out of the City Hall, holding the marria

ow did I sudden

uddenly have

her face full of bewilderment. “Why d

r hand holding his, hi

married, you looked at me. Wa

ver ask you to agree to get married?

pression filled with regret. “I see. I mis

was s

e sounds a bit

out. Is Valentin deliber

, Ashley was arranged by Zain

only bed in the roo

n urgent video conference a

a shower, mainly to treat the cuts on her calf from the

hroom, she turne

cuts on he

em, but she had no choice. Her band-aids w

werhead melted away the day

she had forgotten to bring her ch

n’t there, so she cou

towel around herself, Ashl

oze, unable to move, st

tin standing by the fl

d he com

, she didn’t hear him due

room door, Valentin, hearing the s

hair clinging to her cheeks, making her

, revealing her elegant collarbone, and the

rely to her thighs. Her long l

all of Valent

usually composed, slightly startle

, Ashley slammed the bathro

‘Oh my! How e

ed she coul

husky voice came through the

fell

He must have g

I didn’t bring

ed, “Could you pass me my clothes, pl

and saw them on the

gown, bra, and under

y, but he calmly picked up her

e bathroom awkwardly. Valentin looked

ley’s embarras

omething. She felt she and Valentin were truly in

ey said slowly, “Valentin,

e spoke, his eyes narrowed. slightly. “Are you

choked Ash

ought,

hool cla

she asked her grandfather to call off the future marriage arr

’t believe he stil

, his voice cold. “So yo

thought, ‘Do you

mind. Valentin said, “Fine, I’ll have someone draft a divorce

ught, ‘

if they lived together based on the divorce agreement and then

in

one-year marriage, then

y looked at the only bed in the room,

lked out after looking at her inten

eft the room, lea

ing, ‘It’s just like when we were kids. He always seemed to do

can’t peacefully

ere was a knoc

went to

he mansion, Gavyn H

be of ointment. “Ms. Ramos, your leg is wounded. This ointmen

t Gavyn noticed her wo

s. Ramos, Mr. Kingsley

ingsley? Is he refe

was tak

ingsley told me to give the ointment to you, bu

now what to say

tly after delive

hand, feeling a mix of emotions. She was sur

ed. She got a te

are you staying tonight? Ar

sage, Ashley sc

she still pretend

f a desperate need for the family

on’t make conces

for the Ramos family anymo