My Alpha Mate's Christmas Gift novel Chapter 95

　　He gulped as he said this. It wasn’t entirely true, but he had no other choice. He didn’t know much about Roxanne, but he knew she didn’t want anything to do with him. If he dangled such bait in front of her, then it was only natural for her to take it.

　　“… Really?” Roxanne asked.

　　“O-Of course. I wouldn’t lie to you” Asher smiled confidently.

　　“What am I doing?” He contemplated.

　　Roxanne had Rita, there was no way she wouldn’t bring it up before Rita. Once Roxanne did that, it was game over for him.

　　“If that’s the case, then fine! Let’s do it then!” Roxanne said with a resolved look.

　　Finally, she could be free from this annoying man… Or so she would have liked to think, instead, her heart was pained. She was shocked that Asher brought up such a thing.

　　“Does he really want me to see his father? His dad can cancel the whole Mate arrangement and send me home? Is that what he wants? Asher wants me to go… He doesn’t want me as a mate anymore…?!”

　　Roxanne had finally gotten what she wanted, yet she felt dejected. However, she couldn’t back out now. Doing so would mean she actually wanted their union to continue, something she couldn’t afford Asher to think.

　　“We’ll go tomorrow then!” Roxanne said sternly.

　　“Oh no, if I wait till tomorrow and she cross-examines what I said with Rita, the plan will fall apart!" Asher reasoned.

　　“W-Why wait till tomorrow, the day we are just starting, and his place isn’t very far. Let’s go right now” Asher suggested with a smug look.

　　“Yes, I have to bait her. Come on, Roxanne… Don't you want to get rid of me as soon as possible? Come on, take the chance!” Asher begged in his head.

　　Roxanne gave Asher a poker face, an expression she had mastered since she lived her life full of secrets and devoid of much interaction with people.

　　“Whaaaat?!!!” Her mind rang.

　　“We are here…” Asher said, stopping in front of a massive wooden house. It was by far larger than Rita's abode, with a bigger fence and larger compound. It had a majestic structure, and Roxanne would have been entirely flabbergasted were it not for a certain flaw of the house. It was big, it was impressive, but… The house was run down.

　　It looked like it had been abandoned for very long. With no sign of housekeeping or maintenance, the wood creaked as the winter breeze blew. With every gust of wind, the house shook slightly, as though it would soon crumble.

　　“T-This is it?” Roxanne questioned in disbelief.

　　“Yep.” Asher did with a shrug.

　　He moved forward and opened the door without even knocking.

　　"Let's go in," He said, entering the dark house.

　　Roxanne gulped and did the same, feeling very uncomfortable concerning what to expect from the owner of such a house.