I woke up when I felt someone hold my leg.
I got up and leaned on the headboard when I saw someone. I was immediately nervous when I saw Asher sitting at the bottom of the bed. I was scared to see him drunk again. Because I knew he would torture me.
He touched my foot again and caress it gently. He stroked up and down his hands. I am afraid to pull my leg and he might get mad at me.
"As-Asher?" I nervously call him.
"Shh," he said with his finger to his lips. He kissed my toes gently, up to my leg, to my knee, to my thigh, down again to my toe. "I miss you," he said then stopped and bowed and fell silent.
I thought he fell asleep due to drunkenness but suddenly he looked up again. Then slowly stand up and go in front of me. He caressed my face, my lips, my eyes. He kisses my eyes, he kisses my nose, my lips.
He kisses me passionately?
I couldn’t understand what he was doing to me. I just remained stumped, in nervousness, in fea
=ASHER's POV=I woke up and feel Ashley hugging me. So I pulled myself closer to her and hugged her too. I simply smile while looking at her peacefully sleeping.She looks like an angel. The angel that sent for me.I touched her face and kissed her forehead. I see her smiling and she draws herself even closer.I knew she was having a hard time with what I was doing to her. I could see the fear in her eyes every time I approached her. She was already afraid of me and she was already afraid of what I could do to her.I can't blame her. In the punishment I did to her I could not blame her for being afraid of me. In the short time of her return, I did nothing but hurt her and let her pay for leaving me.I let her experience the pain that I also experienced.I saw her and Agatha earlier. They were both crying and hugging. I know Agatha already knows the truth but she won't talk to me. From what I saw, I knew that Ashley was going thr
=ASHLEY's POV=I stretched my hand to hug Clifford but I couldn't find him. I open my eyes and I can't see him. I roll my eyes and look around but he is gone. Am I hallucinating last night? No, he came here last night and I am sure. Is that a dream? But why could I still smell his scent that stuck in my bed?I held my body wrapped in the blanket. I simply smile when I feel that I don't have any covering. He went last night and we make love and that's not a dream. Everything is true. Will that ever happen again?To see his smile again. To feel the warmth of his embrace again. To hear from him again that he loves me. I hope it will happen again.Hopefully, every time he is drunk instead of hurting me he will ask me to make love with him in a way that is full of love. So, my painful past will slowly remove. I hope he still loves me even though he's drunk. Because I, I love him dearly no matter what he will do for me. I sighed then got up as the blanket
=ASHLEY's POV="What is this?" I asked as I touched the envelope."I removed your debt to me. Hunter has a share in the hospital so take it a shared interest," he began. I didn't speak first and just let him say what he had to say. He might get angry if I will interrupted him. "Red Agency contacted me. They asked about your performance and I said you're doing a great job," he seconded.Why I could feel the sadness in his voice and I didn't seem to like what he would say next."Thank you," I said. He averted his eyes then took a deep breath before facing me."Ashley, can we talk as Ashley and Asher?" he asked and I nod. I don’t know what we’re talking about but I don't feel I want to know what it is. Because it seems that it is important what we are going to talk about."Sure.""Open the envelope," he ordered."What is this?""Open it." I obeyed what he said even though I was nervous I opened the envelop
=ASHER's POV=I look at her all day and sometimes she catches me looking at her. I was hesitant about my decision. But I think this will be the best for us. For them, for that Charles. We can be friends and she can introduce me to Charles.She sat in front of me. I didn't seem to want to open my mouth so I let out a sigh of relief. I'm gonna miss her as my wife. I thought I can fix this when she returns but it seems that I punish her more. I just gave her more pain."What is this?" she asked while looking at the envelope."I removed your debt to me. Hunter has a share in the hospital so take it a shared interest," I began. She looks at me and did not interrupt. "Red Agency contacted me. They asked about your performance and I said you're doing a great job,""Thank you," she replied. I averted my gaze to not meet her eyes."Ashley, can we talk as Ashley and Asher?" She nods at me as an answer."Sure,"I am hesitant to open
=HAILEY's POV=I decided to visit Asher because I wanted him to talk from friend to friend. I wanted to ask him if he can forgive Ashley. I wish there was a way I can make for both of them. They've been a great help for me way back then. I owe them my life. If it weren’t for them I would be dead a long time ago.I will not reveal the truth to Asher because I am not in a position to do that. All I want is for them to get along even as friends. At least that's it for now while they're still calming down.Maybe it's not unnecessary to ask for that. I know Asher is not bad, he just loved and hurt. I understood and I knew what he was going through was harder than what Ashley was going through. Because he had many unanswered questions and no idea what was happening.I owe them what I am now. Ashley is the way reason I met Asher. Asher saved my life. They are both really the reason why I am still here and have given me new hope, new life. Without the
=ASHLEY's POV=After Asher and I talk, he offered to drop me home. We are together now in his car. He had already offered me to stay at Leanna’s house. I denied it at first but he insisted so I agreed."Asher, Charles is dying, he can't talk, he can't move. Is it ok if I bring you there once to see him and get to know him?" I look at him whether he will agree or not. I decided not to tell him first who Charles is in my life. I prefer to let them meet first before he will know who is Charles.Not because I want to hurt him. But, I want him to agree because that is what he wants not because out of pity will be the reason for him so he will follow me. I want him to voluntarily agree to meet Charles not because he felt sorry for me. I knew he would be hurt but holding hands we would deal with that pain."Are you sure? It's ok with me. If that's what you want there's no problem." I nodded tearfully. He touched me on the cheek and then kissed me.
I immediately went to Charles ’room to find out what had happened to him. Just a short distance away I saw the doctors surrounded him as he was reviving inside."Nana." Nana come to me quickly when she heard me call her."Ashley,""What happened to him?""There is some vein near in his heart that exploded. He won't last long. Go to him and don't torture him anymore." Tears started to shed because of what Nana said. I don’t know if I can afford to do that.I don't want to bid farewell to him but it seems that I need to. He is tired. Very tired and need to rest."Nana,""You sacrificed everything for him so he knows you loved him. He's tired, Ash. He's so tired so let him rest. Go now and let him feel your love."Nana was right, Charles was so tired. He was tired of fighting his illness. It hurts but he needs to rest.I approached the doctors who revived him and sat beside my son."Son," I hold his hand.
We are in an abandoned under-construction building owned by Eugene's family. It is in the middle of the land of the Taylor Family. They brought me here and the man who had abused me was in front of me.His face is full of blood while sitting and tied up. I will never forget this man’s face. How he abused me over and over. He, above all, indulged my body."Hey, miss flawless, it is you. Did you miss me?" Eugene gave him a strong punch. He spat out blood and then smiled foolishly. "Eugene Taylor, did you also benefit from miss flawless or maybe you also want to dive in?"Eugene would have punched him again when Ley got ahead of him. Ley pulled out Eugene's gun and pointed it at the man."Mock us, and I'll make sure you will regret why you're still alive."The man looked badly at Ley. Ley stabbed the man in the eye with the tip of the gun."What do you need?" the man asked me then looked at Ley and Eugene. "I already told you what y