Ashton helped me to take off the slippers and sit down on the bed. “The food is tasteless without you.”
His words were void of emotion, but they brought a lump to my throat.
I had the same feeling too when I was in Stovall residence. After all, the person who had been with me for ten years had already become a part of my life; thus, his absence would make my life meaningless.
After tucking me in, Ashton got up and went to the wardrobe before walking back to me with two files in his hand.
He opened one of them and handed it to me.
Taking it over, I took the content out curiously and frowned when I read it. “Didn’t you give this to the Murphys already?”
The petroleum subscription agreement was the chance for the Murphys to make a comeback. Now I understood why Armond returned.
Knitting his brows, Ashton cast his gaze down and said nothing.
I knew that he was hiding something else from me again.
Putting the file aside, I let out a long exhale. “Tell me everything that you’re hiding from me.”
“That’s all,” Ashton replied without hesitation.
“What’s this, then?” I asked while pointing at the other file.
At this, Ashton stared at the file in a daze for some time, seemingly thinking of something.
“What’s wrong?” I gave him a nudge.
Only then did he come back to his senses. He forced a smile. “What would you do if I tell you that it’s a divorce agreement?”
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