Chapter 37

Tears rolled down my cheeks, and my muffled sobs gradually turned into piercing wails of anguish. I couldn’t care less about how Ashton felt at that moment.

He stopped in the end, softening his tone to soothe me. However, the more he comforted me, the louder I cried

In the end, he stopped talking and just held me in his arms since neither gentle coaxing nor harsh threats worked on me.

Once the waterworks started, it was close to impossible to stop it. He was left with no choice but to embrace me and let me cry it all out.

After a long while, I had finally cried myself hoarse. With my tears all dried up now, I started to quiet down.

“Are you done crying?” he asked in a low and hoarse voice.

I wasn’t in the mood to talk to him now. My eyes were so swollen that I could barely open them.

“Four years ago, I brought Grandpa to the southwest border to meet his old comrade-in-arms. On the road, we ran into a group of outlaws.” As he hugged me and spoke, I could hear the melancholy and sorrow in his voice, surprising me quite a bit.

Was

trying to threaten us into taking them in. The situation

asked curiously, “Then what

his

girl. They traveled from D City to abroad for business. Grandpa and I had basically lost all our money and identification documents while we were on the run, so we could only borrow money from the brother and sister for our return back home, but we never expected the outlaws to follow

had already made a few guesses of

asked, “The pair of siblings were Rebecca and

back here to recuperate. He could be cured,

my marriage to Ashton, why not Rebecca?

him with big round eyes, his

me. His smile was gentle, angelic even. There was no coldness or ferocity in

all of a sudden, trying to squirm out of his arms. “You haven’t answered

It’s getting late. We should sleep now!” He pulled me against his chest and pressed my hand

I stared at him with incredulity, and my cheeks

not fully recovered yet!” I protested in a

His breathing grew heavy.

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