She knows her body very well. There was something wrong with her behavior, and she guessed that it must be one of the possible side effects of what she'd been through 7 years ago thus she concentrated on fighting it no matter what.Trying hard to control the possibility of them getting into a big mess, Ashley thought of something that could divert both their attention."Anton Stanford, do you want to know where I've been and who I was with the entire night?" She tries to provoke him as she senses that he is about to get carried away with that euphoric feeling."As long as it's not a man, I don't give a damn!" Ashley laughed maniacally. "I was with her! Do you still not care?!"Anton's eyes turned starkly dark and the next thing he knew, he had her neck clasped tightly between his fingers."I dare you to say that again!" He demanded whilst gritting his teeth in so much anger. "Say that again!"Though she was already choking, she still continued to provoke him."I went... I went to se
Two days later... Ashley stared blankly at the messages she received. [Athena is worried about you!] [Call me when you get back!] "What's that?! He seriously texted you?!" Kyle had been standing behind her for God knows how long yet she failed to notice his presence as her mind went elsewhere. She dropped her phone back on the table and sighed. "I need to get back to work." "Are you worried about him?" He asked her curiously. "I'm feeling better now..." "Were you able to find out everything through the data?" Kyle continued to ask shifting his face into seriousness. She shook her head. "Something doesn't add up. It seemed incomplete." She said, "Are you sure that this is all you got? You didn't hide something from me, right?" Kyle immediately darted his gaze away from her as soon as he sensed her getting suspicious. However, no matter how fast he was, she was way faster than him therefore she noticed him at a glance. "Kyle Ashton!" She yelled at him. "Spill it out befor
"I'll pretend this conversation didn't occur in the first place, Mr. Stanford!"Anton couldn't hide his frustration when he heard her response earlier."Pretend?!" He grumbled as he dramatically slumped his back at his swivel chair. "Can she really do that? How?"He shook his head. 'Forget it!' He thought. 'At least I'm trying to be nice to her but she refused it.'As office hours started, he began to get busy with the documents piled on his table.When the clock hit 10 a.m., he heard someone knocking on his door."Come in," He uttered without looking up."Mr. Stanford," Ashley muttered professionally. "It's time for your brunch appointment with Miss Amber!"He looked up for a brief moment."Cancel it!" He instructed in a firm tone as he assumed signing the documents."Pardon, sir?" She seemed to have heard him wrong thus she affirmed. "I'm not going to meet her!" He repeated without further explanation.Ashley stared at him, holding her frown from surfacing.She didn't know the sto
"Take a seat!" Amber demanded wilfully as soon as they arrived at their reserved table.Ashley took the space across her, and Anton followed suit, taking the spare one on the side. Never had she thought that he would insist on bringing her to this place after telling her to cancel their appointment with the woman earlier. And since he's her boss, she had no choice but to agree even though she was against of idea of facing a lunatic woman like "That's not the seat you're supposed to sit on," Amber whined shamelessly at him then she glared at Ashley whose eyes were coldly focused on her, demanding. "Changed sits with me!" The latter tilted her head sideways as if searching for something around before standing up from her seat and going to Amber's side. "It would be much better if you just allow me to go instead of having me here as your witness." She grumbled under her breath knowing that this would make the woman satisfied. However, Anton heard the words she said, and for some re
"How is she?"Anton asked as soon as the doctor stormed out of his guest room."Her vitals are normal but she seemed to be suffering from emotional distress, Mr. Stanford." The doctor responded in a professional manner.Though he might've already known the reason as to why she fainted, he still asked."Emotional distress?"The doctor pushed his glasses higher on the bridge of his nose before he answered."I'm not sure, Mr. Stanford. I'm afraid I can't tell you the exact reason but I can refer someone if you like. That person might be the one to tell you the right answers you need to hear."Saying so, he took something from his bag and handed it over to him. "You can set an appointment with him."Anton stared at the calling card in his hand as soon as the doctor left.'Would you even tell me if I ask you about it? What made you like this?' He thought as he shoved the card into his pockets and stormed into the guest room.The mere sight of her lifeless brought a sense of regret inside h
'KATE ASHTON!'Ashley furiously repeated in her mind while maneuvering the steering wheel.The name always drives her mad let alone hearing it from him. She was too startled to even say a word thus she kept her mouth shut until their meal ended and he was definitely wondering why.She had seen it coming but still, she wasn't ready yet! Her darkest secret which she had tried to cover up for seven years was threatening to resurface which made her feel anxious.Thankfully, he wasn't able to ask her again as he received an urgent call from their private residence so he hurried to go home after dropping her off at her place but instead of going in, she drove towards her brother's place.As soon as she entered into his apartment, she roared like a mad tigress."Kyle Ashton!"A couple of minutes passed and the guy hurried out of his room and also shouted."Ashley Mills! What brings you here?!"She stared at him from head to toe, frowning hard."Why do you have to come out like that?" She ask
As soon as Anton arrived at the hospital, he directed himself to the emergency room."What happened to her?!" He questioned Leo as soon as he spotted him standing outside the door.Leo's eyes gleamed at the sight of him then he looked behind him. Seeing that he was alone, he frowned hard."Did you find at least one of her closest family?" Leo asked with a hint of urgency lacing in his voice. "Father, mother or it could have been much better if you found her sibling.""She has no one else aside from me." He replied and demanded. "Tell me what happened to her.""Apart from her injuries, she needs a blood transfusion! The one that matched her type!" Leo explained anxiously. "She seemed determined to leave everything behind according to my speculation..."Anton frowned as he asked. "What do you mean by that?!""That was just my speculation." The doctor sighed heavily. "Right now, you need to get checked and if you're suitable to be her blood donor then we'll proceed to that.""Then what a
"Hmm... Please don't go..." Kyle was mumbling words while in deep slumber when his mobile phone interrupted his dreaming. "No!" He shouted as he jolted up. It was then that he heard his mobile phone ringing. As he snatched it from his nightstand, he found a very familiar number and it brought him chills all over. However, regardless of how he felt, he still answered the call as if he hadn't any choice. "Mother," He greeted as he held his mobile phone stiffly. "It's been a while...""Kyle Ashton!" The latter shouted in the other end frigidly. "What the hell is wrong with her?! Does she even know how much trouble she'd caused me for what she had done?!" "Huh?" He broke into a cold sweat as his eyes widened like saucers in shock as he asked. "What?! Megan, what are you talking about?!" "You don't know that she almost killed herself?!" The woman named Megan scolded him over the phone. "Haven't I told you to keep her safe?! Don't you realize how much trouble it would cost me if we h