“Scarlett, listen to me. Come out of there!” he instructed in a serious tone.
“I’ll barge in if you don’t open the door now!”
“Leave me alone!” My voice was hoarse, as my throat was still hurting.
Bang! The bathroom door was forced open by Ashton. He then directed his dark gaze onto me.
With his lips pursed, he scooped me up from the bathtub and carried me onto the bed. I tried my best to struggle to no avail. “Ashton, let me go!”
After laying me down on the bed, he subdued me to prevent me from hitting him. His voice turned chilly as he uttered, “I will never let you go!”
My tears started pouring down incessantly like a running faucet.
A long while later, I finally ceased my crying as he embraced me. “No matter who it is, I’ll make sure he pays for his deeds.”
I remained silent as my throat was still in extreme pain.
When John arrived, I was finally able to calm myself down for a bit. As soon as he saw Ashton, he abruptly went up to him and gave him a strong jab.
And just like that, the two of them started throwing punches at each other.
Peeved, John grabbed a cup in the bedroom and smashed it against Ashton. “You’re a piece of sh*t who can’t even protect your own woman. You call yourself a man?”
John was livid. He had no intention of backing down as he kept on hitting him with everything he managed to get his hands on. “Last time when she lost her child, I gave you a chance to make it up to her. Now, look at how that ended up! You let her get hurt again and again. You dare call yourself a man?”
The bedroom was all thrashed up after their fight. Ashton had a somber look on his face.
Upon walking into the room, Louis glanced at him with a pale face before querying, “Do you know who did this?”
Ashton replied with a frown, “I’m still investigating!”
“You’re so full of sh*t!” John was getting riled up again and threw something at him.
With his quick reflexes, Ashton was able to dodge his attack.
Louis, who was able to maintain his composure, glared at John and said, “Go get a cigarette. Don’t make a scene here.”
Irritated, John blurted out, “Relax my a**! I will bring Scarlett home today.”
He then turned his gaze toward me and uttered, “Letty, go pack your things now and leave with me.”
Louis looked gloomy as he stared at John. “Stop messing around, will you!”
Seeing that Louis was miffed, John solemnly responded, “I’m going to smoke outside!”
After John left the room, Louis asked, “Do you have any suspects?”
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