26- Short-lived

Ashley Walters pov

This time he groaned but did not stop me, “Urgh. You are a brat, Ashley. My innocent t-shirt!” Once I wiped my cheeks, I raised my head where amusement was dancing on his face.

“That’s all you have got, Ashley Walters?” He clicked his tongue looking down at me. I was so close to him that I could easily kiss his chin.

“Why?” I fluttered my eyes dramatically, “You have got a different move here? Show me what you have got!” I shrugged.

We both were oblivious to the fact that our faces were drenched in caramel cream, we smelled of caramel and we both were sitting under the table like kids.

“I…” he whispered causing my heart to race, “have got… more cream to rub on your face.” With that, very gently he again started touching his cheeks to mine. This time I did not get

back.

I not only stayed there but closed my eyes. I could sense the warmth of his breath on my face. When I no more felt the skin-to-skin contact, I opened my eyes and found him staring at my lips.

I held my breath. Was he going to kiss me?

“Kitten?” He breathed with those alien emotions evident in his

“Yes?”

“Close your eyes.”

Swallowing down, I furrowed my brows, “Why?”

“Stop asking questions and close them, silly.”

eyes.

I giggled and shut my eyes. I felt him moving away my hair from my nape and doing something around my neck.

The feel of his fingers around my skin was making me giggle even more.

He kept fumbling with something unless I felt cold metal against my skin.

Necklace?

“Open your eyes, kitten.” He whispered. I looked down and there was a silver necklace falling right above my neckline.

it between my thumb and index finger to examine the pendant.

it closer to my eyes, and then my head shot up

He

was stinging at the back of my lids. The silver necklace had a lioness engraved on it with two little hearts just above its head. Both

were not original diamonds as I saw this necklace in the convenience store when I

got it polished and gave it to me. The feeling was euphoric.

chose a

There was concern in his voice, “A few days back I

pocket of my shorts, I took out

bought it last night for you as

shocked when he saw

A lion.” I waved it in front of his face.

assess it carefully, “Can I wear it?” He asked me fondly while checking it. The heir of the Deluca family was acting as if he had not seen such

it from his hands, “No. Not

he shook his

month once I will get it polished,” I

He crawled out to go

came to me holding a box and crouched

box. He smiled

new

“Justin…”

am sorry for

not need to buy this. Justin…”

house. My servants did this to you. You deserve it.”

Justin. It’s an expensive

back. His wife might deserve hell expensive gifts but not me. We were not a

certainly not

shoes, and a stable amount each month in your bank account. I know you will never accept

quiet for a

tell him that my dream would come

did was reach out and wipe some cream off his face with my

off my finger and looked up. For some reason, eyes had gone intense.

might be the

his

desk with caramel cream on our faces. Justin Deluca did not mind it when instead of

I knew that he was aware of his

perfect gentleman not at all

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