Save Myself From Desperation novel Chapter 134

Jaden returned to the villa he was temporarily staying at.

Sitting in Joseph's flashy pink sports car, Ashley returned with him to Kingsley Villa.

On the way back, Joseph, who was driving, casually asked, "Ashley, you and Valentin aren't still sleeping in separate rooms, are you?"

Ashley, somewhat speechless, replied, "No."

After her last chat with Joseph about accidentally revealing too much, she started sharing a room with Valentin.

Suddenly remembering something, Ashley curiously asked, "You said Valentin mentioned me to you before?"

Joseph laughed. "Yes, he did."

Ashley inquired, "What did Valentin say about me?"

Joseph chuckled, "Guess?"

Ashley said, "Okay, did he mention how I used to bully him when we were kids? How I bit him once?"

At a red traffic light, Joseph stopped the car, laughing uncontrollably. "Why would you think that way?"

Holding her head in one hand, Ashley replied, "Then what did he mention about me?"

Joseph turned to look at her, surprised. "Ashley, you said you used to bully Valentin as a kid? I don't believe it. I think no one can bully Valentin."

Ashley blinked. As a child, she did boss Valentin around quite often, demanding him to do her homework, tell her stories, or give her a shoulder massage.

Joseph said with a meaningful smile, "Ashley, Valentin must have willingly let you boss him around. Otherwise, you couldn't have done it."

Ashley's heart skipped a beat.

She thought, 'Valentin willingly let me boss him around? Really?'

They returned to Kingsley Villa, and Valentin hadn't come back from his company yet.

Joseph hung around for a while, then left in his car to have fun.

Ashley took a bath, dried her hair, and looked at the time. It was almost seven in the evening, and Valentin still hadn't returned. She figured he must be busy at the company.

Ashley had dinner alone.

After dinner, wandering into the kitchen, she remembered Joseph's words about Valentin willingly being bossed around by her. She decided to cook dinner for Valentin.

Her cooking skills weren't great, but she was enthusiastic. She even had Kingsley Villa's chef teach her.

Unfortunately, she didn't quite get the hang of it, and the food was slightly burnt. She realized cooking was indeed an art.

Around nine in the evening, Valentin returned from work, carrying the innate authority and nobility that naturally befitted a leader. His handsome, youthful face carried a sense of detachment.

Entering the living room, he casually loosened his tie with a seductive charm.

Noticing her on the sofa, Valentin paused slightly. Then Ashley's gaze met his.

His indifferent look softened with a gentle smile. He asked in a deep, attractive tone, "Ashley, are you waiting for me to come home?"

Ashley turned away, pretending to be indifferent. "I wasn't waiting for you. I was watching TV."

Valentin glanced at the TV and then back at Ashley, his eyebrows slightly raised.

The TV was showing commercials. Ashley's ears turned red. "I just like watching commercials."

He chuckled and said slowly, "Yes, Ashley, you love commercials."

Ashley, like a cat whose tail was stepped on, suddenly flared up, angrily turning off the TV with the remote and complaining in a futile attempt to cover her embarrassment, "Unbelievable! Why are there so many commercials on TV?"

With a sudden change of topic, she asked playfully, "By the way, did you eat tonight? Are you hungry after working so late? How about a midnight snack?"