Outside the villa parked a sapphire blue Tesla sports car. This car was clearly not Ashton’s.

The hard, unyielding pride of a soldier was engraved into Ashton’s DNA. As a result, his garage was filled with mostly off-road vehicles, such as SUVs, and he detested short and flashy sports cars.

I was about to drive into the villa premises when the Tesla’s headlights switched on, nearly blinding me.

Stopping my car, I saw a man getting out of the sports car. It was Marcus.

He wore a fitting black suit that complemented his tall, slender frame. If he were to walk on the streets, there was no doubt that everyone would be drawn by him.

He stood in front of my car, his dark eyes silently staring me down.

Through the glass of the car window, he seemed to have gotten skinnier and stiffer than I last saw him.

There was no use staying locked in a staring competition like this.

Sighing slightly, I got out of my car.

“I’m really sorry about the money!” I apologized instantly. It was my fault for not expecting that things would come down to this.

He ignored my apology, his voice deep as he said, “Ashton was right. It doesn’t matter if a stolen fruit is sweet or not. What matters is that it quenches your thirst.”

I could react, he pulled me into his arms, the

should I give up anything to

from struggling to escape his hold. “Why

it have to be me who places someone else’s

He’s gone mad!

and you can try your best to obtain the things that you want. But I’m telling you right now, I’m not an item. I’m my own person, and I have the right to choose my life and my

you choose me? Do I not deserve your love? What does Ashton have that I don’t? He’s abusive, toxic, and bloodthirsty! What

right now, he was acting like a demon, foaming at the mouth while trying desperately to crawl his

terrified

is like, it doesn’t change the fact that I’m in love with him, and it has been the same for the past seven years. I’m not sure how I fell in love with him, nor how I grew to rely on him, but I

never let go of you. I don’t believe in ‘the early bird gets

up into an evil smirk

the action gave way to a wave of

wind, and Marcus was pushed away

into another warm embrace, the familiar tobacco smell calmed my nerves

alright?” Ashton asked me, an undertone of anger running

meeting his stern gaze. He was obviously

upright, Ashton walked towards Marcus and

but it wasn’t long before I heard Summer calling

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