The steamy atmosphere made the two of us feverish. He grabbed my waist roughly, growling sensually, “Focus on me.”
The next thing I knew, Ashton was carrying me to the bed. Towering over me, he spoke as if giving a command, “Take it off.”
Following his gaze to my nether regions, I was at a loss for words. I placed my hands over my belly and looked at him nervously. “The doctor said that we shouldn’t! It’s going to hurt the kid.”
I’m not going to budge on this!
Upon hearing my words, his gaze visibly darkened. “So what? You want me to just give up like that?” He whispered, his tone dangerous.
I nodded lightly. “That’s what the doctor said. Don’t do it unless you don’t want this kid anymore.”
As he pursed his lips in silence, my phone suddenly rang.
I got him off me and took my phone. It was John.
Feeling somewhat nervous, I glanced at Ashton. He seemed to be rather displeased upon seeing the name displayed on my phone screen.
I got up, wanting to answer the call at the balcony.
However, a pair of hands quickly grabbed my shoulders. “Answer it here!” He commanded before pressing on the speaker button.
I frowned. “Ashton, you’re invading my privacy!”
In response, he sneered and said, “We’re a married couple. Everything should be shared between us.”
“How shameless!”
As I answered the call, I could only pray for John to keep things straightforward and clean. Nick has already given me enough trouble… So if John acts up now, I’ll definitely get skinned by Ashton.
“Hello, Mr. Stovall. May I know why you’re calling me?” There, that should sound formal enough.
I glanced at Ashton. His expression seemed less unpleasant, as I expected.
John sounded weary. From the clicking noises of his keyboard, I reckoned that he must still be at work.
“Letty, come to have dinner with me tonight.” He seemed to be informing me rather than asking me.
I furrowed my brows and replied, “I don’t have the time. If that’s all, I’m hanging up then.”
Before I could end the call, John suddenly spoke, “Aren’t you going to talk to me about Jackson?”
I almost jumped. Sensing Ashton’s scorching gaze on me, I could feel every muscle in my body starting to tense up.
“There’s nothing to talk about!”
“Letty, drop the act. You know very well why Jackson left the country in the first place. The fact that you cut off all contact with him for so long only to contact him now could only mean one thing. Ashton isn’t treating you right, is he?” he continued.
His words, along with the sound of him typing furiously on his keyboard was truly getting on my nerves.
“It shouldn’t matter to you whether or not I’m living a happy life! Why are you so nosy? Goodbye!” I spluttered.
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