Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

Chapter 229

Ashley’s thoughts went blank momentarily as she listened to Valentin’s vow-like confession.

She could clearly feel that her heart was vibrating violently, and the strong numbness and throbbing

spurted out with the heartbeat.

“Whether you like me or not, I will always love you and be nice to you…”

Hearing these words, Ashley couldn’t help but be moved.

However, such blind dedication was unfair to Valentin.

Ashley moved her fingers and got up from Valentin’s arms.

Valentin saw Ashley get out of his arms as if to avoid suspicion just as he finished his confession.

His eyes dimmed for a moment. Then he smiled, his tone returning to its usual laziness, and said as if

nothing had happened, “Ashley, it’s okay if you don’t accept me now. It means I haven’t done enough.

“Then I’ll continue to think of ways to try to be better to you.”

Ashley’s heart suddenly tightened.

Sunlight poured in through the clear glass windows of the balcony, casting a layer of light on Valentin’s

long eyelashes. His pupils were like a clear and transparent ocean, and her figure was reflected in

them.

Valentin, such a noble, handsome, and elegant man, just quietly waited for Ashley, not forcing her at all

and respecting her wishes…

She thought, ‘He’s been dying to get a response from me ever since he confessed to me that day.

Ashley stared at him for a moment, her eyelashes trembling and her red. lips shining. “Grandpa just

said there are five more days until our first wedding anniversary. It’s actually when my divorce

agreement with you expires…”

Valentin knew her so well that he naturally understood what she meant.

Ashley would decide whether to divorce him in five days and respond to his confession.

Valentin quickly made a judgment based on the current situation. No

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matter which method was used, the calculated results were similar. The probability of being rejected by

her in five days was still very high…

Seeing that he remained silent, Ashley coughed lightly and asked, “Are you worried about me divorcing

you?”

“Yes.” He did not deny it, and his eyes were gloomy. “I roughly calculated it. There’s a 73 percent

chance you’ll divorce me.”

Ashley was confused about the 73 percent.

She thought, ‘What is this? How did he calculate it?’

Ashley blinked in bewilderment and was just about to ask what 73 percent was when her cell phone

suddenly rang.

It was from Laura.

Ashley answered it casually, “Hello, Laura.”

“Ashley, I need you to log on to Twitter now.” Laura, ever competent, said briefly, “Haton, who taped the

show with you today, tweeted a picture of the two of you together, saying that he successfully met with

his idol. You should log on to Twitter and respond to him.”

“Oh, okay, I got it.”

Hanging up the phone, Ashley told Valentin, “I need to deal with something first.”

Valentin looked over to see her open the Twitter interface.

Ashley had just logged on to Twitter when she saw a hashtag: “Haton successfully met with his idol,

Ashley.”

She tapped in to see the latest Twitter from Haton.

[I finally got a chance to meet with Ashley today! Not only is she beautiful, but she’s also exceptionally

good at so many things!! I even got Ashley’s autograph. I’m showing off to everyone now!!!]

Just by reading the text, one could tell that he was excited, with so many exclamation points.

He also showed the picture that Ashley had signed for him earlier.

Only then did Ashley realize that Haton had been following her on Twitter for a long time. It turned out

that Haton had been her follower

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since before, but she hadn’t noticed.

y followed Haton and commented a couple of kind words under his Twitter.

The netizens immediately became active and kept reminding Haton.

[Haton, come on! Your idol replied to you.]

[I’ve looked at that picture of Ashley and Haton together several times, and I have to say, Haton’s eyes

are so pretty. He’s quite handsome, and he matches Ashley well.]

Ashley saw the comments and zoomed in on Haton in the photo. After looking at it, she nodded and

muttered, “He is pretty good-looking.”

But no sooner had she finished speaking than Valentin reached out and took her cell phone away.

Ashley raised her head blankly. “What are you doing?”

Valentin looked at her with a meaningful smile. “Good-looking?”

Ashley fell silent.

She thought, ‘What? Why didn’t I realize he was so easily jealous before?”

Standing up, Valentin pulled Ashley back into the room, picked up a photo album from the desk, flipped

to a particular page, and asked deeply, “Ha… What is his name?”

Ashley immediately said, “Haton.”

Valentin glanced at her sidelong and said coldly, “You remember his name quite well.”

Ashley remained silent.

She thought, ‘He’s so good at setting things up! He did it on purpose,

didn’t he?’

Valentin flipped to a page in the album and tapped twice on the photo. “Who looks good in this picture

compared to Haton?”

Ashley looked down and saw the person in the photo clearly the next second, and the corners of her

mouth twitched slightly.

But she was very sensible. Without hesitation, she answered bluntly, “Of course, the person in the

photo is good-looking.”

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Valentin inclined his head to look at her. “Where does this one look good?”

“Everywhere!” Ashley reached out and pointed to the person in the photo. “This handsome man is not

only good-looking, he’s also kind, brave, and strong!”

Ashley said all this without taking a breath, and then she lifted her head. and blinked her watery eyes at

Valentin as if to ask, “Are you satisfied with that?”

Valentin raised an eyebrow. “Why does it sound to me like you’re praising so reluctantly?”

“No!” Ashley summarized seriously. “Seriously, I’ve never seen a better-looking person than this guy in

the photo.”

Valentin seemed satisfied and reluctantly let her go.

Ashley

was helpless, having never realized he was so easily jealous before. She pointed to the photo and

asked, “When did you take this?”

She recognized the person in the photo at first sight. It was Valentin.

“In college,” he replied in a lazy tone.

Ashley was instantly interested. They had fallen out then and had no contact. She picked up the album

with interest and flipped through it, trying to get a sense of his life after they had fallen out.

After flipping through it, she realized that he didn’t like taking photos at all. There weren’t many pictures

from beginning to end, and more of them were of him and her as children.

Ashley blinked. “Have you always kept these photos?”

Hearing this, Valentin looked up at her. “Did you throw them away?”

“Of course not.” Ashley immediately retorted, explaining, “They are all kept at my grandparents’ house.

I have kept them well.”

Valentin’s eyes suddenly turned profound. He raised his hand and rubbed. her head. As if it wasn’t

enough, he pulled her into his arms. “I suddenly want to hug you.”

Ashley was confused, not understanding what had happened to make him suddenly want to hug her.

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After being held by Valentin for a moment, she pushed him away. “Okay, you should have hugged me

enough.”

Valentin glanced at the way she pushed him away and raised his

eyebrows slightly. “You’re avoiding me now?”

Ashley immediately objected, saying righteously, “What are you talking about? What do you mean

‘you’re avoiding me now? I’ve been avoiding you since long before, okay?”

Valentin was at a loss for words.