Chapter 26
The three men who walked out of the meeting room shifted their gazes over to me. With a slight raise of his brows and purse of his thin lips, Jared muttered a few words to Joseph, causing the latter to glance at me before taking his leave.
Ashton’s gaze darkened as he stared at me. I had a feeling that he was about to unleash his wrath on me.
I hurriedly stood up upon thinking about Caleb. “I’m more than willing to compensate for all the losses incurred for the past two days, Mr. Fuller.”
Ashton frowned while remaining silent. Instead, it was Joe who began to cause a stir. “You’re incredible, Ms. Stovall. This is a project worth a few billion, and you’ve managed to incur your own husband a loss of over ten million in just two days! You’re being far too generous!”
His words were dripping with sarcasm.
Seeing Ashton remain silent with a grim look on his face, I rolled my eyes at Joe. “You sure are a nosy one, Mr. Quinn.”
Pfft! Jared stifled his laughter. With his hands in his pockets, he looked on with innocent eyes as though completely uninvolved.
Joe cast him a glare before turning to me, looking dour. “What makes you think you can talk to me like that, Scarlett Stovall?”
of wasting my breath talking to Joe. The guy never had anything nice to say to
you a king who has time-traveled to the future, Mr. Quinn? If so,
all.”
his words. “Even a dead man has more right to talk to me than you do! To think you’d be wicked enough to kill off your
Jared cut the man off sternly. “Ashton and Ms. Stovall have some matters to discuss. I’ve made a lunch
“I believe you haven’t had lunch either, Ms. Stovall. Why don’t you and
I could turn down his offer, the man left, dragging Joe along with
office. Unsure of how he intended to deal with the matter related to Caleb, I decided to break the ice. “I’m responsible for what happened. I stayed home to recuperate after the surgery and couldn’t stop thinking about the child, so
forgot about Dr. Ludwick.”
I’ve caused unimaginable losses to the
suddenly asked. His voice
I had it all planned out-now that I had a reason to
chuckle and engulfing me with his frosty presence. “You got rid of the child, signed the divorce papers,
to turn sweaty. I instinctively stepped backward, only to feel Ashton grab me by the waist. “Are you planning to leave
it. “Haven’t you been wanting to sign the papers? Now that I’ve signed them, you’re finally free to be with Rebecca. What is there not to like
how much I hate it when others do as they please,