Chapter 9\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you want property, I\u2019ll get someone to choose a big one for you tomorrow over at Nimbus Estate. It\u2019ll be ten times better than this one,\u201d Asher said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet\u2019s smile froze slightly. The flash of despondence was gone so quickly that Asher felt as if he had imagined it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not the same. I got this through my own efforts.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet pulled him over to the door and took his hand in hers as she registered his fingerprint on the digital lock.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom now on, this will be your home too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His wife\u2019s eyes had shone like stars at the time, and all he could see in them was his own reflection.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI should\u2019ve complimented her. It\u2019s an amazing feat for a young woman to buy her first property through her own efforts. Why didn\u2019t I compliment her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a beep, and the door opened. His memories disappeared instantly, and the touch of metal pulled him back to reality.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher pushed the door open and went straight to the bedroom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Moonlight leaked in through a gap in the curtains. His beautiful, gentle wife was asleep, her long hair spread over the pillow. She looked perfectly calm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher\u2019s eyes turned dark. He bent over and pressed his hot lips on hers without thinking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet awoke in fright from the sudden weight and invasion. The sharp smell of alcohol filled her nostrils, and her stomach churned at once.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAargh! Who are you? Get away!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She pushed him away with all her strength, as if something filthy was touching her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stumbled as she got out of bed and rushed to the bathroom, where she began retching violently over the toilet bowl.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher stumbled backward, and he turned on the lights, looking menacing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He walked over to the bathroom and felt his anger flare up when he saw her leaning against the wall, looking very pale.\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
BC.GAME\u00a0<\/p>\n
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50\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 9\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you hate me that much, Juliet? Does it disgust you that much when I touch you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet raised her wet face and stared at his reflection in the mirror with an icy look in her That\u2019s right! Asher, you disgust me right now. What right do you have to\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat right?\u201d He stepped closer, towering over her. \u201cI\u2019m your husband!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThings are over between us.\u201d She walked right past him without arguing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
barb\u00a0<\/p>\n
eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
into my home?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher thought that she was going to give him the cold shoulder again, but he was ready to stay. \u201cI won\u2019t go. You\u2019re my wife, and this is my\u00a0<\/p>\n
home!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He went over and put his arms around Juliet, who still looked angry. \u201cDon\u2019t you want a baby, Juliet? I won\u2019t go anywhere this time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A look of scorn crossed Juliet\u2019s face. When she had wanted to try for a baby, he was often called away by Evangeline at night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He also had to make time to entertain clients for work, which was why they hadn\u2019t even managed to sleep together once a month.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you want a baby, make Evangeline give you one.\u201d Juliet pushed him away and took out her phone. She tapped on the app for her digital door lock and did something quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher heard the phone say: \u201cThe fingerprint belonging to \u2018Honey\u2019 has been deleted.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Had she just deleted the record of his fingerprint? Asher looked shocked and humiliated. \u201d What are you doing, Juliet?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet pressed the numbers 911.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher\u2019s eyes widened, and he looked grim.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHello, a drunk man barged into my home. Please come and deal with him.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you gone crazy?\u201d Asher stepped forward to try and snatch her phone away, but she dodged him nimbly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I\u2019m not.\u201d Juliet hung up and backed away to the door. \u201cAsher, if you don\u2019t leave now, it\u2019s going to look bad when the police get here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you\u00a0<\/p>\n
think that will scare me?\u201d He scoffed. \u201cWould you actually let the police arrest me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTry me.\u201d Juliet opened the door and gestured for him to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher stood where he was, his chest heaving violently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
BC.GAME\u00a0<\/p>\n
CAD\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 9\u00a0 \u201cIf you want property, I\u2019ll get someone to choose a big one for you tomorrow over at Nimbus […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-save-your-pleas-im-with-your-best-friend-now-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}