Chapter 127 ASHAL I am such an idiot. Everything was going so well. Why did I have to open my big mouth to ask dumb questions about a dead guy? Why was I desperate to know what ticks her fancy when choosing boyfriends? Does it really matter? It’s NEVER going
Chapter 126 ASHTON “What do you mean by you’re not sure if you can ever forgive me?” Mila yells in my face in her home. “Did you already forget the part where I explained this was all Demi’s plot? I told you that she came up with it herself for
Chapter 125 ASHLEY I am pleasantly surprised to see Demi strut into my office on a bright Tuesday morning. I have barely been home for three nights in a row and I didn’t expect her to notice or care. Seeing her now makes me feel relieved that maybe all isn’t
Chapter 124 ASHAL “I’m fine. No injuries were sustained p> “Are you sure?” I insist as Demi exhales softly. “I got worried after watching the news clip. It looked p> “Ashal, I’m fine. Trust me on that p> “Ok. I’m sorry I can’t be there. There’s just too much stuff
Chapter 123 DEMI Father stares up from his computer screen as I walk into his study, unsummoned and unaccompanied by any of his sons. This is very unusual especially for me but he and I need to have a conversation outside of other family members. I tried to talk myself
Chapter 122 ASHTON “What the fuck happened? I thought you said you lost father. How did you not see him behind you? Why in the world was he following you in the first place?” I keep badgering Asher as he pulls up at Ashal’s second penthouse where we are crashing
Chapter 121 ASHER When father said he wanted to get out of the house for some fresh air, I shouldn’t have expected him to be content with having just one son around him. I should have been mentally prepared for his call to Josh Randall to join us on a
Chapter 120 DEMI I’m staring at my reflection in the mirror, at the heavy gunk of makeup layered over the skin of my face as well as the deep, wavy hair that frames it. Put plainly, I look extremely beautiful today. Ashley’s stylists have been going out of their way
Chapter 119 ASHAL The moment the words leave Demi’s lips, a startled hush falls over the dining room. We could have heard a pin drop at that moment. I press my eyes shut as memories of Olivia making a similar demand merely hours ago hits me. She keeps trying to
Chapter 118 ASHTON “Do we know who leaked it?” I ask, storming into the mansion. Ashley is hunched over the antique bar with a forlorn look on his face. Mother has her head in her hands. Father’s jaw is clenched almost as tightly as his shut eyes. Asher is on
Chapter 117 ASHTON I shove Ashley into his room and slam the door behind us. “What exactly is your plan here, huh? On the one hand, you were trying to convince your wife to forgive your mistake and accept you still. On the other hand, you stood there like a
Chapter 116 DEMI “She said nothing. She did nothing. She just stood there and instead of baring her teeth and clawing at me with those fangs she calls nails, she smiled warmly and hugged Ashton like she didn’t just find him in the nook of a café with the woman
Chapter 115 ASHLEY [I’m deeply sorry for everything, Demi. Please come back home. I miss you. Everyone is worried p> [Demi, I am handling Nicci. She won’t tear us apart, I promise p> [The baby was an accident. You’re the only one I want to have kids with. Please give
Chapter 114 ASHTON Ashley’s raised voice on the phone catches my attention. I retrace my steps and advance towards his room. “Ash, are you okay p> When he doesn’t reply, I let myself in. His room is a hot mess. He continues to stand and beg on the phone. From
Chapter 113 DEMI “Are you okay?” Anna asks, coming in after Ashley leaves my room. I dry my eyes and sit upright. “What did Ashley say p> “What else would he say? He’s livid that I didn’t tell him about the baby and partly blames me for his pain.” I
Chapter 112 ASHLEY None of this is real. How was Demi pregnant and I didn’t know? Why didn’t she tell me? And Asher? He also knew and kept me in the dark? I don’t know how to feel right now. I just learnt that I was going to be a
Chapter 111 ASHER No one is home when I storm into the mansion and by no one, I mean everyone who gives a fuck about Demi; mother and my brothers. I am not surprised to find father home but the surprise kicks in when he isn’t in his study but
Chapter 110 ASHER Today has been unreal. Father has never spent this much time with me personally unless it had something to do with work. We’ve spent the first part of the morning in a private shooting range. Then we proceeded to play mini golf which father enjoys. Finally, we
Chapter 109 ASHLEY “That wife of yours is very cheeky for her own good.” Mila fumes over the phone. “She fought me, Ashley. She was so shameless about having feelings for my fiancé and didn’t even bother to defend herself. Instead, she tried to call him in my presence like
Chapter 108 DEMI “Did you hear me p> “I heard you, Kira. Your mother is sick. So what? What exactly do you expect me to do about it? Come running over so you can clap your hands and laugh in my face for falling for another one of your dirty