Chapter 58"I will ask you once, and I need nothing but the truth. Don't you even dare lie to me..." Seeing the terrifying look on Mrs. Taylor's face, Ann couldn't help the fear that gripped her. For a moment, she regretted ever stepping feet into the house. She thought they were you to open their arms and welcome her warmly into the house, especially Mrs. Taylor who never liked Ashley, but she was mistaken. Maybe she had just gotten herself into a pit of hell, who knows?Ann's heart felt like it was going to explode as it pounded hard in her chest, and she swallowed nothing as she managed to nod her head."Ye... yes, ma'am," Her voice came out weakly and slightly shaky."Who is the father of your child because I know my son is not," Mrs. Taylor's frightening voice pierced through Ann's heart, and she slowly held her dress and bit her bottom lip as she stared into space. She didn't dare glance at the woman, scared that she would lose it if she did."Don't you dare keep mute on me when
Chapter 59Ann stood there, helpless and embarrassed as she had no other money with her to pay for the items."You are keeping me waiting, young lady. I need to attend to other customers... Are you paying with...""Uhm... There seems to be a problem... My boyfriend said that the card has an issue so I can't use it," Ann couldn't believe herself for saying those words to the cashier who didn't seem like she gave a damn about that."You are keeping us waiting,""Are you going to stay there forever?""Why is the queue not moving? Can you please be fast about this?""I have things to do at home. He fast with things, please," some of the customers behind Ann complained loudly, and she bit her lip."So, what are you saying?" The cashier finally asked as she raised her eyebrows while waiting for Ann to say those words again."I was wondering if it'll be possible to return the items to where I picked them from... I won't be able to pay for them," Ann's voice came out low and sad as she held h
Chapter 60Asher ran his fingers through his hair and cursed silently for the umpteenth time as he paced restlessly in his office. He tried not to think about it, but in the end, it wasn't something he could help. How could she think of that of all the possible things she could do? What if she ended up falling for him again?"Why are you worried about that? She is just your sex toy, Asher. Are you in love with her?" His subconscious mind reminded him, and it felt like he was losing his mind. "Fuck!" He cursed out loudly and slammed his hands on the desk. What if they were together now? What if she allowed him to take her to work? What if that was not the case and he went to the hospital to see her? Just the thought of it was driving him mad and it's crazy how he couldn't even control it."Ugh! Fuck it!" He groaned again. He grabbed his car keys from the desk and dashed out of the office immediately without spending another second back there. Asher walked briskly down the walkway and
Chapter 61Jenny's jaw dropped to the ground as she saw the handsome face of the man towering over her. Even as the bright sunlight illuminated her face making her vision almost blurry, she still saw how cute he was."Are you ok?" When he finally spoke, Jenny felt her heart flutter and she blinked her eyes."Ms? Come on," Jenny stared at his hand which was stretched forward to help her up. It took her the next two minutes before she finally took his hand and he helped her up."Are you ok? Why are you crying here...alone?" Marcus broke between his words as he looked around the place and raised his eyebrows."Uhm... No... nothing... I'm fine," Jenny stuttered, her heart pounding hard against her chest. She took her time to check out his facial features, and damn! He was the hottest man she had ever set eyes on. His honey-brown eyes, the oval-shaped face with a sharp jawline, the thick eyebrows, his blonde hair, his perfect height, and his sexy body. Just everything screamed perfection.
Chapter 62Ashley Gustavo POV"My son will be here soon, I promise," Mrs. Brown said to me for the umpteenth time after waiting for over an hour. She had pleaded with me to meet her son today and here we are, waiting for him for over an hour and he was yet to show up.I watched as the poor woman helplessly dialed her so-called son's number for the eleventh time since I'd been in the courtyard with her, and just like before, she got no answer. I felt bad for her. What worse thing could she have done to her son to deserve this kind of treatment from her?She looked at me and smiled, but I wasn't so daft not to see the pain in those beautiful eyes. The pain she was trying to hide with the forced smile."Uhm... I guess my son is busy at work. I'm sorry for wasting your time. I will find some other time to make you see each other," She forced a smile, and I slowly nodded. My heart ached for her. The imagination of the pain she was going through made my heart wrench painfully. While I was h
Chapter 63Ashley Gustavo POVTears streamed down my cheeks as I held Asher firmly and stared into space."I did nothing wrong to you, Ann... You are my only family yet you are treating me this way?" I looked at her and whimpered."I didn't try to steal Ace from you... He is the one who won't let me go. I didn't really steal him from you, why are you trying to hurt me?" My voice quivered as I cried out."How dare you lay your fingers on Ashley!" Ace's raging voice resonated in the living room, and a smirk laced up my lips. "A... Ace... I didn't touch Ashley... She's acting up. I really didn't touch her," Ann shook her head, her eyes brimming with tears, but sadly, nobody will believe that she didn't push me down. You won't blame me for being like this, yeah? Well, she deserves all the pain she's going through, and I'm not sorry about it."You still dare to lie, you shameless slut?" Ace snapped at her as he slapped her hard on the cheeks and she fell roughly to the ground. She winced
Chapter 64Ashley Gustavo POV"I must compliment your acting skill... I never knew my wife was this skilled at acting..." Asher's voice rang from the living room as I walked toward my room, and I paused."You deserve an award, you know?" I turned to find him walking toward me. I had no idea he knew I was acting back there."Don't give me that look, wife... I saw everything. You fell on your own..." He stopped in front of me and held my waist."I wouldn't have spared her if she really dared to hurt you," His voice came out huskily, his eyes piercing into mine. Our bodies were pressed hard against each other, and I felt his manhood poking me down there. "Then should I audition for a role at Frost Entertainment then," I shrugged. The frost entertainment industry is the biggest movie industry in the States with many award-winning movies and of course, with the best actors and actresses."I won't mind buying you shares there if you want," He shrugged, and my cheeks flushed."When I told y
Chapter 65"Why are treating me this way, Ace? Why are you doing this to me?" Ann couldn't control her tears as she confronted Ace. Her heart ached as though it was being stomped on."Hmph!" Ace huffed as he turned to face her and smirked at her."Because you deserve it! It was all your fault, Ann... You brought this upon yourself," Ace replied to her coldly, and she scoffed as she slowly clenched her fingers into tight fists while staring at him."Ace..." Her voice broke and tears streamed down her cheeks as she bit her bottom lip. Has she made a mistake by giving her heart to this man?"You should be happy I did you a favor by allowing you to stay here. If you don't want to get thrown out, then you better learn to respect Ashley," Ace snapped at her, and she scoffed."If you ever get on Ashley's bad side, then consider yourself a dead animal!" And with that, he dashed into the bathroom and slammed the door hard behind him. Ann slowly clenched her fingers into a tight fist as she gla