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?”

slightest embarrassment of being caught looking at him in his sleep.

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 move it

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

kid, I always liked to eat that with

for them, so I washed some and packed them for her. After checking

still in hospital, I would send them to

look and saw it was Ashton in grey pajamas. He was tall and slim and looked attractive even

in?” It was still early and there

eyes seemed cold but there was a compelling air about him. Sure enough, he looked

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

“Cats tend to be irritable and cranky when they are feeling unsettled. Humans are the same and we haven’t done it for

of suppressed desire, “Shall we go to the bathroom?

I said nothing

enough, no matter how proper and well-dressed a man might be; he would become a

no more. His hands

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

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

was not surprised, “Ashton,

and seductive as he caught my hands and

We did not speak.

in his arms. He washed me and dressed me in some clothes he

and placed me on the sofa before going back

 a good understanding of the saying – A hungry wolf

quite a few times. While Ashton was in the bathroom, I answered the

the tone of his voice, I realized that

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