In Love, Never Say Never (Ashton Fuller and Scarlett Stovall) novel Chapter 286

As I had said those words harshly, he knitted his brows upon hearing them. “We’ll shower together.”

Instantly, rage coursed through my veins. “Ashton, do you not speak human? I said I’m going to shower. If you want to take a shower, go to the other bathroom.”

His expression darkened. “What’s the matter with you? Why are you losing your temper over nothing? What did I do to you?”

“Nothing!”

I was not in the mood to talk to him. If he were not going to leave, I would. If you’re not going to leave me alone, I’ll do it myself!

However, he was persistent in clinging to me—he pressed me against the wall and bit down hard on my shoulder. “Tell me why you’re angry, all right? Don’t keep me guessing.”

“Hurry up and take a shower. You smell,” I voiced instead as I scrunched up my face.

Lifting a brow, he raised his arm to take a whiff of himself. Instead of scrunching up his face like I did, he smirked. “Scarlett, do you have a dog’s nose? I’m surprised that you can even smell that.”

“Hurry up and shower now!” I yelled with a tinge of anger.

Amused by my reaction, he patiently said, “She’s sick. I was with Joe, so we went there together. I’m your husband, and I’ll be loyal to you for the rest of my life.”

By now, my lips were pursed into a thin line. Pushing him away again, I softened my tone to say, “Take your shower.”

With a small smile, he went back into the bathroom.

When he came back out again, he was in a bathrobe that revealed his muscular chest. It was a pleasant sight for my eyes.

When he saw me reading a book on the bed, he walked over to me and asked, “Why are you reading a travel guide? Do you want to go there for a trip?”

“I’m thinking of going to M Country. Macy and Jackson have been there for quite a while, but they haven’t sent me any messages or calls. I wonder how they’re doing, so I want to visit them.” I have not seen them, including Nick, since my accident, and I was curious about how they were doing.

He nodded before taking the travel guide from me. As he put it aside, he uttered, “It’s useless to read these. Come with me to M Country since I’ll be heading there soon.”

“Why are you going there?” Can he really leave the city when the company’s so busy recently?

At that, he pursed his lips before pressing a habitual kiss on my forehead. “Some major issues have arisen for the few hospitals that Jared’s managing. I’ll have to go there to check things out. There are a handful of those hospitals in the country, so it’s a pretty grave situation.”

I froze. So that’s why his phone has been ringing all day today.

In the beginning, I did not take Stacey’s words to heart. However, the moment the seed of doubt had been planted, it would start growing uncontrollably. It was the same for everyone.