Chapter 4
The corridor wasn’t exactly wide, so we came face to face with one another. Stunned for a while, he then straightened his clothes and explained, “Ms. Stovall, I’m here to treat Rebecca.”
Jared was Ashton’s best friend.They say that you only need to look at the attitude of a man’s best friend to truly know whether he holds affection toward you.
Attitude aside, the way that he addressed me was enough to prove that I would only ever be Ms. Stovall.
What a polite and distant form of address!
I learned not to dwell too much on the details as they would only bring me heartache. Forcing a smile onto my lips, I gave way to him as I replied, “Mm, go ahead!”
Now and again, I truly admired Rebecca. She merely needed to shed a few tears to receive the warmth that would never be bestowed upon me even after half a lifetime of hard work.
Back in the bedroom, I found a suit that Ashton had never worn before. Eventually, I brought it with me as I walked down toward the living room.
made quick work of treating Rebecca. After measuring her temperature and prescribing
me a civil smile. “It’s getting late now. Aren’t you going to
in my hand as I professed, “Your clothes are wet and it’s still raining outside. You should change into this before you
anything for a while. Then, his handsome face stretched into a grin.
stuffed the clothes into his hands and insisted, “Ashton has never worn this before. Even the tags are still
climbed the stairs and
grandmother was hospitalized, Jared was her attending surgeon. He was an internationally renowned doctor. If it weren’t for the Fullers, he
The next day.
with a musky and fresh scent. I was used to waking up early. After washing up, I went downstairs only
a black apron tied around his hips as he was frying eggs by the stove. Gone was his harsh and wintry vibe. Now, he seemed as though he was surrounded
Her delicate and pretty face was slightly flushed, likely due to the fact that her fever had only just
hand lifted to feed Ashton a strawberry before she continued, “But not too burnt, or it’ll taste
he turned his gaze toward her. Although he had merely kept silent, his eyes were enough to convey the extent of his
refined features and they made such a fine