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?”

looked away, without the slightest embarrassment of being caught looking at him in his sleep.

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

a plate and brought some in. John was right. They were all fruits from R Province. The tomatoes

mangoes were great too. When I was a kid, I always

I washed

was still in hospital, I

look and saw it was Ashton in grey pajamas. He was tall and

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

a compelling air about him. Sure enough, he looked at me for a long

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

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

suppressed desire, “Shall we go to the

I said nothing

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

hands

living room!” If he continued and if Mrs. Eriksen

he had already picked me up and stepped into the bathroom. Then, he turned on the shower before putting me on the edge of the bath.

not surprised, “Ashton,

and seductive as he caught

We did not speak.

limp in

carried me into the living room and placed me on the sofa before

 had a good understanding of the saying – A hungry

was in the bathroom, I answered the call, feeling quite tired. “What’s the

of his voice, I realized that he had woken up too early and had nothing to

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