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?”

of being caught looking at him in his sleep.

have gotten up early and gone to the market. The box of fruits that John brought earlier was still in the yard and it was too big for me to

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 not very big but

When I was a kid, I always liked to eat

them, so I washed

in hospital, I would send them to

turned around to look and saw it was Ashton in grey

you sleep in?” It was still early and there was nothing for

air about him. Sure enough, he looked at me for a long time and said softly; “I

still. I put down my mobile phone and told him plainly, “Later, I shall be going to the

cranky when they are feeling unsettled. Humans are the same and we haven’t done it for

voice was full of suppressed desire, “Shall we

I said nothing

well-dressed a man might be; he would

hands

room!” If he continued and if Mrs. Eriksen came home, we would be so

bathroom. Then, he turned on the shower before putting me on the edge of the bath. He put his arms around my waist as he lowered his head

not

was low and seductive as he caught

We did not speak.

nearly an hour, I lay limp in his arms. He washed me and dressed me in some clothes

me on the sofa

 the saying

times. While Ashton was in the bathroom, I

awake?” Hearing the tone of his voice, I realized that

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