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 annoyed at the

remember Letty used to love flowers when she was young. Why did she lose her love for it after getting together with you, Mr. Fuller? Flowers are a way of expressing love. Could it be that you’ve never given

 roundabout way of saying Ashton doesn‘t

hold on the bouquet in his hands. Lifting

in their word game, I wondered how to reply to

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

he tossed the bouquet of roses into the nearby garbage bin. Then, he looked at John with an innocent expression on his face. “Oops, my hand

 how much more childish can Ashton get!

earlier. I’ll be waiting for you and the

before landing on the gift box in John’s hand. He paused before exclaiming, “Mr. Stovall, you even brought desserts! What perfect timing! I didn’t really eat much earlier. You

approval, he simply took the box away from the other

 is absolutely shameless!

could think of no

lightened a little. I broke the silence

waiting by my house. I was beginning to wonder if it was a

my taunt was a raised eyebrow. Then, he grinned and said, “I just really wanted to see

With how adept he was at technology, it did not take a genius to figure out how he managed

back with me to

I snapped, “John, are you really that bored?” I could not think of any reason for me to go with him. And even if I did want to, I 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

 if he can just gp away on a

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