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I knew very well that getting him to stay was impossible, but I still wanted to try my luck. Leveling my
gaze with his, I announced, “I agree to a divorce, but I have my conditions. Stay here tonight and
accompany me throughout Grandpa’s funeral. I’ll sign the divorce papers as soon as it ends.” His gaze
narrowed. His dark orbs brimmed with ridicule and his mouth twitched slightly. “Please me.” He
released my chin and leaned forward to whisper against my ear, “All talk and no action will get you
nowhere, Scarlett.” His voice was icy with a hint of provocation. I knew what he meant, so I snaked my
arms around his waist as I leaned my face close to his. I probably looked comical due to the height
difference between us. I didn’t know how to feel about it; I had used such a despicable method to force
the person I liked to stay with me. Pathetic, perhaps. Following my instincts, I was about to slide my
hand downwards when I was suddenly grabbed by him. I snapped my head up and was met with his
dark and impenetrable eyes. “That’s enough.” His flat voice stunned me for a moment as I tried but
failed to comprehend his words. He then took his grey pajamas from the bed and put them on in a few
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtelegant motions. I was dumbfounded for a while before I eventually recovered from my shock. Is he… staying? To my utter misfortune, before I could even feel happy about my accomplishment, a woman’s
voice sounded outside the window amidst the pitter-patter of the rain. “Ashton…” While I was still in
shock, Ashton had already reacted. He walked toward the balcony in large strides and looked out.
Then, with a gloomy expression, he picked up his coat and left the bedroom. Rebecca was standing in
the rain below the balcony. The cold droplets had already drenched her thin dress completely by then.
The beautiful woman was already frail, and she looked increasingly pitiful as she persevered in the
rain. Draping the coat that he had brought with him over her shoulders, Ashton was about to chide
Rebecca. In spite of that, she hugged him tightly and sobbed in his arms. As the scene unfolded, a
sudden realization dawned upon me. I finally understood why my two-year marriage with Ashton
couldn’t compare to a single phone call from Rebecca. Ashton led Rebecca into the villa with his arm
around her. I stood at the top of the stairs when he brought her up, blocking their way just as I scanned
their soaked clothes. “Get out of the way!” Ashton snapped in disgust. Was I sad? I didn’t know, either,
but my eyes hurt more than my heart did, having witnessed the person they loved treating another
woman as a precious gem, all while trampling all over me. “Ashton, back when we’d gotten married,
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you promised Grandpa that you would never allow her to set foot in this house as long as I am here.”
This was where Ashton and I lived together. On more nights than I could count, I had let Rebecca have
him. As if that weren’t enough, he was allowing her taint the only place I could call mine. “Hah!” Ashton
sneered in return. Shoving me aside, he retorted coldly, “You think too highly of yourself, Scarlett.” His
mockery toward me knew no bounds. In the end, I could only watch as he brought Rebecca into the
guest room like the bystander I was. Tonight was destined to be a restless night. Rebecca was
exposed to the heavy downpour outside. Her body was already weak, to begin with, so she developed
a high fever from standing in the rain. Ashton cared for her like a precious gem, assisting her in
changing into a clean set of clothes while using a towel to bring down her temperature. Perhaps the
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmsight of me standing there was an eyesore to him, so he directed his cold gaze at me and ordered, “Go
back to the Fullers’ family home now! Rebecca won’t be able to go anywhere tonight in her current
state.” He wants me to go at this hour? Haha… I guess I really am an eyesore. After staring at Ashton
for a long time, I couldn’t find the words to remind him that the family home was miles away from here;
it would be dangerous for a woman to go out alone this late at night. However, such things didn’t
concern him. He only cared about making sure that Rebecca’s rest wasn’t affected by my presence. I
forced myself to breathe through the bitter pain in my chest before declaring placidly, “I’ll return to the
bedroom. It’s not… appropriate to be heading to the family home now!” I would not allow him to step all
over me even though I knew he didn’t cherish me one bit. Upon leaving the guest room, I met Jared
Crest along the corridor as he hurried over. Noticing that he was still clad in his black pajamas, I
deduced that he must have rushed over to the villa. He hadn’t even changed his shoes and his
pajamas were almost completely soaked through.
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