Chapter 65 

I sat in the bathtub, staring into space. My head was spinning as a dull ache throbbed uncomfortably in my heart.

We had seen each other naked many times, so I wasn’t embarrassed at all and allowed him to clean me.

Soon, steam filled the bathroom. My freezing body started to warm up.

He wrapped me up in a towel and brought me out. After helping me to put on clean pajamas, he began drying my hair.

None of us spoke to each other.

I closed my eyes and leaned back comfortably as exhaustion washed over me.

“Don’t fall asleep. Let me dry your hair first,” Ashton spoke. He was no longer furious.

I remained silent with my eyes shut.

The sound of the hairdryer whirring rang in my ears abruptly. It felt so warm and unrealistic to me.

“Scarlett!” Ashton called out my name after switching off the hairdryer.

My eyes snapped open in confusion.

pulled me in for a warm hug before

no room for discussion. Picking me up, he

her hair half-dried. She was sitting in the living

arms, Rebecca’s

jolted up and tugged at Ashton without hesitation. “Ash, are

red and puffy, but she was wailing

looked down and shut my eyes tiredly. Why did

them

Joe will give you a ride home,” said

idea. He offered, “Rebecca, I’ll drive you

the verge of breaking down as she exclaimed, “You people think I’m unreasonable, don’t you? Now that my brother is dead, all

“Ha!” I sneered.

She turned to glare at me. “Scarlett, what is so

it? Oh, you should be gloating now. You’ve

Ms. Larson, I am stuck in a loveless marriage. I don’t even dare to tell anyone I’m pregnant. You can use your deceased brother to destroy another family. I can’t believe how

Rebecca’s face

house belongs to Ashton and me. It isn’t somewhere for you to

gazed at Ashton. When her gaze landed on me,

too exhausted

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