Chapter 17

With a sigh of relief, I lay down and got ready to sleep.

The next morning.

I woke up earlier than usual.

Ashton had not woken up yet and he was sleeping very soundly. Even then, his sleeping posture was very pleasant to the eyes. His neat and short black hair revealing his classic facial features which were well-defined.

It was the first time that I looked at his face so carefully.

His eyelashes were very long, his lips were tightly closed and the corners of his lips were turned down slightly!

This facial expression was an indication of constant alertness.

It had been said that people who slept with this posture were persistent and insistent on getting their way.

Indeed, Ashton fitted that description.

He had a broad chest, wide shoulders, and a narrow waist. Additionally, his legs were well-proportioned and slender!

His level of alertness was extremely high even when he was sound asleep.

He opened his pitch-black eyes suddenly with not the slightest bit of sleepiness and staring straight at me.

As our eyes met, I was taken aback for a moment but quickly returned to normalcy.

After a while, his tense body relaxed. His eyes narrowed and he stretched out his hand. “Come here?”

looking at him in his sleep.

to the market. The box of fruits that John brought earlier was still in the yard

I might as well just fill the fruits in a plate and brought some in. John was right. They were all fruits from R Province. The tomatoes were

a kid, I always liked to eat that

a lot. Macy had always said that she craved for them, so I washed some and packed them for her. After checking the time, I

hospital, I would

top of the stairs, I turned around to look and saw it was Ashton in grey pajamas. He was tall and slim and looked

you sleep in?” It was still early and

cold but there was a compelling air about him. Sure

and told him plainly, “Later, I shall be going to

to be irritable and cranky when they are feeling

voice was full of suppressed desire,

I said nothing

proper and well-dressed a man might be; he would

hands moved around my

continued and if Mrs. Eriksen came home, we would be

stepped into the bathroom. Then, he turned on the shower before

not

he caught my hands and our

We did not speak.

hour, I lay limp in his arms. He washed

into the living room and placed me on the sofa before

 good understanding of the saying – A hungry

a few times. While Ashton was in the bathroom, I answered the call, feeling quite tired. “What’s

you awake?” Hearing the tone of his voice, I realized that he had woken up

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