldn’t remember if I was supposed to include its calculation or not.“Justin. Do I have to include this company’s calculations or leave it?” I asked him when he was talking to someone on call. Now it was counted as bad
Ashley povI could not maintain eye contact. He looked so sexy in that black t-shirt.“Come on, Justin. I was getting bored and badly need your company.” I gestured for him to sit before me.“If you are getting bored, you can watch TV, Ashley!” His face had gotten serious.“I have already broken lots of rules, Justin. I went out of the room. I am using your company. You are taking care of me. None of this is your responsibility. You are already doing a lot.” Leaning towards him I whispered, “I know what you are hiding from me.”His eyes went wide when I scrunched my nose, “W…What do you mean?”“I mean to say is…” I rolled my lips between my teeth, “I know you are keeping him away!” I giggled and he frowned looking down at my face.“I am talking about my husband, silly.” I kind of reminded him, “You are keeping him away to keep me safe. Isn’t it?” Strangely he did not react to it and started wiping his hands with the napkin.“What? You are not eating your meal?” He shook his head and t
Ashley pov:I had fallen asleep on the bed in his arms. I did not know why he did not insist me to go back to my mattress, but I liked his closeness.The next morning, I woke up when a maid knocked the door for bringing my breakfast. The moment she placed the tray and left, I quickly went to the bathroom and took shower. Justin was no more there beside me.It did not feel good to eat something without his company. I sat on the bed and removed the lid. When I was placing the lid on the nightstand, my eyes caught a piece of paper. I picked it up and unfolded it.“Hello, Kitten. I am leaving some more Dorito bags. Enjoy them. And yes! You are ALLOWED to watch TV. Ok? Don’t get bored. Once I will be back you can help me with some more calculations.”I was horrified when I realized I was tracing his firm handwriting under my thumb. Oh, Justin. I miss you. I just can’t wait for you to return and give me company.He was a true gentleman who was funny, and mischievous and never tried to touch
“Where is Justin, granny?” I sked Electra Deluca. “He is out for his usual meetings.” She pursed her lips in a thin line. I wanted to ask her about Helga but that was not wise in the presence of my friends. “How is Sean? Is he also accompanying Justin?” I asked taking off my shoes tiredly. By now all I wanted was a comfortable bed and Justin’s arms around me. “Lately, he has been acting weirdly, not responding to my calls. I just don’t know what is going on around here!” I wish I could kick the old woman. She was the one who convinced me to get him married to a bi*tch! “Ma’am!” A uniformed maid arrived and stood there lowering her gaze. “Are their rooms ready? I don’t want any complaints!” Granny told her in a strict tone. “Everything is done, ma’am. Just the way you asked!” the poor girl was talking to the floor and could not wait to run away. Most of the house help called granny, a Hitler. I wanted to know about that girl but had to wait until we were alone. We were sent to o
Ashley pov:By now I was seething with anger. How dare she!She thought I would be after her fiancé just because he was rich and was married to me. I was trying to control my fury by balling my fists tightly.Justin told me to become a lioness. He was damn right.I should not allow anyone to take advantage of me. The girl before me was undoubtedly beautiful. She had red curls around her perfectly featured face.Her body from head to toe spoke of wealth. Her clothes seemed hell expensive. She was wearing a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes.She kept looking at my face then her nostrils flared up and she turned on her heels to leave the room. Her tone was so insulting when she tried to remind me of my contract marriage conditions.I switched off the TV and started cleaning the bed.“It’s ok, Ashley. Your life is precious. Everything that happens in our lives is necessarily not there to make us feel happy. Sometimes we need to pay the price for our happiness.” Mother Superior lectured me
Sarah pov After I was done with that girl, I felt light. I stormed out of her room and went straight to bed. I needed my nap to clear the fog off my mind. Initially, I was upset when I heard her accusation against Justin then something dawned on me. She was saying these things because she knew Justin did not belong to her. She could never have Justin. And that was the reason for her whining. Like other girls, she knew she could never have Justin. That brought a smile to my face. Due to her stupid blaming game, I missed my lunch too. I did not know if my friends had it or not. “Wake up, bit*ch. You are killing us by keeping us hungry for so long!” I got up still in my half sleeping mind. “Nadia?” I stretched and tried to open my eyes. I saw two shaking images of my friends, “I am sorry.” I again closed my eyes and hit my head on the pillow, “I thought you two already had lunch.” “We thought you went to Justin’s room. Where were you?” “Umm. I did go there. She is a true bi*tch!
Ashley Walters pov I did not know why Justin decided to take me to the dining area when Electra Deluca forbade me to leave my room. Maybe because I was upset? Or because he might be feeling guilty for getting me stripped of my basic right of leaving the room? The conditions ma’am Electra offered me while signing the contract seemed lucrative by that time but now, I realized what a fool I had been. They denied me my basic right, and I said yes. Without even thinking! “Who deserves your time, Sarah?” Justin announced as soon as he opened the door. We both knew that she was talking about me. She was such a good actor that the frown lines that appeared on her forehead disappeared in a jiff when she saw me. The woman knew how to control her emotions when needed. Right now, she could not unleash the crazy bi*tch hiding behind her beautiful face. I felt jealousy surging through my heart when I saw her standing up and approaching Justin with that sexy smile. Her red curls were bouncing