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?”

embarrassment of being caught looking at him in his sleep. “You get more sleep. I’m

that John brought earlier

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 not very big but they

When I was a kid, I always liked to eat that with chili. It tasted

washed

hospital, I would

around to look and saw it was Ashton in grey pajamas. He was

 was still early and there was nothing for him to

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

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

was raspy. “Cats tend to be irritable and cranky when they are

voice was full of suppressed desire,

I said nothing

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

silence was consent, he held back no more. His hands moved around my

continued and if Mrs. Eriksen came home, we would

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

not

he caught my hands and our

We did not speak.

lay limp in his arms. He washed me and dressed

and placed me on the sofa before going back

 good understanding of the saying – A

was in the bathroom, I answered the

realized that he had

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