Chapter 192

Ashton snorted and put me down on my feet. Throwing John and the roses he was holding a scornful look, he said indifferently, “You like this sort of courting method?”

“No.” I paused before adding, “But a lot of women do.”

He pursed his lips and crossed his arms before his chest. When it seemed like he had no intention of going inside, I questioned, Aren’t you going to leave?”

“Why should I?” His retort had me at a loss for words.

In the end, I gave up and let him be.

I made my way over to John. He had noticed us a while ago but had not moved from his spot. Once I was near him, he offered the bouquet to me. “I’m here to wish you an early ‘Happy Birthday!’”

“It’s way too early!” I did a quick calculation, noting my birthday was still roughly two weeks away. “Besides, I never celebrate my birthday.”

I stared at the bouquet, my brows crinkling in a frown. It was way too large for me to comfortably carry it.

Before I could think of a solution, Ashton snatched the bouquet away. “Mr. Stovall, how very romantic of you! Unfortunately, Scarlett has never really liked flowers. Please be a little more thoughtful next time!”

Oh my godIve never seen such shameless person before

John raised an eyebrow at me. “She doesn’t like flowers? Since when?”

lips into a thin line, feeling more than

“I remember Letty used to love flowers when she was young. Why did she lose her love for it after getting

 of saying Ashton doesn‘t love me?

tightened his hold on the bouquet in his hands. Lifting a brow, he asked

word game, I wondered how to reply to

silence as admission. “You’re not allowed to accept flowers from anyone else. If you really do like them, I’ll buy them for you every

Then, he looked at

 much more childish can Ashton

him and be done with it. Come back earlier. I’ll be waiting for you and the baby in the villa!” Ashton’s face was neutral as

on the gift box in John’s hand. He paused before exclaiming, “Mr. Stovall, you even brought desserts! What perfect timing! I

box away from the other man. With that, he turned and headed into the

 is absolutely

of no better words to

lightened a little. I broke the silence first,

first time I met him, he had nearly always been waiting by my house. I was beginning to wonder if it was a hobby of

eyebrow. Then, he grinned and said, “I just really wanted to see

take a genius to figure out how he managed to find me. I huffed and pressed, “Alright,

me

wondered what was his plan on going back. After all, the Stovall family already accepted him as one of their own, and there was no way he could leave just because he wanted

 sound so easy! As if he can just gp away on

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