Chapter 37\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evangeline stared at her phone. The call had already dropped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She dialed Asher again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The ringtone went on for 30 seconds. No answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her frown deepened. No matter where Asher was or how important the meeting was, he always picked up her calls within ten seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even if he couldn\u2019t talk, he would at least answer briefly and say he\u2019d call back later. He had\u00a0<\/p>\n
never left her in silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She bit down on her lip. Her nails dug into her palm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wasn\u2019t Juliet asking for a divorce supposed to push Asher farther away? Why did it feel like it was pulling him back instead?\u00a0<\/p>\n
She tossed her phone onto the bed and walked to the window.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The city lights of Navalton were irritatingly dazzling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her mind drifted back to years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The first time she saw Asher was in her father\u2019s study.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had been carrying a coffee tray. Before she even reached him, her attention was caught by the backlit silhouette standing by the window.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The young man was tall and sharp. He was like a sheathed blade that radiated strength.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her heart skipped a beat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evangeline steadied herself and gently said, \u201cHi. Are you one of my dad\u2019s students?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The man turned around.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her heartbeat stopped in that instant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Light traced the contours of his sculpted features. His face was flawlessly handsome.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Beneath his sharp browbones were his mesmerizing eyes. Just one glance was enough to draw her soul in completely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He took the mug. His voice was polite but distant. \u201cThank you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was just two words, but they struck her heart like a spell.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Goodshort\u00a0<\/p>\n
K-\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 37\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
From the very first second she saw him, Evangeline knew she wanted him for life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From then on, every time Asher visited her house, she found excuses to get close to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But no matter what she said, he only nodded politely and replied with the fewest words possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was dismissive to the extreme.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She refused to give up. \u201cAre you free this weekend? My dad wants to invite you to dinner.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDepends.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher didn\u2019t even look at her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For a long time, Evangeline believed Asher was simply born cold and treated everyone the\u00a0<\/p>\n
same.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was until he brought Juliet with him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was raining hard that day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet followed Asher inside and whispered, \u201cMy socks are wet. It feels awful.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher had her sit on the bench by the door and borrowed a towel. Kneeling on one knee, he pulled off her wet socks and carefully dried her feet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCareful, you\u2019ll catch a cold.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His voice was low and gentle. It was filled with a tenderness Evangeline had never heard\u00a0<\/p>\n
before.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet laughed and patted his shoulder. \u201cI\u2019m not made of glass.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my eyes, you are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher\u2019s smile was like sunlight breathing through snow. It was impossibly warm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evangeline froze. So, he could smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One time at dinner, Evangeline had offered him some fish. \u201cAsh, this fish is really fresh. You should try it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks. I\u2019ll get some myself,\u201d he declined politely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He turned around, took a piece of fish, Juliet\u2019s plate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
v removed every bone, and placed it onto\u00a0<\/p>\n
Goodshort\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u0936\u094d\u0930\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 37\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet blushed. \u201cI can do it myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDidn\u2019t you get a bone stuck last time?\u201d he said. \u201cMy eyesight\u2019s better than yours.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
All the coldness in his features melted away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c1\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was another time when Evangeline had studied an obscure philosophy book in hopes of impressing him. She prepared her arguments and quoted passages in front of him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher listened, then said flatly, \u201cInteresting perspective.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then he lowered his head and went back to his phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, when Juliet casually asked, \u201cDid the project you worked on today go smoothly?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher immediately set his phone aside. His coldness vanished.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was fine. They were pretty cooperative.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He even continued the topic on his own and explained the details of the negotiation to her. \u201cIf you\u2019re interested, I can take you to the site next time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet smiled. \u201cI don\u2019t understand any of that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want you there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His patience and warmth were all reserved for Juliet alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evangeline witnessed it all and hated every moment of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why should Juliet -a housekeeper\u2019s daughter-be the one to receive all of Asher\u2019s warmth?\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Goodshort\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2193\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 37\u00a0 Evangeline stared at her phone. The call had already dropped.\u00a0 She dialed Asher again.\u00a0 The ringtone went on […]<\/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-418","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\/418","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=418"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":456,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418\/revisions\/456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}