Chapter 36\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMe?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher stepped forward and naturally slid into the empty seat beside Juliet. He picked up her cutlery, fed himself a piece of meat, and chewed unhurriedly. \u201cHer husband.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The legal weight of those words made the flirting Bob instantly lose his bravado.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher\u2019s patience was thin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCan\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
you see we\u2019re having a family meal? Do you really think that face of yours is worth her gaze?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He even tilted his head slightly to show off his own looks. He was weaponizing his face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bob flushed crimson. His lips twitched before he slinked away in humiliation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher casually reached for Juliet\u2019s glass of water and took a sip.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ariane folded her arms as she glared at the intruder. \u201cIf it isn\u2019t the ex-husband. What a\u00a0<\/p>\n
coincidence.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher picked up another bite of food as if he didn\u2019t hear her sarcasm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a coincidence. I\u2019m here for my wife.\u201d He emphasized the words \u201cmy wife\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ariane let out a sharp laugh. \u201cIsn\u2019t your wife pregnant in the hospital right now? What are you doing here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher\u2019s hand froze. He shot a warning glare.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWatch your mouth, Ariane. I\u2019m not an ex-husband.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI may have a dirty mouth, but it\u2019s cleaner than some people,\u201d Ariane shot back without flinching. \u201cAt least I\u2019m not covered in another woman\u2019s perfume while parading in front of my own wife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher\u2019s expression darkened. He slammed the cutlery onto the table with a sharp crack. \u201d Looks like you\u2019ve got too much time on your hands since you\u2019re stirring up trouble. Let me make this clear: don\u2019t give her any weird ideas. She\u2019s simple and easily influenced by people like you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJuliet?\u201d Ariane sneered. \u201cYou\u2019ve got the nerve to say that out loud. You know damn well what you\u2019ve done!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 36\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher\u2019s temple throbbed. \u201cHow many times do I have to tell you that Evangeline\u2019s just a classmate?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour classmate?\u201d Ariane\u2019s voice dripped with scorn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes a classmate warrant you sneaking out in the middle of the night repeatedly? Do you hear yourself?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher was struck silent. He forced his anger down. \u201cStop adding fuel to the fire.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, you\u2019d cheat but not admit it?\u201d Ariane snapped. \u201cWhat kind of man does that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher couldn\u2019t be bothered arguing with her anymore. He grabbed Juliet\u2019s hand and softened his tone. \u201cJuliet, don\u2019t believe-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever the truth is, our relationship is over, Asher,\u201d Juliet cut him off and shook his hand free. \u201cLet\u2019s end this cleanly. Please sign the divorce papers as soon as possible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stood and picked up her bag. \u201cAri, let\u2019s go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ariane followed instantly, but not before shooting Asher a final glare.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Keep pestering her, and I\u2019ll beat you up myself, ex-husband!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher was fuming. He watched Juliet\u2019s retreating figure. Words rolled up his throat, but he swallowed them back down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leaning into the chair, he rubbed his brow irritably.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Amanda had slashed the Stone family\u2019s salaries by half.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had come to Juliet to tell her he would handle it and to ask if she had enough money.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instead, he got into a fight with her best friend and pissed Juliet off enough to make her leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher slammed his fist into the table in frustration.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, his phone rang.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was Evangeline.\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 36\u00a0 \u201cMe?\u201d\u00a0 Asher stepped forward and naturally slid into the empty seat beside Juliet. He picked up her cutlery, […]<\/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-417","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\/417","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=417"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":455,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417\/revisions\/455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}