Chapter 68Asher finally arrived at the airport after thirty minutes drive. He pulled over at the parking space and alighted from the car. He walked inside the building with his phone held to his ear."Where are you, Amelie?" He spoke on the phone."Look behind you..." He turned sharply behind him and saw a young elegant and slim lady dressed in a black leather pant and a black coat, standing with her phone held to her ear and her hand on her suitcase.She smiled, revealing her set of dentitions as soon as their eyes met. "Finally!" Amelie smiled and walked up to him with her suitcase. She was slim and about 5'6 feet tall, with long blonde hair, an oval-shaped face, big round brown eyes, long natural eyelashes, thick eyebrows, full lips, and flawless skin."Asher!" She whined as she threw herself in his arms and hugged him tightly like her life depended on it."I've missed you so much," She pouted her lips after she pulled away from him."Welcome back, Amelie. It's good to have you
Chapter 69Ashley Gustavo POV"Why are you angry? Not that you love him, anyway. What do you care if he is cheating?" I huffed as I packed my bag angrily, but deep inside me, I knew that I was lying to myself. I had already fallen for Asher and couldn't even control it now.The sound of my ringing phone caught my attention, and I paused and checked to see that it was Mrs Brown. I quickly dropped my bag and answered her call."Hey... Can we see, please? I'm in the ward," Her weak voice sounded from the other end."Alright. I'll be there shortly," The call ended immediately, and I slumped on my chair. I couldn't help but pity the woman. How could her son do such a thing to her? How could he not care about her even though he knew that she was sick? There was something fishy there.Since I wouldn't be coming back to my office, I just picked up my bag and left for her ward. I soon arrived at the doorstep, and I knocked on the door."Come in," Her weak voice ushered me in, and I pushed the
Chapter 70Ashley Gustavo POV"Are you ok?" Ace glanced at me and asked as he drove me home minutes later, but I just hummed and looked out of the window. My heart ached so much at the thought of Asher. He didn't really care about me.'I only care about your body. I don't care about who your heart belongs to' I hated to remember those horrible words. As much as I wanted to act like nothing happened, I couldn't still help it. It really hurts when the person you love doesn't reciprocate the feeling."Which restaurant should we go?" My skin crawled just at the voice of Ace. I hated hearing his voice so badly. I shouldn't have done that to make Asher angry, I should've just gone with Asher and pretended nothing happened."Let's go home... I lost my appetite," He matched the brake and brought the car to a halt. He looked at me with his eyes narrowed."Wh...why?" He stuttered, and I rolled my eyes."I changed my mind. Can't I?" I looked at him and crossed my arms on my chest."Of course, yo
Chapter 71Ashley Gustavo POVI was expecting him to say something, but he just pushed the car door open and stepped outside. He went to hop in the front seat and started the car. He drove off afterward. Although I was disappointed, I still didn't regret telling him how I felt, I didn't regret confessing to him, and neither am I mad at him for being like this. He must've been shocked by the confession. Not everyone can take this as a normal thing to do."What if he has another woman?" My subconscious mind asked me as I stared at the back of his head from the backseat."That's not possible. Asher is a workaholic. He doesn't have the time to waste on women like that," I dismissed the thoughts even though I was aware that defending him wasn't the right thing to do. I mean, how sure I was that he didn't have another woman? How sure I was that the woman who called him earlier was not his girlfriend or even his fiancee?"Just give it time and effort, Ashley... Just give it some effort," I
Chapter 72Ashley Gustavo POV"Grrrrrr!" Came the loud blaring alarm, pulling me forcefully from my deep slumber. I had set an alarm yesterday to wake me early so I could make breakfast as early as I could. I groaned tiredly as I reached for the table clock and switched it off.It took me another five minutes before I was finally able to pull myself from the bed, and after I washed my face in the bathroom, I left for the kitchen.I was confused as to what to make for breakfast when I arrived in the kitchen and saw a series of food ingredients in the kitchen cabinet."Having white rice and stew for breakfast won't be bad," I mumbled and gave it a brief thought before I resorted to making breakfast. It reminded me of then when I was still with Ann. I would wake up early and make breakfast for her just so she wouldn't leave for school with an emptying stomach, but what did I get from that? Nothing, but betrayal."Don't think about it. She's not worth it," I mumbled and scoffed.An hour
Chapter 73Ashley Gustavo POVMany thoughts ran through my mind as I drove down the road, heading to the hospital. It turned out that Ann was admitted to our hospital, but I had no idea why or how she ended up there. I didn't want to care about her to be worried, but deep inside me, I couldn't help it. The ride to the hospital didn't take much of my time before I arrived as there was no traffic jam on my way. I headed to the entrance door after I parked at the parking lot and alighted from the car."You are finally here. I've been trying to reach you, but your number didn't go through. Your sister was brought here," Lisa rushed to me and uttered. She had seen a picture of Ann on my phone back then and I had told her that she was my sister."Where is?" I asked worriedly."Room 036 on the first floor," I left for the ward, and as I walked down the walkway seconds later, I saw the nurses taking her to the ER on a stretcher. What the fuck happened to her? She was fine the last time I saw
Chapter 74Ashley sat on the chair beside the bed and watched Ann who lying on the bed. Ann couldn't help the tears that streamed down her cheeks. Thinking of how she had been cruel to her sister, she was starting to realize that she never deserved it. She had wronged her sister so much and didn't know if she would ever forgive her."Thank you for saving me," She managed to speak up, and Ashley nodded."How are you feeling now?" Ashley was forced to ask, and she nodded."Thank you... I'm feeling much better now,""You should get some rest... I have things to attend to," Ashley had made up her mind earlier to forgive her, but seeing her face brought back the scars. It was hard to let go of what Ann had done to her. It was difficult to pretend nothing ever happened after all the pain she was subjected to because of her."You must be irritated by my presence," Ashley stopped on her track and slowly clenched her fingers tightly, and gritted her teeth as she stared into space. Maybe she ac
Chapter 75Three days later...Ann sat on the edge of the bed and buried her face between her palms as tears streamed down her cheeks. Thinking about everything she had done to Ashley in the past, she regretted it all now. She was left all alone with no one by her side, not even Ace who used to dote on her as though his life depended on it."What do I do?" She whimpered as she slowly sank her fingers into her hair and breathed in deeply.Her heart missed a beat and she rose to her feet when a knock sounded on the door. "Wh...who is there?" Her voice quivered fearfully, scared that it was either Ace or his Mom."Are you going to lock me out of my son's room now?" Her heart almost left her chest when she heard the terrifying voice of Mrs. Taylor. Her heart beat rapidly against her chest, and her legs wobbled on the floor. She stood a step back and blinked her eyes as fear gripped her. She had just been discharged from the hospital and was yet to recover, so getting bullied by this woma